BENCHMARKING GREAT STREETS A Pre-Project Evaluation of Our First 15 Great Streets
GREAT STREETS FOR LOS ANGELES Dear Fellow Angelenos, Our city has more streets than anywhere else in America. These 7,500 miles are our largest shared public space, the backdrop to our communities, and the backbone of a healthy economy. I launched the Great Streets Initiative as a partnership with local communities to strengthen neighborhoods one main street at a time. Together we can work to enhance local culture, make great public spaces, and make safer streets for all of us! We chose the first 15 Great Streets because of their unique neighborhood charm, vibrant businesses, and passionate residents. Our goal is to build on what already makes them great by enhancing economic activity, mobility, safety, and sustainability. I am pleased to present this snapshot of the Great Streets as they looked before we began enhancements under this initiative. With this benchmark in hand, we can better track how our investments are helping to grow our people and our city—one Great Street at a time. Sincerely, Eric M. Garcetti Mayor
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
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THE FIRST 15 GREAT STREETS
WHAT IS THE GREAT STREETS INITIATIVE?
WHY ARE WE BENCHMARKING THE GREAT STREETS?
GREAT STREETS GOALS: MOVING THE NEEDLE
DATA SOURCES BY CORRIDOR & GOAL
THE GREAT STREETS CONNECTION TO PUBLIC HEALTH
GREAT STREETS CORRIDORS: COUNCIL DISTRICTS 1 - 7
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CD 1 NORTH FIGUEROA STREET
CD 2 LANKERSHIM BOULEVARD
CD 3 SHERMAN WAY
CD 4 WESTERN AVENUE
CD 5 WESTWOOD BOULEVARD
CD 6 VAN NUYS BOULEVARD (VAN NUYS)
CD 7 VAN NUYS BOULEVARD (PACOIMA)
Increased Economic Activity
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Improved Access & Mobility
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Enhanced Neighborhood Character
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Greater Community Engagement
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Improved Environmental Resilience
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Safer & More Secure Communities
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GREAT STREETS CORRIDORS: COUNCIL DISTRICTS 8 - 15
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CD 8 CRENSHAW BOULEVARD
CD 9 CENTRAL AVENUE
CD 10 PICO BOULEVARD
CD 11 VENICE BOULEVARD
CD 12 RESEDA BOULEVARD
CD 13 HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD
CD 14 CESAR CHAVEZ AVENUE
CD 15 GAFFEY STREET
Increased Economic Activity
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Improved Access & Mobility
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Enhanced Neighborhood Character
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Greater Community Engagement
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Improved Environmental Resilience
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Safer & More Secure Communities
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NORTH FIGUEROA ST Ave 50 - Ave 60
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VAN NUYS BLVD Victory - Oxnard
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VENICE BLVD Beethoven - Inglewood
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LANKERSHIM BLVD Chandler - Victory
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VAN NUYS BLVD Laurel Cyn - San Fernando
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RESEDA BLVD Plummer - Parthenia
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SHERMAN WAY Wilbur - Lindley
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CRENSHAW BLVD 78th St - Florence
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HOLLYWOOD BLVD La Brea - Gower
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WESTERN AVE Melrose - 3rd St
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CENTRAL AVE MLK Blvd - Vernon
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CESAR CHAVEZ AVE Evergreen - St Louis
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WESTWOOD BLVD Le Conte - Wilshire
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WHAT IS THE GREAT STREETS INITIATIVE? MAYOR ERIC GARCETTI launched the Great Streets Initiative to help re-imagine
neighborhood centers, one main street at a time. Our streets are the backbone of our neighborhoods—the places where we live, work, learn, and recreate on a daily basis. All of our great neighborhoods deserve Great Streets that are livable, accessible, and engaging public spaces for people. And that’s why we chose one Great Street from each of Los Angeles’ 15 City Council districts as our first 15 corridors. In partnership with the Mayor’s Office and City Council, a team of diverse stakeholders identified these first-phase project areas to develop community partnerships. The Great Streets will also receive targeted city services to activate the streets as public spaces. Our partnership of neighbors, local organizations, City staff, and elected officials is also working to transform the Great Streets. Based on input we hear from you, we are building unique and innovative additions along our Great Streets that help enhance these corridors as public spaces. Have an idea? Let us know at http://lagreatstreets.org
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WHY ARE WE BENCHMARKING THE GREAT STREETS? THE GOAL of this benchmarking report is to measure and document neighborhood conditions as they exist before any Great Streets projects are built. We want to get a holistic snapshot of conditions along the Great Streets, so we’re looking at a broad spectrum of data ranging from economics; to safety; to opinions of merchants, residents, and visitors. We may have even spoken with you! Generally, we’re looking at data from 2013-2014—a two-year window leading up to the start of Great Streets project construction—although this time period varies for some data sets. We will repeat this analysis again two years after Great Streets projects are built so we have an even, “apples to apples” comparison of how conditions have changed over time. This comparison will help us to better understand how our city is growing and better serve all Angelenos based on what we learn. As you’ll see on the next pages, we’ve established a set of goals to help us track our performance over time.
