Sustainable City pLAn
First Annual Report 2015-2016
1 Contents
Introduction
Letter from Mayor Eric Garcetti 04
How to Read the Report 06
Meet the Departmental Chief 08 Sustainability Officers
Environment
01. Local Water 10
02. Local Solar 16
03. Energy Efficient Buildings 22
04. Carbon & Climate Leadership 28
05. Waste & Landfills 34
First Annual Report Economy 2015-2016 06. Housing & Development 38 07. Mobility & Transit 46
08. Prosperity & Green Jobs 52
09. Preparedness & Resiliency 58
Equity
10. Air Quality 64
11. Environmental Justice 70
12. Urban Ecosystem 76
13. Livable Neighborhoods 82
14. Lead by Example 88
After
Acknowledgements 94 Letter from Mayor Eric Garcetti
We released Los Angeles’ just presented to City Council, helping tie resources to first ever Sustainable City results, including solar and EV infrastructure for City pLAn last year. It is the first of L.A. facilities And we continue to provide metric comprehensive vision for updates on our progress. protecting the environment, growing our economy, and We still have a lot to do. We need to move more improving equity for every quickly on achieving our local solar goals and build Angeleno. Here are some of on innovative process improvements at DBS and our incredible results in just LADWP that have removed red tape and improved over a year: interconnection times. We may have the most solar of any city in the U.S., but we must continue to move ·· Reducing water use by 19%, nearly achieving our aggressively forward and ensure that the abundant goal of 20% water reduction a year ahead of time sunshine that falls on our neighborhoods is not wasted. and continuing L.A.’s leadership as the most water efficient city per capita of any big city in the U.S.; We also have faced unexpected challenges. The disastrous gas leak at SoCal Gas’ Aliso Canyon facility ·· Exceeding our goal of 1,000 publicly available EV disrupted the lives of over 10,000 residents. It was the charging stations by 2017 ahead of time. L.A. is largest methane gas release in our nation’s history that now home to the most in any city in the U.S.; laid bare our dependency on fossil fuels, further proof that we need to redouble efforts to move as quickly as ·· Reducing our greenhouse gas emissions by 20% possible toward a carbon free future. since 1990; Introduction Much work remains on the pLAn outcomes we have ·· Hosting the first US-China Climate Leaders’ Summit, set for 2017 and beyond. That is why I am so pleased leading to multiple city-to-city partnerships on that over 60 nonprofits, businesses, universities, schools,
Introduction clean transportation, air quality, and clean tech; and individuals have made commitments to “Adopt the pLAn.” This is only the beginning, and I hope that you ·· Being the first big U.S. city to raise the minimum will be inspired to make your own commitment as you wage to $15; see how far we have come with the actions here in the report. ·· Enacting the Clean Up Green Up ordinance, groundbreaking policy providing tools to Together, we will make Los Angeles the most communities suffering from air quality, polluting sustainable city in the U.S., and the world. Thank you industries, and other injustices to help ensure for everything you do to make that vision possible. healthier neighborhoods. Sincerely, In this first annual report, we lay out our progress in achieving the outcomes and targets in the pLAn along with other milestones. I am proud of the 27 Departmental Chief Sustainability Officers who are championing sustainability in their departments, and Mayor Eric Garcetti across the City. These amazing women and men are the heart and soul of the pLAn, working closely with their General Managers and my Chief Sustainability Officer Matt Petersen--and his team--to collaborate across departments, deliver results, and drive innovation.
That’s not all. I am holding my GM’s accountable for the results. The pLAn is also reflected in my budget I
4 5 How to Read the Report
Chapter Title
Local Water Local Water Color Guide Vision Feature Story City Early Wins Feature Story City Early Wins A visual progression of the pLAn section The vision statement from the pLAn for each Replenishing L.A.’s Incentivized Rebates: Water Supply DWP and Conservation
colors to inform the reader where they are in topic that is ambitious and achievable in the Highlighting In May 2015, Mayor Garcetti, Los Angeles World “We must re-imagine our L.A.’s award-winning Save the Drop campaign Progress by helped mobilize Angelenos to replace 33 Airports and Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation signed relationship with water, million square feet of turf, resulting in over 1 an agreement authorizing construction of a $39 million billion gallons of water saved per year. We also the annual report next 20 years a story facility aimed at cleaning up polluted stormwater runoff We must be responsible with how a City of L.A. saved nearly 3 billion gallons of water through from LAX before it can flow into the Santa Monica Bay. we treat it, across its entire cycle. toilets, smart irrigation controls, and other This underground facility will put 60 million gallons of devices for which DWP provides rebates. demonstrating water into the groundwater basin each year to replenish We can no longer afford to let department on the water supply. The five-acre open field (a byproduct stormwater runoff as pollution into of these efforts) will also become park space. our ocean. Photo credit: LADWP progress on Approximately $32 million of the project’s cost will be an outcome, covered by bond proceeds from the voter-approved We must clean it, we must capture Proposition O to pay for water clean-up projects. it, and we must put it to good use.”
