title: A park for all the people.
abstract: A small park in downtown Oakland, California, has been a focal point for community-building and neighborhood improvement. This effort embodies the Healthy Cities cooperative approach to promoting social justice and positive community change. The story of the revitalization of this park is a story of individual and personal actions that collectively have shaped policy and strategy to improve the quality of life in this city.
authors.affiliation: Healthy City Oakland Fund, USA. jbmrlm@compuserve.com
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Briggs-Marsh
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Warren
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D002958:City Planning; D018672:Community Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D011788:Quality of Life; D011998:Recreation; D012931:Social Environment