Park, Beach, Open Space, or Coastline Access
Data and Resources
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Access to Parks Narrative and ExamplesPDF
This table contains data on access to parks measured as the percent of...
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Park, Beach, Open Space, or Coastline Access XLSX
This table contains data on access to parks measured as the percent of...
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Access to Parks Data DictionaryXLSX
Data Dictionary for Access to Parks Data
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Chart: Access to Parks
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ESRI StoryMap: Access to Parks
Additional Info
Field | Value |
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Contact Email | [email protected] |
Program | CDPH Office of Health Equity, Health Research and Statistics Unit |
Homepage URL | https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/OHE/Pages/HCI-Search.aspx |
Temporal Coverage | 2010 |
Spatial/Geographic Coverage | California |
Geographic Granularity | Census Tract |
Language | English (EN) |
Frequency | Other |
Source Link | https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/OHE/Pages/HCI-Search.aspx |
Data Collection Tool | The California Protected Areas Database (updated 2016) was obtained as a shape file from the CALANDS website. The database includes open space lands including parks, as well as open space lands with other uses, including: recreation, forestry, historical/cultural, habitat conservation, water supply, scenic areas, flood control, agricultural/ranching, and general open space. Parks greater than 1 acre with ‘Open Access’ designation were selected for analysis. Half mile buffers were created around parks. Census blocks with centroids inside the parks buffer area were selected. 2010 block-level Census redistricting data (100% count by race/ethnicity) were merged with blocks inside the parks buffer area. This process was conducted for all parks and by park type. Block data were aggregated by census tract, city/town, county, region, and state. The percent of residents’ access to parks were calculated for each geographic level and for race/ethnicity strata. Regions were based on counties of metropolitan transportation organizations (MPO) regions as reported in the 2010 California Regional Progress Report (http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/tpp/offices/orip/ Collaborative%20Planning/Files/ CARegionalProgress_2-1-2011.pdf). Standard errors, relative standard errors, and 95% upper and lower confidence intervals were calculated. |
License | Terms of Use |
Limitations | Use of this data is subject to the CHHS Terms of Use and any copyright and proprietary notices incorporated in or accompanying the individual files. |
Secondary Sources | Data source: California Protected Areas Database (CPAD 2016a), accessed May, 2017 from CALANDS website at http://www.calands.org/ . 2010 block-level population data by race and ethnicity from the U.S. Census Bureau (provided by California State Data Center at the California Department of Finance) Years available: 2010 Updated: 10-year intervals (Census data) Geographies available: census tracts, cities/towns, counties, regions, and state. |
Citation | Healthy Communities Data and Indicators Project, CDPH. 2017. Access to Parks. |
Last Updated | October 1, 2020, 18:31 (UTC) |
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