a significant Mayor Eric Garcetti initiative and/or at the project site near LAX Expanding recycled outcome, May 7, 2015 water in Griffith Park related project LA DWP and Rec & Parks began constructing a water storage tank as Environment initiative, and/ part of a larger recycled water project in the last year for Griffith Park and the Roosevelt Golf Course, which will produce 120 million gallons of recycled water per year. or project Environment
Photo credit: LADWP Local Water
Chapter 01 Transforming LAX Vision Angelenos have with drought tolerant reduced their water landscaping LAWA converted 2.39 acres of turf Progress usage by 19%. in the Central Terminal Area to low We lead the nation in or no water landscaping. 63% of the water conservation and Equivalency Thanks to the efforts of Angelenos to facilities at LAX have been converted Local respond to the call for conservation to recycled water irrigation. Potable and the Save the Drop campaign, water irrigation at LAX has been source the majority of Over 304 billion gallons have been reduced from 5 days a week to 2 our water locally. saved in L.A. since November 2014. Photo credit: LAWA WaterWise Project days a week. (Deccember 2015) That is equivalent to four billion cubic feet, which would fill the entire Rose Water Bowl 200 times! Introduction Progress on Select Outcome Targets
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-20% Environment Introduction
Reduce average per capita Replace 95 miles of water Reduce annual sewer potable water use by 20%. pipe infrastructure. spills to fewer than 100.
Angelenos have reduced DWP has replaced 38 miles of Spills totaled 118 in FY 2014-15, water use by 18%. water main through January 2016 down from 175 in FY 2013-2014. Los Angeles has embraced the “new normal” (DWP, 12/15) (Bureau of Sanitation, 2015) in the fifth year of a persistent drought. The pLAn’s Local Water goals ensure a strong future for our growing economy while protecting one of our most precious resources. It does this by developing local water supply, through capturing In the Last Year and cleaning storm water, through groundwater recharge and recycling wastewater – all to help significantly reduce our dependency on imported 2015 was the warmest Governor Jerry Brown LA DWP established a new water. In addition, it prepares us to bounce back year on record, as one extended the State of cistern rebate—in addition to Local Water Local Water from possible disasters, and keeps our rivers and of the worst droughts in California’s statewide rain barrels--to encourage beaches clean, usable, and thriving with wildlife. California history… emergency conservation Angelenos to capture and restrictions on water use reuse more water during the Feature Story:Partner Early Wins through October 2016 rainy season Partner Early Wins Heal the Bay set to Replenishing LA’simprove water literacy in Los Angeles 14 GettyImages-533971191 credit: Photo 15 Progress on Water Supply Heal the Bay, Pacoima Beautiful and Pacific American Volunteer Association launched a program to improve water literacy and an outcome, In May 2015, Mayor Garcetti, Los Angeles World “enhanceWe must Angelenos’re-imagine understanding our of our Airports and Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation signed currentrelationship dependency with water, on water imports and an agreement authorizing construction of a $39 million the potential for increasing local water supply. initiative, Adopt facility aimed at cleaning up polluted stormwater runoff We must be responsible with how from LAX beforePhoto it cancredit: Healflow the intoBay the Santa Monica we treat it, across its entire cycle. Bay. This underground facility will put 60 million gallons the pLAn of water into the groundwater basin each year to We can no longer afford to let replenish the water supply. The five-acre open field(a stormwater runoff as pollution into byproduct of these efforts) will also become park space. our ocean. Outcomes Approximately, $32 million of the project’s cost will be commitment covered by bond proceeds from the voter-approved WaterWe must clean LA it,Transforms we must capture Proposition O to pay for water clean-up projects. Residents’it, and we must put Yards it to good into use.” Listed are selected outcomes- and/or project Mayor Eric Garcetti Rainat the project Gardens site near LAX Environment TheMay River 2015 Project and Water LA’s Pilot Program -measurable, quantitative, related to the transformed 23 Panorama City residents’ yards with techniques that increase biodiversity,