BENCHMARKING GREAT STREETS
SOMETHING TO CONSIDER While the goal of the Great Streets Initiative is to strengthen our communities and enhance quality of life for Angelenos, the Great Streets projects themselves may not necessarily be the driving force behind all the neighborhood changes that happen along the Great Streets. Broader economic factors, inter- and intra-city migration, and the context of each Great Street all influence neighborhood dynamics. We recommend keeping these factors in mind as you read through this report.
PRE-PROJECT EVALUATION
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GREAT STREETS GOALS: MOVING THE NEEDLE
ENHANCED NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER
Are we contributing to the unique identities that define our neighborhoods and make them great places to live and work?
IMPROVED ACCESS & MOBILITY
Are we able to access the destinations that matter most to us in a safe and convenient manner?
INCREASED ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
Are we growing our local economies in beneficial ways that allow all Angelenos to prosper?
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LOS ANGELES must carefully consider how to leverage and invest our limited resources, and we must strategically coordinate our investments in a way that has the most meaningful benefit for Angelenos. A hallmark of the Great Streets Initiative is a dedication to tracking our progress. Great Streets is platform for investing in our communities that cuts across the many aspects that define life in Los Angeles. We’re tracking our progress through the goals below.
GREATER COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Do all Angelenos feel that they have a say in how our city grows and are they able to participate in decision-making?
IMPROVED ENVIRONMENTAL RESILIENCE
Are we fostering a healthy environment for all, one with the ability to sustain itself and the capacity to adapt to changes?
SAFER & MORE SECURE COMMUNITIES Do we have communities where people from all backgrounds feel comfortable participating in civic life?
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INCREASED ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
Building permits Business operator & customer perceptions Business tax measures Commercial real estate data Median household income Number & type of businesses Parking meter revenue
IMPROVED ACCESS & MOBILITY
Multimodal traffic volumes Pavement condition index Speeding vehicles Transit ridership Travel mode to Great Street Vehicle travel speed
Art & cultural grant awards ENHANCED NEIGHBORHOOD Diversity of users CHARACTER Outdoor dining permits Pedestrian perceptions Special event permits Streetscape elements
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GAFFEY
CESAR CHAVEZ
HOLLYWOOD
RESEDA
VENICE
PICO
CENTRAL
CRENSHAW
VAN NUYS (PACOIMA)
WESTWOOD
WESTERN
SHERMAN
LANKERSHIM
These are the data sources that form the backbone of this report. We’ve collected data from City departments, published archival sources, observations of travel patterns, and firsthand accounts from survey respondents
NORTH FIGUEROA
WHAT YOU SEE IN THIS TABLE
VAN NUYS (VAN NUYS)
DATA SOURCES BY CORRIDOR & GOAL
GAFFEY
CESAR CHAVEZ
HOLLYWOOD
RESEDA
VENICE
PICO
CENTRAL
CRENSHAW
VAN NUYS (PACOIMA)
VAN NUYS (VAN NUYS)
WESTWOOD
WESTERN
SHERMAN
LANKERSHIM
NORTH FIGUEROA GREATER COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Council office requests via MyLA 311 MyLA 311 service requests
CalEnviroScreen data IMPROVED ENVIRONMENTAL Environmental quality of life RESILIENCE Obesity rates Physical activity rates Tree planting SAFER & MORE SECURE COMMUNITIES
Collisions Crime statistics Female, youth, & elderly presence Safety perceptions Streetlight availability
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THE GREAT STREETS CONNECTION TO PUBLIC HEALTH
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COUNCIL DISTRICT 1
NORTH FIGUEROA STREET
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NORTH FIGUEROA STREET
MAIN STREET: HIGHLAND PARK
OVERVIEW
AT A GLANCE
North Figueroa Street is a bustling commercial corridor in the Highland Park neighborhood of Northeast Los Angeles. Small shops and restaurants line the street, and a steady stream of pedestrian activity occurs up and down the Great Streets corridor, which extends from Avenue 50 to Avenue 60.
