PARKS
Jordan Downs CENTURY GATEWAY Park
(2022-2025)
The Century Gateway Park, a 0.62-acre community-designed park in Watts, will feature drought-tolerant plants, a picnic and BBQ area, and 35 trees. It serves as the companion park to the Freedom Tree Park.
Jordan Downs Freedom Tree Park
(2019-2024)
Freedom Tree Park, a 1.25-acre community-designed park in Jordan Downs, Watts, features over 100 drought-tolerant plants, an interactive arroyo water feature, and 35 trees, named to honor a lost local landmark.
Jordan Downs CHILDREN’S Park
(2023)
The Children’s Park, a 0.489-acre park planned in Watts, will be located between Jordan Downs S4 and S5 housing phases, offering residents recreational space.
ALONDRA GATEWAY PARK
(2019-2021)
The Alondra Gateway Park proposes to convert a 20,528 sq.ft. vacant lot in the City of Compton into a community-designed, equestrian and nature-inspired park.
HUNTINGTON PARK VETERANS Park
(2019)
The Veterans Park in Huntington Park converted a corridor of 10 vacant lots into a linear park including fitness areas, nature play areas, and over 200 trees and native plants.
PUBLIC ADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION
SAVE OUR SERVICES COALITION
(2025)
Save Our Services is a growing coalition of labor, community, housing, business, and civic organizations who have come together to find creative and practical solutions to save public services and help protect jobs in Los Angeles—without raising taxes on working Angelenos and families. Urbano Strategies organized a community army to lead a grassroots campaign to knock on over 200,000 doors driving community mobilization.
MOBILITY AND ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION
JORDAN DOWNS SAFE STREETS PLANNING
(2024-2026)
Urbano Strategies, partnering with The Michaels Organization, engaged Jordan Downs residents through workshops and a walking audit to co-design safer streets and enhanced walkability.
UNIVERSAL BASIC MOBILITY IN SOUTH LA
(2024 – 2025)
Urbano Strategies, partnering with SLATE-Z, serves as Community Ambassadors, driving engagement in South LA to ensure residents feel heard, valued, and empowered to influence the future of mobility in their community.
COMMUNITY GARDENS
STANFORD-AVALON COMMUNITY GARDEN
(2019 – 2026)
The Stanford-Avalon Community Garden is a 7.71 acres site Urbano farm located in Watts bordering the South Central community stretching across 10 city blocks serving over 200 families.
San pedro COMMUNITY GARDEN
(2019-2026)
The San Pedro Community Garden occupies a six-acre parcel of city-owned land in the otherwise highly industrialized area of San Pedro.
FLORENCE-FIRESTONE COMMUNITY GARDEN
(2019-2026)
The Florence-Firestone Community Garden consists of two parcels of land located underneath power lines. The garden is in the residential part of Florence-Firestone supporting 100 local families.
WILMINGTON COMMUNITY GARDEN
(2022-2026)
The Wilmington Community Garden features 38 garden plots, a communal tool shed, and a shared picnic area. We supported the garden with leadership development through an election and established finance management system.
GONZAQUE COMMUNITY GARDEN
(2025-2027)
The Gonzaque Community Garden will include 12 garden plots, a communal tool shed, and a shared picnic area. We will collaborate with the Resident Advisory Council and community to build a garden programming and community adoption.
LENNOX COMMUNITY GARDEN
(2019-2025)
The Lennox Community Garden features 23 garden plots, a communal tool shed and composting area, a shared picnic area, and a green wall of bougainvilleas. Urbano Strategies was an instrumental ally in keeping the garden open negotiating and advocating through regulation, leases, and management support.
SAFE CLEAN WATER JUSTICE
WATER FOUNDATION: SAFE CLEAN WATER PROGRAM
(2025-2026)
Urbano Strategies, partnering with Water Foundation, East Side of the River, and Dake Landscape, lead community engagement for the Safe Clean Water Program in Lower Los Angeles River Watershed area.
HEAL THE BAY: SAFE CLEAN WATER PROGRAM
(2020-2026)
Urbano Strategies, partnering with Heal the Bay, lead community engagement for the Safe Clean Water Program in South and Central Santa Monica Bay Watershed areas.
Carreón Group: Groundswell for water justice
(2023-2024)
Urbano Strategies, partnering with Carreón Group, led a community-driven initiative to advocate for water justice in California. We mobilized a diverse coalition of organizers, leaders, and stakeholders to Sacramento during the 2024 legislative session.
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
LADWP CITY-WIDE WATER CONSERVATION
(2024-2025)
Urbano Strategies, partnering with LADWP and LACGC, turns workshops into interactive, engaging experiences to make water conservation education accessible and impactful.
LADWP CD15 WATER AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY
(2024-2025)
Urbano Strategies, partnering with LACGC and LADWP, led a community engagement initiative in CD15 to promote water conservation and energy sustainability.
FREEDOM FARMS: CRENSHAW COMMUNITY GARDEN
(2024-2025)
The Crenshaw Community Garden is being revitalized through the Freedom Farms Program, in collaboration with LACGC and Partnership for Growth LA.
PLACEMAKING
JORDAN DOWNS PHASE S4 & S5 COMMUNITY NAMING: NUVEA VIDA & MARIPOSA AT JORDAN DOWNS
(2024)
Urbano Strategies, in collaboration with The Michaels Organization led a community participatory process that developed a community-identified shortlist of names for the Jordan Downs S4 & S5 toponym.
JORDAN DOWNS PHASE S2 COMMUNITY NAMING: SKY AT JORDAN DOWNS
(2023)
Urbano Strategies, in collaboration with The Michaels Organization led a community participatory process that established ‘Sky at Jordan Downs’ as official name for the Jordan Downs Phase S2.
JORDAN DOWNS PHASE S6 COMMUNITY NAMING AND LOGO DESIGN SELECTION
(2025-2026)
Urbano Strategies, in collaboration with The Michaels Organization leads a participatory process introducing naming and logo concepts for community selection.
CULTURAL ARTS
OAK TERRACE & SKY AT JORDAN DOWNS MURALS
(2024-2025)
Urbano Strategies, in collaboration with The Michaels Organization and East Side of the River led the creation of two community murals in the Jordan Downs Neighborhood in Watts.
JORDAN DOWNS PHASE S6 MURALS
(2025-2026)
Urbano Strategies, in collaboration with The Michaels Organization and East Side of the River leads the creation of two 3-story community murals and one ceiling mural in the Jordan Downs Neighborhood in Watts.
ANNUAL CULTURAL EVENTS
STANFORD-AVALON COMMUNITY GARDEN ANNUAL BLOCK PARTY
(2022 – 2025)
Urbano Strategies partners with our local farmers, local city council, and community partners to host farm to fiesta event block party, dia de los muertos ’25 event, garnering resources, services, and family fun.