Introduction Water Local harvest rainwater, infiltrate almost 4 acre-feet time bound deliverables-- pLAn by a local of water per year to groundwater, help prevent pollution in the LA River, and mitigate local flooding--all while reducing their water use to The rationale for the importance of the topic from the pLAn with progress organization or Photo credit: The River Project an average of 55 gallons per person per day. In the Last Year area and summary/highlights of key outcomes in the last year toward that set of partners included within it Key facts, news, and updates outcome underneath Angelenos have Neighborhood reduced their water Council challenging from the last year that inform usage by 18%. its residents to save In January 2016, the Greater Wilshire 304 billion gallons have been saved Neighborhood Council (GWNC) launched its the reader and are important in LA since November 2014. That is Photo credit: L.A. Mayor’s Office “180 Days to Turn it Around” Campaign – a equivalent to four billion cubic feet, voluntary challenge to residents to reduce which would fill the entire Rose Bowl their water usage by 20%. Many GWNC zip to the topic 200 times! codes are in the top 1% of water users in the City, and so far eight households have pledged to significantly reduce their water use by installing water efficient devices, appliances and landscaping.
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6 7 People Behind the pLAn: Meet L.A.’s Departmental Chief Sustainability Officers
Department of Aging Bureau of Engineering Department of City Planning Bureau of Street Lighting Marco Perez Mahmood Karimzadeh Shana Bonstin Norma Isahakian
Additional Sustainability Staff: Additional Sustainability Staff: Additional Sustainability Staff: Additional Sustainability Staff: Jennifer Ware Shawn Farzan, Zohra Akhter, Claire Bowin James Quigley Jeannie Park
Department of Animal Los Angeles Fire Department Los Angeles Police Bureau of Street Services Services Chief Fred Mathis Department Greg Spotts Dana Brown Commander Sean Malinowski Additional Sustainability Staff: Additional Sustainability Staff: Chief Nikki Brodowy Additional Sustainability Staff: Ron Lorenzen Commander Jeffrey Bert, Detective Michael Bland
Department of Building and General Services Department Port of Los Angeles Department of Safety Lisa Gabriel Christopher Cannon Transportation Osama Younan Marcel Porras Additional Sustainability Staff: Additional Sustainability Staff: Introduction Valerie Melloff Rachel McPherson Introduction
Bureau of Contract Housing and Community Los Angeles Public Library Department of Water and Administration Investment Department Eloisa Sarao Power Chris Smith Laura Guglielmo Nancy Sutley
Additional Sustainability Staff: Additional Sustainability Staff: Additional Sustainability Staff: Hannah Choi Sally Richman Aaron Gross
Department of Cultural Information Technolgy Department of Recreation Los Angeles World Airports Affairs Agency and Parks Lisa Trifiletti (Interim) Danielle Brazell Matthew Rudnick Agnes Lung-Tam Additional Sustainability Staff: Additional Sustainability Staff: Tamara McCrossen-Orr, Scott Daniel Tarica Tatro
Economic and Workforce Department of Bureau of Sanitation Los Angeles Zoo Development Department Neighborhood Empowerment Doug Walters Darryl Pon Stella Catanzarite Stephen Box
Additional Sustainability Staff: Jasmine Elbarbary
8 9 Local Water
Chapter 01
Vision
We lead the nation in Local water conservation and source the majority of Water our water locally. Progress on Selected pLAn Outcomes
2017 2017 2017 Environment
-20% Environment
Reduce average per capita Replace 95 miles of water Reduce annual sewer potable water use by 20%. pipe infrastructure. spills to fewer than 125
Angelenos have reduced L.A. has replaced 38 miles of Spills totaled 118 in FY 2014-15, water use by 19%. water main. down from 175 in FY 2013-2014. Los Angeles has embraced the “new normal” (Source: L.A. Department of Water and Power, (Source: L.A. Department of Water and Power, in the fifth year of a persistent drought. The February 2016) January 2016) (Source: L.A. Bureau of Sanitation, December 2015) pLAn’s Local Water goals ensure a strong future for our growing economy while protecting one of our most precious resources. It does this by developing local water supply, through capturing In the Last Year and cleaning storm water, through groundwater recharge and recycling wastewater – all to help significantly reduce our dependency on imported 2015 was the warmest Governor Jerry Brown LADWP established a new water. In addition, it prepares us to bounce back year on record, as one extended the State of cistern rebate—in addition to from possible disasters, and keeps our rivers and of the worst droughts California’s statewide rain barrels--to encourage beaches clean, usable, and thriving with wildlife. in California history emergency conservation Angelenos to capture and continues restrictions on water use reuse more water during the through October 2016 rainy season
