Archive for July, 2010

How to build a “green” parking lot?

July 22, 2010  |  Get Involved, Green Pockets, Projects  |  No Comments

... with your partnership We are looking for community partners who can help us work with the DTLAYCC to develop a strategy for converting this open lot, adjacent to the Youth Center, into a functional and  environmentally-responsible open space and parking lot. We are looking for people with expertise in soils, civil engineering, city planning, as well as interested volunteers who would like

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Green Pockets Project - Parking Lot Pilot

What is a "green" parking lot and how could it be used by the youth of our community?

Green Pockets Project – Parking Lot Pilot

July 21, 2010  |  Green Pockets, News + Updates, Projects  |  No Comments

We are working to help the Downtown Los Angeles Youth & Cultural Center bring a more sustainable solution to meet their parking needs. Meeting: Thursday, July 21 at 7:00pm Join us as we meet at the DTLAYCC (132 S. Beaudry Avenue) to review our next steps and discuss how we will approach this exciting community project. Email us at sustainability@dlanc.com if you

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Welcome to our online community resource

July 20, 2010  |  Resource Toolkit  |  No Comments

Check back as we continue to develop new content for our online resource toolkit. We will be migrating much of the information from our original blog www.downtownsustainability.blogspot.com as well as adding the tools and resources that we have developed with your help since we launched the Sustainability Committee in October 2009.

DTLAYCC - Building a better solution - Meeting recap

DTLAYCC – Building a better solution – Meeting recap

July 15, 2010  |  Green Pockets, Projects  |  No Comments

On Thursday, July 15, several community members met at the DTLAYCC to discuss the project of converting the vacant lot into a functional, revenue-generating parking lot that is not only practical but environmentally-friendly. Valerie Watson, a newly-elected member of the DLANC Board, brought a document to help outline some important issues. Some of the considerations and priorities discussed included: low maintenance; low cost and donated

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