“10 Parks that Changed America” Screens Tuesday on PBS Be sure to tune in this Tuesday April 12th at 8pm when PBS screens “10 Parks that Changed America” a show tells the story of 10 visionaries who took open canvases of God-forsaken land, and transformed them into serene spaces that offer city dwellers a respite
Continue reading »USC Urban Planning Students to Look at Turning Santa Monica Airport into a Park
Professor Darren Martin Ruddell at the USC Spatial Studies Institute is having the students in his spring semester “practicum” on spacial sciences focus on the urban planning issues involved with turning the Santa Monica Airport into a park. Two representatives of Airport2Park, Mike Salazar and Frank Gruber, met with Prof. Ruddell and his students at
Continue reading »City of Santa Monica Clears Airplane Parking Lot to Make Way for Park
This week marks a major milestone in the future 12-acre expansion of Santa Monica Airport Park with the removal of all of the airplanes that were previously parked on the southeast six acres of the Santa Monica Airport from the future park site. In a statement to the community, Nelson Hernandez, Senior Advisor to the
Continue reading »Video Diary: Park Progress – Episode 2
Gavin Scott, of Santa Monica’s park advocacy group Airport2Park, reports on the latest developments at Santa Monica Airport – including the departure of a major tenant and a heavy-handed threat to the city from the users of corporate jets. This is episode 2 of an ongoing series that will track progress in converting the first 12
Continue reading »Airport2Park goes to Tempelhof, Berlin
The historic Berlin Tempelhof Airport was the site of early flying demonstrations by Orville Wright in 1909 and the 1948 Berlin Airlift. Today it is now seeing new life as a beloved new park known as Tempelhofer Feld. This transformation was the result of a May 2014 referendum vote by residents of Berlin to restrict
Continue reading »Picking up the pace for Santa Monica Airport Park Expansion
Just two days ago, we reported the the City had selected the design firm for the 12-acre expansion of the Santa Monica Airport Park. We have a lot more good news to report since then. To get a sense of the City’s firm commitment to pressing ahead with the process of regaining local control of the airport and repurposing
Continue reading »City Hires Rios Clementi Hale For Airport Park Expansion Project
City hires design firm Rios Clementi Hale For Airport Park Expansion Project
Continue reading »Video Diary: Park Progress – Episode 1
Tracking Progress on the new park. Video diary part 1.
Continue reading »Community Meeting:Countywide Park Needs
Countywide Parks Needs – Community Meeting, Thursday, Jan. 21. 6pm Please attend! This Thursday there will be a Community Meeting to assess Countywide Park Needs on January 21st, 6 – 8:30 pm in Santa Monica. L.A. County is now conducting an unprecedented study of park needs and YOUR voice is especially important. This is a great
Continue reading »Let’s Celebrate!
Let’s Celebrate “Measure LC 1st Anniversary” Picnic & BBQ Fundraiser to benefit Santa Monica Airport2Park Foundation Sunday November 15, 2015 1PM – 4PM At the home of Frank Gruber and Janet Levin 2442 Beverly Avenue Santa Monica 90405 Your $35 donation will benefit the Santa Monica Airport2Park Foundation RSVP Today through Nov. 10 at: info@airport2park.org or send
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