According to the US Census American Community Survey (ACS) five-year estimates (2008-2012), there are just over 38,000 people living in the Census block groups within one-half mile of the Great Streets corridor. The charts below provide more demographic information using the same source.
DEMOGRAPHICS AROUND THE GREAT STREET
24%
10%
UNDER 18
38,000
OVER 65
FEMALE Black
Asian
Other
71%
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NORTHEAST LOS ANGELES Community Plan Area
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HIGHLAND PARK Business Improvement District
Multiple
RACE
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0.8 MI Corridor Length
51%
TOTAL POPULATION White
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INCREASED ECONOMIC ACTIVITY TYPES OF BUSINESSES LEGEND
WHAT YOU SEE BELOW
SOURCE & DATE
Categories are listed clockwise from top
Distribution of businesses along the Great Streets corridor (outside ring) and City of Los Angeles as a whole (inside ring)
Los Angeles Office of Finance, 2014
GREAT STR EETS C ORR IDOR
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, and Hunting Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
0%
Utilities Construction
% 90
Manufacturing
CITY OF L OS A NGE LES
10%
Wholesale Trade Retail Trade
80%
Information
20%
Transportation and Warehousing
338
Finance and Insurance
TOTAL TAXABLE BUSINESSES ON GREAT STREET
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
39,5913
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
70%
30%
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
TOTAL TAXABLE BUSINESSES CITYWIDE
Educational Services Health Care and Social Assistance
% 40
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
60 %
Accommodation and Food Services
50%
Other Services (except Public Administration) Not Stated
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BUSINESS TAX MEASURES & NUMBER OF BUSINESSES WHAT YOU SEE BELOW
Los Angeles Office of Finance, 2005 - 2014
Top: Total business tax measures collected by the City of Los Angeles over the last 10 years for all eligible businesses on the Great Streets corridor. Tax measures typically include retail/wholesale sales or payments for services received, and not all types of businesses are taxed Bottom: Number of taxable businesses on the Great Streets corridor. Taxes and the number of businesses both reflect overall economic activity in the area
TOTAL BUSINESS TAX MEASURES (MILLIONS)
SOURCE & DATES
$125
$100 $75 $50 $25
TAXABLE BUSINESSES
$0 2005
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COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE WHAT YOU SEE BELOW
SOURCES
DATES
Summary of key real estate development indicators for properties directly fronting the Great Street (all except building permit data) and half-mile area around the Great Street (building permit data)
Costar (all except building permit data); Los Angeles Department of Building & Safety (LADBS) (building permit data)
2013-2014, unless otherwise noted
$30 $20 $10 $0
2,559
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AVERAGE COMMERCIAL RENT PER SQUARE FOOT
VACANT COMMERCIAL SQUARE FOOTAGE 0.6% OF TOTAL
394,194
TOTAL COMMERCIAL SQUARE FOOTAGE
LEASING DEALS
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY SALES
MEDIAN COMMERCIAL PROPERTY SALE PRICE
BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED
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$1,295,000
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Median household income for all census block groups GRANADA ST within one-half mile of the Great Streets corridor ST ASH
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PARKING METER REVENUE THOUSANDS
WHAT YOU SEE AT RIGHT
$150
$100
Meter revenue collected by the City of Los Angeles for all parking meters along this Great Streets corridor. There are 90 active meters along the corridor
$20 0
0 $5 $0
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SOURCE
TOTAL REVENUE: $235,000
Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT)
DATES 2013-2014
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IMPROVED ACCESS & MOBILITY VEHICLE VOLUMES WHAT YOU SEE BELOW
SOURCE
DATE
24-hour auto traffic counts available via existing sources. Firsthand data were not collected as part of this project for this corridor
Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT)
July 25, 2014
Weekday Weekend
SPEED LIMIT
35 Posted speed limit
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ENHANCED NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER PERMITS & AWARDS WHAT YOU SEE BELOW