10 GettyImages-533971191 credit: Photo 11 Local Water Local Water
Feature Story City Early Wins
Replenishing L.A.’s Incentivized Rebates: Water Supply DWP and Conservation
In May 2015, Mayor Garcetti, Los Angeles World “We must re-imagine our L.A.’s award-winning Save the Drop campaign helped mobilize Angelenos to replace 33 Airports and Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation signed relationship with water, million square feet of turf, resulting in over 1 an agreement authorizing construction of a $39 million billion gallons of water saved per year. We also facility aimed at cleaning up polluted stormwater runoff We must be responsible with how saved nearly 3 billion gallons of water through from LAX before it can flow into the Santa Monica Bay. we treat it, across its entire cycle. toilets, smart irrigation controls, and other This underground facility will put 60 million gallons of devices for which DWP provides rebates. water into the groundwater basin each year to replenish We can no longer afford to let the water supply. The five-acre open field (a byproduct stormwater runoff as pollution into of these efforts) will also become park space. our ocean. Photo credit: LADWP Approximately $32 million of the project’s cost will be covered by bond proceeds from the voter-approved We must clean it, we must capture Proposition O to pay for water clean-up projects. it, and we must put it to good use.”
Mayor Eric Garcetti at the project site near LAX Expanding Recycled May 7, 2015 Water In Griffith Park LADWP and Rec & Parks began constructing a water storage tank as Environment part of a larger recycled water project for Griffith Park and the Roosevelt Golf Course, which will produce 120 million gallons of recycled water per year. Environment
Photo credit: LADWP
Transforming LAX Angelenos Have With Drought Tolerant Reduced Their Water Landscaping LAWA converted 2.39 acres of turf Usage By 19%. in the Central Terminal Area to low or no water landscaping. 63% of the Thanks to the efforts of Angelenos to facilities at LAX have been converted respond to the call for conservation to recycled water irrigation. Potable and the Save the Drop campaign, water irrigation at LAX has been Over 30.4 billion gallons have been reduced from 5 days a week to 2 saved in L.A. since November 2014. Photo credit: LAWA WaterWise Project days a week. (Deccember 2015) That is equivalent to four billion cubic feet, which would fill the entire Rose Bowl 200 times!
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Feature Story:Partner Early Wins
Heal The Bay Set To Replenishing LA’sImprove Water Literacy In Los Angeles Water Supply Heal the Bay, Pacoima Beautiful and Pacific American Volunteer Association launched a program to improve water literacy and In May 2015, Mayor Garcetti, Los Angeles World “enhanceWe must Angelenos’re-imagine understanding our of our Airports and Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation signed currentrelationship dependency with water, on water imports and an agreement authorizing construction of a $39 million the potential for increasing local water supply. facility aimed at cleaning up polluted stormwater runoff We must be responsible with how
from LAX beforePhoto it cancredit: Healflow the intoBay the Santa Monica we treat it, across its entire cycle. Bay. This underground facility will put 60 million gallons of water into the groundwater basin each year to We can no longer afford to let replenish the water supply. The five-acre open field(a stormwater runoff as pollution into byproduct of these efforts) will also become park space. our ocean. Approximately, $32 million of the project’s cost will be covered by bond proceeds from the voter-approved WaterWe must clean LA it,Transforms we must capture Proposition O to pay for water clean-up projects. Residents’it, and we must put Yards it to good Into use.” Mayor Eric Garcetti Rainat the project Gardens site near LAX Environment TheMay River 2015 Project and Water LA’s Pilot Program transformed 23 Panorama City residents’ yards with techniques that increase biodiversity,
Local Water Local harvest rainwater, infiltrate almost 4 acre-feet of water per year to groundwater, help prevent pollution in the LA River, and mitigate local flooding--all while reducing their water use to Photo credit: The River Project an average of 55 gallons per person per day.
