Parks and open space are not equally distributed

Human Impact Partners Evidence Base

A study conducted in North Carolina, New York and Maryland found that minority and low-income neighborhoods were significantly more likely than white and wealthier neighborhoods to lack recreational facilities such as tracks, skate parks, pools, tennis courts, racquetball/squash courts, and general sports fields. When facilities were available in these neighborhoods but not within parks, most of these resources required a fee. When recreational facilities were within parks in the poor and minority neighborhoods surveyed, however, resources were usually denser, free to use, and sports-related.

Moore, LV, Diez Roux, AV, Evenson, KR, McGinn, AP, Brines SJ. Availability of Recreational Resources in Minority and Low Socioeconomic Status Areas. Am J Prev Med. 2008 January ; 34(1): 16–22
In Los Angeles, white neighborhoods include 31.8 acres of park space for every 1,000 people, compared with 1.7 acres in African-American neighborhoods and 0.6 acres in Latino neighborhoods.

Trust for Public Land. The Benefits of Parks: why America needs more city parks and open space. 2005.