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Summary of dining and special event permits requested for locations and events held directly along the Great Streets corridor, as well as citywide arts and culture grants. Art, together with broadened opportunities to socialize via outdoor public spaces and temporary events, helps build community and nurture the unique character of our neighborhoods
Los Angeles Bureau of Street Services and Los Angeles Bureau of Engineering (outdoor dining permits); Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs (grant awards), Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (temporary special event permits), 2013-2014
OUTDOOR DINING PERMIT APPLICATIONS
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DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS GRANT AWARDS
2013 CITYWIDE
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GREAT STREETS STREETSCAPE ELEMENTS LEGEND PRESENT
ABSENT
WHAT YOU SEE BELOW
SOURCE & DATE
Great Streets include a host of amenities that help express their character and make them quality places to live, work, and socialize. While it’s not possible to quantify every feature that contributes to a Great Street, the matrix below shows whether certain key attributes can be found along this corridor
Physical inventory of corridor, collected firsthand, 2014
IMPROVED ENVIRONMENTAL RESILIENCE
STREET TREES
DROUGHT-TOLERANT LANDSCAPING
TRASH CANS
ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD
SAFER & MORE SECURE COMMUNITIES
HIGH-VISIBILITY CROSSWALKS
ACCESSIBLE CURB RAMPS
PEDESTRIAN-SCALE LIGHTING
MID-BLOCK CROSSINGS
IMPROVED ACCESS & MOBILITY
SMOOTH & ACCESSIBLE SIDEWALKS
INTELLIGENT BUS STOPS
PROGRESSIVE BIKEWAYS
FLEXIBLE USE OF PARKING LANE
ENHANCED NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER
FORMAL PUBLIC GATHERING SPACES
OUTDOOR SEATING AT BUSINESSES
REGULAR SPECIAL EVENTS
CIVIC ART
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GREATER COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MYLA 311 SERVICE REQUESTS WHAT YOU SEE BELOW
SOURCE
DATES
MyLA 311 requests for the half-mile area surrounding the Great Streets corridor categorized by type. MyLA 311 is a one-stop portal for citizens to request many of the most sought after City services
Los Angeles Information Technology Agency (ITA)
2013-2014
ANIMAL SERVICES
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
COMPLAINTS
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ENFORCEMENT & VIOLATION REPORTING
EVENTS
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GANG DIVISION
HOUSING ASSISTANCE
OTHER
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549
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PUBLIC WORKS & UTILITIES
RECREATION
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GRAFFITI REMOVAL
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HEALTH, FAMILY, & SOCIAL SERVICES
PLANNING, ZONING, & BUILDING
PUBLIC SAFETY & EMERGENCY SERVICES
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PUBLIC SERVICES
2,779
SANITATION & CLEANLINESS
TRANSPORTATION & PARKING
VOLUNTEER & CHARITY
17
10,954
143 3
CONSERVATION EFFORTS
12,752 6
7
8
362
135
2,389
9
10
11
12
47
13
14
15
MYLA 311 SERVICE REQUESTS (CONTINUED) LEGEND
WHAT YOU SEE BELOW
SOURCE & DATES
Categories are listed clockwise from top
Distribution of MyLA 311 requests for the half-mile area surrounding the Great Streets corridor (outside ring) and City of Los Angeles as a whole (inside ring)
ITA, 2013-2014
Animal Services
GREAT STR EETS C ORR IDOR
Arts & Entertainment Complaints
0%
Conservation Efforts Economic & Workforce Development
% 90
CITY OF L OS A NGE LES
10%
Enforcement & Violation Reporting Events Gang Division 80%
48,166
TOTAL 311 REQUESTS IN GREAT STREET AREA
Health, Family, & Social Services
1,256,463
Housing Assistance
TOTAL 311 REQUESTS CITYWIDE
Other
70%
4%
30%
Planning, Zoning, & Building
20%
Graffiti Removal
PERCENT OF CITYWIDE TOTAL IN GREAT STREET AREA
Public Safety & Emergency Services Public Services Public Works & Utilities
60 %
50%
Sanitation & Cleanliness
% 40
Recreation
Transportation & Parking Volunteer & Charity
BENCHMARKING GREAT STREETS
PRE-PROJECT EVALUATION
35
COUNCIL OFFICE REQUESTS VIA MYLA 311
36
WHAT YOU SEE BELOW
SOURCE
DATES
Requests to Los Angeles City Council offices via MyLA 311 for the half-mile area surrounding the Great Streets corridor
Los Angeles Information Technology Agency (ITA)
2013-2014
COUNCIL COUNCILMEMBER DISTRICT
NORTH FIGUEROA STREET
LANKERSHIM BOULEVARD
SHERMAN WAY
WESTERN AVENUE
WESTWOOD BOULEVARD
VAN NUYS BOULEVARD (VAN NUYS)
VAN NUYS BOULEVARD (PACOIMA)
1
Gilbert Cedillo
268
8
0
9
4
2
1
2
Paul Krekorian
5
180
0
4
2
56
2
3
Bob Blumenfield
1
22
69
5
5
6
4
4
David E. Ryu
5
27
1
55
11
49
1
5
Paul Koretz
4
14
6
2
108
6
2
6
Nury Martinez
0
6
1
1
4
56
47
7
Felipe Fuentes
2
6
0
0
0
0
55
8
Marqueece Harris-Dawson
1
19
0
1
4
0
0
9
Curren D. Price, Jr.
