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Securing Funding for a Transit Plaza
Within a CRA Project Area
UP 206 Final
By: Lupita Ibarra
Policy Question
Which project area within the Community
Redevelopment Agency for the City of Los
Angeles is best suited for a transit plaza?
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Where should it be located within the selected area?
Why a Transit Plaza?
What is a Transit Plaza?
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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?
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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
CRA/LA Project Area Demographics
Percent of Transit Dependent
Percent of Population Below
Poverty
Percent of Renters
Identified Vacant Parcels by CRA/LA Project Region
East Valley Project Region
City of Los Angeles
Hollywood & Central Project
Region
West Valley Project Region
Identified Vacant Parcels by CRA/LA Project Region
(continued)
Eastside Project Region
Downtown Project Region
City of Los Angeles
LA Harbor Project Area
South Los Angeles Project
Region
Priority Index
Priority Index by Region
Priority Index by Area
CRA/LA Project Area Selection
Westlake at a Glance
Commute to Work
Westlake
City of LA
Workers (16+ Older)
Drive Alone
54,079
13.7%
1,494,895
65.7%
Public Transit
39.6%
6.6%
Bike
0.6%
0.6%
Walk
5.4%
2.9%
*source: 2000 US Census
Population Density
(Persons per sq.mi)
40,000
30,000
20,000
10,000
0
Westlake
LA City
LA County
Percent Renters
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Westlake
LA City
LA County
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
Transit Plaza Area Selected
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 Model
Slides: 10, 11, 12, and 13
Metadata