Angelenos have Neighborhood reduced their water Council Challenging usage by 18%. Its Residents To Save In January 2016, the Greater Wilshire 304 billion gallons have been saved Neighborhood Council (GWNC) launched its in LA since November 2014. That is Photo credit: L.A. Mayor’s Office “180 Days to Turn it Around” Campaign – a equivalent to four billion cubic feet, voluntary challenge to residents to reduce which would fill the entire Rose Bowl their water usage by 20%. Many GWNC zip 200 times! codes are in the top 1% of water users in the City, and so far eight households have pledged to significantly reduce their water use by installing water efficient devices, appliances and landscaping.
14 LADWP credit: Photo 1515 Local Solar
Chapter 02 Vision We increase L.A.’s clean and resilient energy supplies by Local capturing the energy from our abundant sunshine. Solar Progress on Selected pLAn Outcomes
2017 2017 2017
MW
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Environment Install at least 1 MW Solar on Increase total cumulative MW Launch a revised Integrated L.A. Convention Center roof of energy storage capacity Resource Plan (IRP)* to 24 MW (excluding Castaic Project completion expected Pump-Storage Plant) IRP process launched in 2016, in 4th quarter of 2016. Mayor directed LADWP to study (Source: Los Angeles Convention Center, February 2016) Current capacity at 9 MW, future scenario with no fossil fuels. other projects in progress (Source: Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, and on track to meet target. March 2016) (Source: Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Combining the abundance of sunshine our city March 2016) enjoys with the advantage of owning our own municipal utility, Los Angeles’ investment in solar is generating clean power, reducing *Launch IRP process that includes in the 2015 and/or 2016 IRP a local solar scenario that achieves the long-term stretch goal outcomes. This scenario will include a robust analysis of reliability, pricing, overall greenhouse gas reductions, future RPS regulatory targets and definitions, and the potential need to shift away from planned investments in fossil fuel power pollution, and improving grid reliability. The City generation. Technical studies on increased renewable penetration, commensurate renewable integration technologies, energy storage, and transportation electrification will be included in of Los Angeles has the most installed solar this IRP scenario. capacity of any U.S. city and is committed to investing in solar power to create local green jobs for Angelenos, drive innovation, and--when In the Last Year combined with back-up battery storage--help keep the city moving in the event of a disaster. The cost of installing solar on Congress extended clean The U.S. Supreme Court While progress toward targets for 2017 and 2025 homes decreased by 8% in energy investment and upheld a rule by the Federal local solar and storage targets have been slow as 2015, which is on top of a total production tax credits for Energy Regulatory Commission programs ramp up and technologies mature, our drop in installed system costs 7 years for solar and wind that opens up a new market commitment remains strong. of over 73% since 2006. energy sources, a significant for ‘demand response,’* (Source: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory boost that provides certainty offering further incentives for and Solar Energy Industry Assocation) for local solar development. distributed generation and battery storage. *Demand Response is an energy-saving strategy for consumers to reduce electricity use during peak hours through a combination of behavioral change and technology.
16 shutterstock / crystal51 credit: Photo 17 Local Solar Local Solar
Feature Story City Early Wins
Solar Powered Small Instant, Online Permitting Businesses at Port of L.A. Helps 7,000 Homeowners Save Time and Money A brand new artisan crafts market and brewery is cleaner electricity grid, helping the city meet helping to revitalize the Port of L.A. (POLA) by moving its renewable energy goals, while also bringing Installing Rooftop Solar into abandoned World War II era warehouses, giving local jobs and economic investment to the city. budding small businesses a home. CRAFTED at the This is the first FiT project at the Port, and helps The City saw strong demand for residential Port of L.A. worked with POLA, PermaCity Solar, and POLA move toward their 10MW solar goal by rooftop solar, averaging approximately 800 Constellation to install one of the largest rooftop solar 2018 (currently at 2.8 MW). These two warehouse applications a month by the end of 2015. projects from LADWP’s Feed-in Tariff (FiT) program.. roofs alone will generate enough clean, carbon- To effectively and efficiently handle demand, The FiT provides a financial incentive for developers free electricity to power 331 homes annually. LADBS designed an easy-to-use online and property owners to harness underutilized rooftop It will save 37.6 metric tons of carbon dioxide, Photo credit: Los Angeles Department of Water and Power system to provide instant permits for residential space to generate clean, solar energy and sell it at a equivalent to taking 400 cars off of L.A. streets. systems of 10KW or smaller, 90% of total profit. Solar projects, like this one, contribute to a installations. In the year following the program launch, on-line permits went up by 40%.
