Funding
Make funding strategies a core part of planning so the improvements communities name can actually be built.
✦Green spaces
Parks belong
to all of us.
Building a resident-led roadmap for greener, healthier, more equitable neighborhoods across Richmond.
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Moving together toward park equity
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Why this work
matters
The Richmond Park Equity Project
The people closest to our parks should shape what happens next.
The Richmond Park Equity Project (RichPEP) is a collaborative effort to identify the sources of park inequity, explore strategies for change, and create recommendations that fit Richmond and surrounding unincorporated neighborhoods.
A diverse advisory group brings neighborhood representation into the heart of the process. Together, we are turning years of community knowledge into long-term, systemic solutions that get projects built and programs funded.
From plans to progress
A roadmap built
for action.
RichPEP addresses the obstacles that have kept earlier plans from becoming visible, lasting improvements.
Staffing
Address limited staff capacity and create the support needed to care for public spaces over the long term.
✦Prioritization
Build a clear, equity-based framework that puts neighborhood needs at the center of every decision.
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Who leads
the work
Community is the strategy
Black & Brown
resident-led.
Our Park Equity team is rooted in Richmond. Their historical and cultural connections to the community bring the lived knowledge, trust, and social competency this work demands.
Parks are where a neighborhood learns what is possible together.
Our purpose
RICH CITY is
for the kids.
Safe, welcoming parks give young people room to move, gather, imagine, and grow—right in their own neighborhood.
A collaborative effort with
RICH CITYTrust for Public LandHellman FoundationPlaceWorks
Take part
Help shape the future of Richmond’s parks.
Learn more about the Richmond Park Equity Project and connect with the resident-led movement.
Reach out to RichPEP