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UP 206 FinalBy: Lupita Ibarra
Securing Funding for a Transit Plaza Within a CRA Project Area
Which project area within the Community Redevelopment Agency for the City of Los Angeles is best suited for a transit plaza?
• Where should it be located within the selected area?
Policy Question
Why a Transit Plaza?
What is a Transit Plaza?• Transit Plazas are quasi-transit villages. They work with
existing infrastructure to create linkages between different modes of transportation while diversifying land use and improving the socio-economic conditions of the area.
Why?• The Los Angeles Neighborhood Initiative (LANI) intends
to apply for the Caltrans Community Based Planning Grant and it needs a transit angle.
• Work with CRA/LA to secure additional funding for completing projects
• Establish aid in areas with large transit dependent populations within the City of Los Angeles
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East Valley Project Region
Hollywood & Central Project Region
West Valley Project Region
City of Los AngelesDowntown Project Region
LA Harbor Project Area
Eastside Project Region
South Los Angeles Project Region
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Priority Index
Priority Index by Region Priority Index by Area
CRA/LA Project Area Selection
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Commute to Work Westlake City of LA
Workers (16+ Older) 54,079 1,494,895Drive Alone 13.7% 65.7%
Public Transit 39.6% 6.6%
Bike 0.6% 0.6%
Walk 5.4% 2.9%
*source: 2000 US Census
Westlake LA City LA County0
5,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,00035,000
Population Density(Persons per sq.mi)
Westlake LA City LA County0%
10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%
100%
Percent Renters
Pedestrian & Bicycle Collisions
Pedestrian and Bicycle accidents are not equally distributed throughout Westlake, but rather they are concentrated around areas with higher population densities.
Transit Dependency Around Qualified Vacant Parcels
Maps illustrate connectivity around qualified vacant parcels. A 0.5 mile buffer is drawn around the parcel with the greatest amount of connectivity points.
Crime, Infrastructure and Median Income
- Priority Intersections were identified based on the following:
• lack of sidewalk width and infrastructure and
• perceived danger/conflicts between pedestrians, bicyclists and vehicles.
- The purpose of identifying crime areas is to prioritize regions where existing infrastructure can be improved to reduce crime. Theft is reported by the amount of incidents per 1,000 people of pedestrian traffic flow.
Hotspot Analysis
Transit Plaza Need Index: • Based on the Median
Income, Transit dependency, Population Density, Number of Vehicular Collisions, Number of Reported Crimes, and Areas Identified by the CCNP for Improvement
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The vacant parcel on 8th St. and Alvarado is best suited for a
transit plaza.
Skills Utilized
Layout with seven layers- slide 10
Modeling- slide 13
Metadata- slide 17
Measurement
ORIGINAL DATA/GEOCODING
I geocoded crime rates for a 1 year span, then I drew redevelopment boundaries and created a new shapefile
Intersecting information- Parcel, Census tract, and Land Use
Charts and Images
Hotspot Analysis- slides
Inset Map
Graduated Symbols
Creating an Index
Distance
Buffering
Raster ModelSlides: 10, 11, 12, and 13
Metadata