5
9
0
7
15
0
0
10
Herb J. Wesson, Jr.
9
16
1
41
7
0
0
11
Mike Bonin
8
10
1
1
81
1
0
12
Mitchell Englander
0
14
17
0
2
0
1
13
Mitch O'Farrell
29
11
1
145
5
3
0
14
Jose Huizar
81
7
0
2
2
1
0
15
Joe Buscaino
1
8
0
0
1
0
1
ALL
CORRIDOR TOTAL
419
357
97
273
251
180
114
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
COUNCIL OFFICE REQUESTS VIA MYLA 311 (CONTINUED) WHAT YOU SEE BELOW
SOURCE
DATES
Requests to Los Angeles City Council offices via MyLA 311 for the half-mile area surrounding the Great Streets corridor
Los Angeles Information Technology Agency (ITA)
2013-2014
COUNCIL DISTRICT
CRENSHAW BOULEVARD
CENTRAL AVENUE
PICO BOULEVARD
VENICE BOULEVARD
RESEDA BOULEVARD
HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD
CESAR CHAVEZ AVENUE
GAFFEY STREET
TOTAL
1
0
4
20
0
1
1
2
2
322
2
3
1
7
0
0
5
0
0
265
3
0
0
10
0
6
0
0
0
128
4
1
0
49
4
4
136
1
0
344
5
6
0
149
7
3
24
2
0
333
6
0
0
4
0
1
1
0
1
122
7
1
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
68
8
161
3
17
0
0
5
3
2
216
9
8
143
16
3
0
0
0
2
208
10
9
5
275
1
0
4
1
0
369
11
1
3
5
155
0
5
0
5
276
12
3
0
0
0
64
1
0
0
102
13
3
1
8
1
2
111
4
2
326
14
1
2
6
2
0
3
85
0
192
15
1
2
1
1
0
2
2
128
148
164
569
174
83
298
100
142
3,419
TOTAL
198
BENCHMARKING GREAT STREETS
PRE-PROJECT EVALUATION
37
NORTH FIGUEROA STREET
IMPROVED ENVIRONMENTAL RESILIENCE PUBLIC HEALTH INDICATORS WHAT YOU SEE BELOW
SOURCE & DATES
Left: Percent of adults (18 and older) in the zip code(s) encompassing the Great Streets corridor who are obese. Obesity is defined as having a body mass index (BMI) of 30.0 or above, and BMI was calculated using survey respondents’ self-reported weight and height Right: Percent of adults (18 and older) in the zip code(s) encompassing the Great Streets corridor who walked for transportation or leisure for at least 150 minutes in the past week (at time survey was administered)
California Health Interview Survey, Neighborhood Edition, 2011 - 2012
PERCENT OBESE
0%
0% 10%
80%
80% 70%
70%
50% 4
5
6
7
8
9
RC
10
EN
TW
HO
50%
% 40
60 % 3
PE
60 %
2
37%
30%
1
30%
26%
20%
20%
38
10%
% 90
% 40
% 90
WALKED AT LEAST 15
11
12
I 0M
13
NU
TE
S
14
15
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY OF LIFE WHAT YOU SEE BELOW
SOURCE
DATES
Requests for various environmental quality of life services via MyLA 311 for the half-mile area surrounding the Great Streets corridor
Los Angeles Information Technology Agency (ITA)
2013-2014
BULKY ITEM PICKUP
ENERGY & WATER CONSERVATION
E-WASTE
15
54
ILLEGAL DUMPING
NEIGHBORHOOD CLEANUP
RECYCLING
10,340
77
16
14
HANGING SHOE REMOVAL
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL PICKUP
TRASH COLLECTION & REMOVAL
