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Leaving a Lasting Mark: A Dog Park as a Shared Space

March 4, 2014
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Youth Voices is working with students from Mountain View High School to re-imagine the San Gabriel River and the surrounding communities. The student teams are exploring and investigating their communities by mapping assets, conducting outreach, and collecting stories through interviews with local residents and experts. Follow their work here, on Twitter @ladyandgents_ and #kcetyv

Team Lady & Gents presented the following presentation to a group of community residents and experts. Their goal was to emphasize the need for a dog park in El Monte and offer a location for its implementation.

Jay Jay, Monique, and Aaron discuss their vision for the first dog park in El Monte
Jay Jay, Monique, and Aaron discuss their vision for the first dog park in El Monte.
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Vacant lot on Valley Blvd. and Gilman Rd. identified as possible location to build a dog park

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