PLACE Program
695 S. Vermont Avenue, South Tower, 14th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90005
E-mail: place@ph.lacounty.gov
Phone: (213) 351-1901

Evidence suggests that improving a community’s built environment can influence the daily physical activity levels among its residents. For instance, incorporating walking trails and safe bicycle paths into a neighborhood's design are effective strategies for increasing physical activity. Based on this evidence, the Department of Public Health’s PLACE Program funded five agencies, including city governments and non-profit organizations, to pursue community design policies that improve the built environment in their respective cities. In the summer of 2008, each PLACE Initiative was awarded approximately $100,000 per year over a 3 year period to pursue a policy and physical project. Examples of policies include incorporating a Health and Wellness Element into a city's General Plan and for one city, creating its first Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan.

To learn more about the activities and accomplishments of each PLACE initiative, click on the links below: Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition Pacoima Beautiful City of El Monte City of Long Beach City of Culver City