And 500 of you are opposed to it based on traffic; noise; waste of taxpayer funds.
But there is another impact to our community here: it will pave over one half--that's right, a whopping 50%--of the existing green field space utilized by students and youth sports at Twain.
I'm not just going to tell you, I am going to show you why this is a significant impact to public ball fields in the area bounded by the Pacific Palisades, the 405, the Pacific Ocean, and LAX.
Take a look at the fields available: a measly total of 50.69 playable acres for all our kids--and adults, too. Note that fields shared between baseball and soccer cannot be used by those sports simultaneously.
Right now between AYSO and club soccer, there are approximately 712 youth soccer teams with 8,250 players active in the area.
I didn't count other programs which need large field space to be properly taught and safely played: baseball; softball; lacrosse. I also didn't count park programs which have priority over other users. Or adult leagues.
You do the math--and remember, there is NO way to replace this space. Once it is gone, it's gone.
FIELD SPACE SURVEY
W405 BREAKOUT
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Facility
|
Address
|
Zip
|
Lights
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Park Area
|
Playable Fields
|
Soccer Fields
|
Baseball Fields
|
Acres
|
Acres
|
||||||
Admiralty Park
|
Admiralty Wy, MDR
LAco
|
90292
|
no
|
6.19
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Ballona
Wetlands/Playa Vista LL
|
Lincoln @
Jefferson, LA
|
90292
|
no
|
556.01
|
5.57
|
0
|
3
|
Barrington Rec
Center
|
333 S Barrington LA
|
90049
|
yes
|
5.02
|
1.11
|
1
|
1
|
Burton Chase Park
|
Mindinao Wy, MDR
LAco
|
90292
|
yes
|
9.66
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Carl Nielsen Park
|
Will Rogers St, LA
|
90045
|
yes
|
8
|
5.48
|
1
|
2
|
Culver Slauson Park
|
5070 Slauson, LA
|
90230
|
no
|
1.99
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Del Rey Lagoon Park
|
6660 Esplanade, PDR
|
90293
|
no
|
10.64
|
1.26
|
0
|
1
|
Dockweiler State
Beach
|
Vista Del Mar, PDR
|
90293
|
no
|
249.81
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Glen Alla Park
|
4601 Alla Rd, MDR
|
90292
|
no
|
4.79
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Mar Vista Gardens
Park
|
4901 Marionwood Dr,
LA
|
90230
|
no
|
2.28
|
2.28
|
1
|
1
|
Mar Vista Park*
|
11430 Woodbine Av,
MV
|
90066
|
no
|
18.45
|
7.65
|
2
|
3
|
North Venice
LL/Ocean View Farms
|
Rose Av @ Centinela
LA
|
90066
|
no
|
14.39
|
4.35
|
0
|
3
|
Oakwood Rec Center
|
767 California
Av, Ven
|
90291
|
yes
|
3.64
|
2.23
|
1
|
2
|
Palisades Recreation Center
|
851 Alma Real LA
|
90272
|
yes
|
17.18
|
3.15
|
0
|
2
|
Penmar Park/Golf
Course
|
1341 Lake St, Ven
|
90291
|
yes
|
62.08
|
5.83
|
2
|
5
|
Playa Vista Central
Park
|
E. Waterfront Dr.
LA
|
90292
|
no
|
7.7
|
0.5
|
1
|
0
|
Stoner Rec Center
|
1835 Stoner Ave LA
|
90025
|
yes
|
8.9
|
3.42
|
0
|
2
|
Venice Beach
|
Venice @ Speedway,
Ven
|
90291
|
no
|
211.97
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Vista Del Mar Park
|
Vista Del Mar, PDR
|
90293
|
no
|
1.06
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Westchester Rec
Center/Golf Course
|
7000 W Manchester,
LA
|
90045
|
yes
|
96.97
|
7.86
|
2
|
3
|
Westminster Park
|
1234 Pacific Av,
Ven
|
90291
|
no
|
2.17
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Totals
|
1298.9
|
50.69
|
11
|
28
|
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Acres
|
Playable Acres
|
Soccer Fields
|
Baseball Fields
|
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City of Los Angeles
Rec and Parks facilities in the area bounded by Pacific Palisades, 405, 105
Freeways and the Pacific Ocean
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Inglewood, Culver
City, Santa Monica, Will Rogers, and Veterans Administration facilities
are excluded because permitting by
outside groups is problematic
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LAUSD athletic
fields are excluded; there is no uniform fields’ access policy. Each
principal makes the call on availability
|
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Sites leased to
local Los Angeles youth sports groups are included: North Venice LL
(DWP/LARAP) and Playa Vista LL (CA DFG)
|
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LA County
facilities at Marina Del Rey (Admiralty Park; Burton Chase Park) are included
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'Park Area-Acres'
defined as all open space/park/rec
space: beaches, wetlands, golf courses, hardscape (ball courts,
community centers, etc)
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'Playable Fields
Acres' defined as the total acres physically available and sized
appropriately for baseball & soccer game play
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'Playable Fields Acres' measured and
calculated using the City of LA ZIMAS website tool
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