TREES & LANDSCAPING
11
1,375
BENCHMARKING GREAT STREETS
51
903
PRE-PROJECT EVALUATION
39
LLA
AVE 54
HO
PI
60
AVE 60
58
T
AVE
AS IST
WY
AVE
ION
RM MA
57
59
56 57
55
ER
LESLIE WY
YO RO
DR
AR
VIA MARISOL
UE
BLVD CARLOTA
WY
PL
110
OA KT
AVE 57
AVE 56
AVE 54
TERRACE 52
ST
Better
EN
LL NE
E
GRIFFIN AVE
OMAHA ST
HIGHLAND PARK
GL
50 - 78
RA CE D
R
R
RD
ME
BO
LONG FELLO W
SYCA MO RE TER
58
54
DR
53
51
49
PL
55
AVE
AVE
52 E AV
2 - 15O ST ECH 15 - 25
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AVE
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SEL
AVE
53
DIA
AVE
50 AVE
LEGEND
35 - 50
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BENNE
ME
N
25 - 35
T
OS
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PL
52
51
50
IGU
59
56
RO
54
AVE ITA
AVE
AVE
AVE
T AS ERO
F TH OR
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AVE
E
LIN
ELL
M
AVE
LD
O OG ETR
AVE
8
AVE
AVE
ION
RM MA
2014
WY
T OS HAYES
ECH
5 AVE
AVE
LN CE RA
MO California Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA)
AVE
TER
V NTE
DATES
AVE
59
a composite T CalEnviroScreen isGRANADA ST score showing the level to AS AD which communities are economically disadvantaged and AN ST R G burdened by pollution ASH
AVE
AVE
HIGHLAND PARK STATION
WHAT YOU SEE ON THIS MAP
SOURCE
NT
O EDM
61 AVE
AVE ND
PL
OTT
ABB
DR
ASH ST
UMBRIA ST
ALDAMA TER
ST
MA
A ALD
CAL ENVIROSCREEN
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LA D
NORTH
THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK
NORTH FIGUEROA STREET
SAFER & MORE SECURE COMMUNITIES CRIME STATISTICS WHAT YOU SEE BELOW
SOURCE
DATES
Top number: Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) crime data for the half-mile area surrounding the Great Streets corridor categorized by type. Middle number: crime data for the entire City of Los Angeles. Bottom number: Percent of citywide crime occurring on Great Streets corridor
Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD)
2013-2014
ASSAULT, BATTERY, HOMICIDE, OTHER BODILY HARM
ROBBERY, THEFT, EXTORTION, EMBEZZLEMENT, FRAUD
ARSON, VANDALISM, DISTURBING THE PEACE, WEAPONS/DRUGS POSSESSION/INTOXICATION
SPECIAL CRIMES (MINORS, SEXUAL, GENDER-BASED)
OTHER CRIMES
3,115
1,818
4,973
54,408
215,400
56,915
38,529
104,707
4%
5%
5%
5%
5%
2,074
11,008
NORTHEAST LAPD DIVISION
42
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
CRIME STATISTICS (CONTINUED) LEGEND
WHAT YOU SEE BELOW
SOURCE & DATES
Categories are listed clockwise from top
Distribution of LAPD crime data for the half-mile area surrounding the Great Streets corridor (outside ring) and City of Los Angeles as a whole (inside ring)
LAPD, 2013-2014
