FRI-D06: Addressing Park System Inequities—City of San Diego Parks Master Plan

Friday, November 11, 2022

3:30pm – 4:30pm PT

Location: Moscone Center, Room 201-202

1.00 PDH, LA CES/HSW, AIA/HSW, AICP, FL, NY/HSW

Lead Speaker(s)

Jonathan Avila, ASLA, PLA

Acting Assistant Deputy Director
City of San Diego
San Diego, California

Speaker(s)

Andy Field

Parks and Recreation Director
City of San Diego
San Diego, California
Heidi Vonblum

Planning Director
City of San Diego
San Diego, California

Parks are an indicator of the inequities that exist in society. Often parks within disadvantaged communities have seen years of disinvestment leading to unsafe and rundown parks for the most vulnerable citizens. To overcome the “One City, Two Realities” structure a new system of park development and planning is required.

Learning Outcomes:

Learn about the San Diego recreational value park scoring methodology, the benefits of this new system, how it can be implemented, and how this standard improves park equity.
Understand development impact fees and how the expenditure of these funds can be used to make a park system more equitable.
Understand the long-range park planning industry, park standards, and access goals.
Learn how to build a coalition of stakeholders, the general public, and politicians to pass a contentious policy plan.