“We’re proud to contribute affordable, Source: L.A. Department of Building and Safety, February 2015 clean power to the City thanks to the LADWP’s FiT program.
As a business that supports the
Reducing Delays to Turn Environment environment by encouraging the sourcing, purchasing and appreciation On Home Solar Systems of locally made products, it is exciting to participate in LA’s local solar LADWP revamped its Solar Incentive Program (SIP) by automating the rebate
Environment movement as well.” process, separating it from interconnection, Rachel Sindelar and simplifying requirements for smaller Executive Director, projects. This has doubled LADWP’s CRAFTED at the Port of L.A. capacity, now achieving over 200 meter installs a week. Interconnection wait times Photo credit: L.A. Mayor’s Office have dropped from an average of eight weeks to about three weeks. Photo credit: Climate Resolve
Source: Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, February 2015 L.A. Has the Most Installed Solar of Any City in the Country Partnering with U.S. Department of Energy To date, L.A. has over 180 MW of installed local solar, enough (DOE) On Smart Grid to power 50,000 homes. Demonstration (Source: Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, March 2016) LADWP and DOE have deployed 51,000 advanced meters for residential, commercial, solar, and EV charging purposes across L.A. Together, customer-generated and automated demand response (DR) testing has shown 22 MW of savings. Customers can view their Photo credit: US Department of Energy hourly energy usage and receive messages from LADWP to participate in DR events.
Source: Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, February 2015
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Feature StoryPartner Early Wins
Solar Powered Small Eastside Sol Businesses at Port of L.A.REPOWER LA and a community coalition from the Eastside organized “Eastside Sol” A brand new artisan crafts market and brewery is L.A.’scleaner first electricity 100% solar grid, powered helping artthe andcity meetmusic helping to revitalize the Port of L.A. (POLA) by moving festival.its renewable The event energy attracted goals, 200while Eastside also bringing into abandoned World War II era warehouses, giving residentslocal jobs to and learn economic about clean investment energy. to the city. budding small businesses a home. CRAFTED at the ToThis continue is the first to support FiT project local at solar the andPort, and helps Port of L.A. worked with POLA, PermaCity Solar, and otherPOLA clean move energy toward technologies their 10MW solarin East goal L.A., by Constellation to install one of the largest rooftop solar Eastside2018 (currently Sol will at become 2.8 MW). an These annual two event. warehouse projects from LADWP’s Feed-in Tariff (FiT) program.. roofs alone will generate enough clean, carbon- The FiT provides a financial incentive for developers free electricity to power 331 homes annually.
and property ownersPhoto credit: to Losharness Angeles Alliance underutilized for a New Economy rooftop (LAANE) It will save 37.6 metric tons of carbon dioxide, space to generate clean, solar energy and sell it at a equivalent to taking 400 cars off of L.A. streets. profit. Solar projects, like this one, contribute to a
“SustainableWe’re proud to contribute LA affordable, clean power to the City thanks to the GrandLADWP’s FiT Challenge program. UCLA completed its five year work plan As a business that supports the
for the Sustainable LA Grand Challenge. Environment environment by encouraging the It has now kicked off an ambitious sourcing, purchasing and appreciation interdisciplinary research initiative bringing of locally made products, it is exciting together over 150 faculty to transform to participate in LA’s local solar the L.A. region to 100% renewable energy
Environment movement as well.” using solar and smart grid technology. Rachel Sindelar
Photo credit: Reed Hutchinson, UCLA Executive Director, CRAFTED at the Port of L.A.