Assault, Battery, Homicide, Other Bodily Harm
GREAT STR EETS C ORR IDOR
Robbery, Theft, Extortion, Embezzlement, Fraud
0% Arson, Vandalism, Disturbing the Peace, Weapons/Drugs Possession/Intoxication
% 90
CITY OF L OS A NGE LES
10%
Special Crimes (Minors, Sexual, Gender-Based)
80%
22,988
20%
TOTAL CRIMES IN GREAT STREET AREA
469,959
TOTAL CRIMES CITYWIDE
70%
30%
5%
PERCENT OF CITYWIDE TOTAL IN GREAT STREET AREA
% 40
60 %
50%
Other Crimes
BENCHMARKING GREAT STREETS
PRE-PROJECT EVALUATION
43
6 AVE 0
HIGHLAND PARK STATION
AVE
60
58
AVE 54
T
59 AVE
AVE
LESLIE WY
AR
VIA MARISOL
CARLOTA
BLVD
WY
ER RA CE D
OA KT
DR
PL
110
GRIFFIN AVE
AVE 57
AVE 56
AVE 54 E
GL
EN
LL NE
YO RO
UE
More than 15
TERRACE 52
FELLO W
ST
10 - 15
R
RD
ME
BO
OMAHA ST
HIGHLAND PARK
R
5 - 10
Auto
LONG
SYCA MO RE TER
DR
53
Bicycle
59
58
54
AVE
51
49
AVE
PL
55
AVE
DIA
ME
2
E AV
AV E
R ST
BENNE
5 AVE
50 AVE
2-5
AVE
56
N AW
SEL
AVE
53
PL
2
51
50
1
T
OS
ECH
N
LEGEND ST O ECH Pedestrian
57
AVE
RO
54
AVE
ITA 5 AVE
AVE
AVE
T AS ERO
IGU
F TH OR
58
6
E
LIN
ELL
M
AVE
LD
O OG ETR
AVE
55
2009 - 2013
AVE
ION
RM MA
WY
T OS HAYES
ECH
AVE
5 AVE
LN CE RA
57
TER
AVE
S TA VIS TE California Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System N MO System (SWITRS); UC Berkeley Transportation Injury Mapping (TIMS)
SOURCE
WY
AVE
ION
RM MA
AVE
59
pedestrian ST collisions occurring along the T Auto, bicycle, and GRANADA AS Great Streets corridor AD AN ST R G ASH
AVE
61
PI
WHAT YOU SEE ON THIS MAP
DATES
NT
O EDM
AVE
AVE ND LLA HO
PL
OTT
ABB
DR
ASH ST
UMBRIA ST
ALDAMA TER
ST
MA
A ALD
COLLISIONS
E AC
R TER
LA D
NORTH
ST
MA
A ALD
PI
60
AVE 59 AVE
57 AVE
55
58
PL
AVE 54
54
DR
53
2
5 AVE
AVE 57
AR
VIA MARISOL
BLVD
WY
CARLOTA
R RA CE D
ER
OA KT
DR
PL
110
GRIFFIN AVE
YO RO
UE
EN
LL NE
AVE 56
AVE 54
TERRACE 52
ST FELLO W
51
0
R
RD
ME
BO
LONG
E AV
5 AVE
T
OS
OMAHA ST
HIGHLAND PARK
LESLIE WY
55
AVE
AVE
51
50 SYCA MO RE TER
AVE
N AW
SEL
AVE
53
PL
DIA
E
49
R ST
BENNE
ME
GL
AV E
T
OS
ECH
N
ECH
59
56
RO
54
AVE
ITA 2
5 AVE
AVE
AVE
T AS ERO
IGU
F TH OR
AVE
AVE
E
LIN
ELL
M
AVE
LD
O OG ETR
AVE
57
AVE
ION
RM MA
WY
58
6
DATES
T OS HAYES
ECH
AVE
5 AVE
LN CE RA
TER
V Los Angeles Bureau of Street Lighting (LABSL) NTE MO
2014
AVE
58
T
WY
AVE
ION
RM MA
AS IST
SOURCE
0
59
LocationGRANADA and approximate lighting coverage for all streetlights ST on the Great Streets corridor ST ASH
AVE
T
AS AD AN R G
6 AVE
HIGHLAND PARK STATION
WHAT YOU SEE ON THIS MAP
AVE
61
STREETLIGHT AVAILABILITY
NT
O EDM
AVE
AVE ND LLA HO
PL
OTT
ABB
DR
ASH ST
UMBRIA ST
ALDAMA TER
E AC
R TER
LA D
NORTH
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
46
BENCHMARKING GREAT STREETS
PRE-PROJECT EVALUATION
47