21. Park deserts and the importance of creating access to green space -- with Elysse Alvarado

Elysse is a fellow Dallasite and has a passion for creating
equitable and resilient communities. She graduated with a degree
in International Relations and she loves to travel and learn
about new cultures. From her career experience, she learned that
nothing in urban planning happens by mistake, and she is
passionate about creating more opportunities for community
connection and engagement in urban areas that had historically
been underserved.


Elysse talks about the importance of having access to green space
within walking distance of your home and how this is not only an
environmental issue but also a social and health issue. If we
live in a dense neighborhood with many apartment buildings and
dwellings, it’s imperative to have access to a place outdoors to
relax and be physically active.


The Trust for Public Land’s Green Schoolyards or the Texas Trees
Foundation Cool Schools Program aims to increase Dallas’ access
to public parks and green spaces by converting school playgrounds
into dual-puporse areas: playgrounds during school hours, and
community parks in the afternoons and on weekends.


If you’d like to get involved and help out with the amazing work
that the Trust for Public Land is doing here in Dallas, Elysse is
available to talk! Reach out to us at
info@motherdaughterearth.biz and we’ll put you in touch with her.


Links:


-- Elysse’s LinkedIn page
(https://www.linkedin.com/in/elyssedeliaalvarado/)


-- The Trust for Public Land (https://www.tpl.org/)


-- Texas Trees Foundation: Cool Schools Program
(https://www.texastrees.org/projects/cool-schools/)





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