The Inequality of America’s Parks and Green Space

America has grown increasingly unequal, with deepening fissures across and within cities by income, education, and race. And those divides are reflected in our access to parks and green space. That’s the big takeaway of a study conducted by a team of researchers at the University of British Columbia and published earlier this year in the journal of Landscape and Urban Planning. The study takes a deep dive into how access to parks and green space varies by class, education, race, and other key variables. The researchers examine 10 U.S. metro areas: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Seattle, Phoenix, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Portland, and St. Louis. And they zero in on three major types of green space: green areas (or mixed vegetation), trees (or woody vegetation), and parks. Follow this link to learn results from the study. Sourced from: City Lab