Walk a Mile in My Shoes Civil Rights Memorial is a parks project in Los Angeles that commemorates the civil rights movement by honoring local and national heroes. The project transformed two traffic islands, one mile apart, into spaces that evoke the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963 and the March on Selma. The park is the result of a 40-year community struggle for clean water justice and green access in African-American and Latino communities, and it includes multi-benefit city green and blue park and water projects to improve the sewer system citywide and create park, creek, and wetland projects.
The civil rights park is the only monument in Los Angeles dedicated to the Civil Rights Movement and reflects the community's struggle for equal access to public resources and freedom from environmental degradation. It is the result of a $2 billion court-ordered consent decree and agreement with the City of Los Angeles to settle a lawsuit under the Clean Water Act, making it one of the largest sewage cases in U.S. history. The park's green and blue projects, such as the South Central L.A. Wetlands Park and the Garvanza Park Stormwater project, directly benefit the community by improving water quality and quality of life.
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