Riverpark Coalition

Parks, Not Concrete!

OUR MISSION is to expand public access to green space, hiking and equestrian trails, native habitat, and wetlands in western Long Beach and the surrounding areas. We work with local neighborhoods, philanthropists, businesses, and government officials to improve park equity and community health by identifying and securing underused land with the potential for green space projects.

Wrigley Heights Greenbelt

Our project to restore the LA River corridor. Riverpark Coalition's next step in bringing nature back to Long Beach’s stretch of the LA River. This multiphase project proposes to restore and re-wild 30-acres of public open space along the east bank of the LA River. 

Phase One

THE PROJECT BEGINS by transforming four underutilized acres of county owned land, on the southern end of the Dominguez Gap– restoring the land into native habitat. It also aims to create safer, clearer trail connections for equestrians, cyclists, and pedestrians.

THE FIRST STEP in advancing a resilient, green and equitable river corridor, Phase One sets the framework for a larger thirty-acre vision of connected green space in western Long Beach.

More green space for western Long Beach

Western Long Beach residents live in what has been called the "Diesel Death Corridor" – a stark name for a stark reality. Located alongside the 710 interstate, this area accounts for 20% of all particulate emissions in Southern California, creating one of the most polluted environments in the United States. The consequences of industrial pollution and a lack of green space in much of Long Beach are severe and well-documented.

Creating parks and green spaces is not about aesthetics – it's a critical intervention.

Support from others:

The “Riverpark” project has received support from former US Representative Alan Lowenthal, Former CA Speaker of the Assembly Anthony Rendon, and Former CA Assembly Member Patrick O’Donnell, former Long Beach Councilmembers Renee Simon, Rae Gabelich among others. In February 2021, Long Beach City Council approved a Resolution to support the development of a feasibility study to acquire park space along the LLAR. The Feasibility Study was completed and presented to Long Beach City Council in April of 2021.