Park use among communities of color

The Met Council led groundbreaking research in 2014 to determine why people of color do not visit the regional parks proportionate to their numbers in the population.

The three most common barriers identified: lack of awareness, lack of time, and safety concerns.

• Report: Regional Park Use among Select Communities of Color (23 pages, pdf)
• Spanish: Uso del Parque Regional entre Comunidades de Color Selectas (PDF)
• Somali: Isticmaalka Goobaha Madadaalashada Ee Bulshada Laga Tirada Badan Yahay (PDF)
• Vietnamese: Việc Sử Dụng Công Viên Khu Vực Trong Các Cộng Đồng Da Màu Chọn Lọc (PDF)