Green Alleys

Los Angeles | California

What We’re Doing
Converting dilapidated and unsafe asphalt alleys into innovative green spaces that benefit entire communities.

Our Goal
Close the park equity gap in Los Angeles and better connect community members to their local schools, businesses, and to one another.

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Innovative Green Spaces? That’s Right up Our Alley!

It’s common for Angelenos to live within walking distance of their local schools, grocery stores, and restaurants, but opt to drive. Many L.A. streets are noisy and busy with narrow sidewalks. They aren’t well designed for walking, especially with young children, so driving is often the safer option. But what if there was a way to reimagine existing infrastructure into safe, connected community spaces?

There are 900 linear miles of alleys in Los Angeles, which combined would make up about 3 square miles—about twice the size of New York’s Central Park. Scattered throughout the city in neighborhoods, commercial zones, downtown, and L.A.’s industrial areas, the alleys are typically ignored or have earned a reputation as a magnet for dumping. We’re working to change that.

Partnering with the City of Los Angeles’s Community Redevelopment Agency, Bureau of Sanitation, the University of Southern California’s Center for Sustainable Cities, Jefferson High School and others, our Green Alleys work turns uninviting alleys into walkable, bikeable, and beautiful public resources for the whole community to enjoy.

Alleys are packed with potential and thanks to groups like Equipo Verde, more alleys are turning green and staying green.

Explore Our Green Alley Projects

Coming Soon

Bradley Plaza and Green Alley Project

California

Lands

Coming Soon

Green Together Pacoima

Pacoima, Los Angeles, California

Lands, Local Parks

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Meet the Equipo Verde: Allies for Alleys

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Community Impact Hero: Sonia Rodriguez

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Featured Story: Why green alleys? Ask a fourth-grader.

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Media Room: Central-Jefferson and Quincy Jones

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Media Room: Bradley Plaza

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Download Our Green Alleys Report

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Get in Touch with Our California Team

Los Angeles Office

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

San Francisco Office

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

Sacramento Office

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

Guillermo Rodriguez

Vice President Pacific Region, California State Director

415-800-5267
california@tpl.org