Ashland Common Park

California

What We’re Doing
Building a park in a community that lacks access to essential green space

Our Goal
Connect more people to the benefits of the outdoors

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Ashland Common Park by the Numbers

0.88

acre park

11,000

residents within a 10-minute walk that will benefit from this park

38%

Percentage of Ashland residents born outside of the U.S.

A Green Space Built With the Community, for the Community

In the Bay Area in California, the Ashland neighborhood is a melting pot of cultures. Nearly 40 percent of community members were born outside of the United States, infusing each street corner with diversity from around the world. Between 2000 and 2017, each of Ashland’s two largest communities—Hispanic/Latino and Asian—increased in population by nearly 70 percent.

Though rich in culture, Ashland residents have long been underserved, especially compared to other Bay Area suburbs. The neighborhood is wedged between the bustling Highway 580 and Interstate 238, leaving residents to suffer from car pollution, poverty, and little access to green spaces that are essential for community wellness.

With our partners at Hayward Area Recreation District (HARD), Trust for Public Land is working with the local community to build a park that not only reflects the area’s vibrancy and history, but also creates a sense of place as new residents continue to move to the neighborhood. With funding from Proposition 68, Trust for Public Land hosted multiple community sessions to elicit feedback on what residents wanted to see in their local park. Now, we’re bringing those ideas to life with Ashland Common Park.

This vacant lot will become an awesome green space with a new lawn, playground, fitness zone, picnic and BBQ areas, walking loop, sports court, and community plaza for pop-up markets, concerts, and more. Ashland Common Park will connect nearly 11,000 residents within a 10-minute walk with a much-needed green space—a space that’s inviting, inclusive, and enhancing the physical and mental wellbeing of all who visit.

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Los Angeles Office

135 West Green Street
2nd Floor
Pasadena, CA, 91105
(323) 223-0441
losangeles@tpl.org

Sacramento Office

1107 9th Street
Suite 1050
Sacramento, CA, 95814
(916) 557-1673
sacramento@tpl.org

San Francisco Office

23 Geary Street
Suite 1000
San Francisco, CA, 94108
(415) 495-4014
sanfrancisco@tpl.org

Guillermo Rodriguez

Vice President Pacific Region, California State Director

415-800-5267
california@tpl.org