word watch
q+a
“When you include the community in park planning, they embrace it.”
HEAR HIS STORY
Ronald “Kartoon” Antwine
at the Monitor Avenue Park groundbreaking in the Los Angeles community of Watts.
place·mak·ing /plās´·mā´·king/
(v.) A people-centered approach to
the planning, design, and management of public space. The term first emerged in the 1970s among architects and city planners intent on shaping public spaces to promote community health and a more vibrant public life.
interview by allie ferguson
TORI KJER BUILDING PARKS TO LOVE AND LAST FOR PEOPLE IN LOS ANGELES
Where did you grow up? How did you first connect with the outdoors? I’m a city girl now, but I’m originally from the Pacific Northwest— Olympia, Washington. As a child I spent a lot of time playing outside, barefoot in the backyard or in cow fields or apple orchards. I had the luxury of growing up in places where I could just run out my door and go play.
What about now, living and working in Los Angeles? Here and in other big cities around the country, people don’t have that same access to nature. Some can get in their cars and drive to the mountains and go hiking. But if you don’t have a car, or you’re a kid
20 · LAND&PEOPLE · SPRING/SUMMER 2014
darcy kiefel
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