Photo credit: http://www.permacity.com/
Everyone is Picking L.A. has the most installedPick My Solar Over the course of 2015, L.A. Cleantech solar of any city in the country*Incubator portfolio company Pick My Solar won $200,000 in prizes, thanks to To date, L.A. has over 180 MW recognition from DOE’s Sunshot Catyalyst of installed local solar, enough Award, Techweek’s LAUNCH Grand to power 50,000 homes. Championship, and Techweek’s LAUNCH
(Source: Los Angeles Department of L.A. competition. Pick My Solar was also Water and Power, March 2016) named 2015’s “Outstanding Small Business” from the U.S. Small Business Administration‘s Photo credit: Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator Small Business Development Center as part of L.A. Small Business Week.
20 shutterstock.com / egd credit: Photo 2121 Energy Efficient Buildings
Chapter 03 Vision
We save money and energy Energy by increasing the efficiency Efficient of our buildings. Progress on Selected pLAn Outcomes Buildings 2017 2017 2017 Environment Environment
Expand Los Angeles Better 12,500 homes retrofitted with Avoid cumulative 1250 GWh of Buildings Challenge (LABBC) residential PACE financing energy use between 2014 and to 60 million square feet 2017 due to efficiency programs With only 8 months of Over 27 million square feet residential PACE, over 2,600 DWP’s efficiency programs have enrolled in the LABBC this year. homes have been retrofitted, generated 912 GWh of savings In combination with an existing 40 21% of the way to our goal. (Source: L.A. Department of Water and Power) Buildings are the largest consumers of electricity million, L.A. is surpassing the 2017 (Source: CaliforniaFIRST and HERO, February 2016) in the city and the greatest source of greenhouse outcome ahead of schedule. gas emissions. Smart, cost-effective retrofits will (Source: LABBC, January 2016) benefit our buildings for decades, create local green jobs, and lower energy bills. Energy-efficient buildings also reduce LA’s contribution to global In the Last Year warming and create healthier, more comfortable spaces. Our city’s mild climate enables us to be a national leader in reducing energy consumption Governor Brown signed The California Energy The California legislature and make our buildings more efficient. LA’s vision SB 350, the landmark Commission adopted the adopted AB 802 which calls on is to significantly reduce energy consumption per Clean Energy and Pollution statewide Existing Buildings utilities to provide whole-building square foot across all building types in the city. Reduction Act of 2015, Energy Efficiency Action Plan energy usage information to which among other things which provides a roadmap to commercial and multi-family calls for the doubling of achieve efficiency goals. Many building owners to measure energy efficiency savings in strategies align with efforts in consumption over time and electricity and natural gas the pLAn. inform smart energy decisions. across the state.
22 shutterstock.com / trekandshoot credit: Photo 23 Energy Efficient Buildings Energy Efficient Buildings
Feature Story City Early Wins
Saving Energy and Water Angelenos Help Shape One Building at a Time Important Building Efficiency Policy The LA Better Buildings Challenge (LABBC) partners The Wiltern Theater, an Art Deco landmark on the with L.A. Department of Water and Power (DWP) to corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Western Avenue, In November of 2015, City Council unanimously help building owners save money by improving the also conducted a comprehensive energy audit. Using voted to move forward with an ordinance that energy and water efficiency of their properties. Through DWP’s EETAP upgrades, they installed and completed will improve the energy and water efficiency DWP’s Energy Efficiency Technical Assistance Program lighting upgrades, installed window films, cooling tower of the city’s largest buildings. The strong (EETAP), businesses can access incentives to make vital upgrades, new controls, and fixture replacements support was the result of a year’s worth of operational changes. This year, Sumitomo Realty & that have all resulted in close to a 30% savings in extensive stakeholder engagement lead by the Development Co. enrolled the InterContinental Hotel in electricity. The historic character of the theater makes it Mayor’s Sustainability team and Department
Century City with the LABBC and participated in DWP’s especially notable that they were able to develop such a Photo credit: LADWP of Building and Safety, with the support of EETAP to identify beneficial energy and water saving comprehensive project with valuable savings. the City Energy Project and Global Green. projects, upgrade the cooling and heating central plant, and install LED lighting in all 363 guestrooms, achieving an energy savings of 22%. To engage hotel guests they “ Just as water conservation is how we will get are installing a kiosk screen to display real time energy through our drought and control our water and water savings in accessible metrics. costs, energy conservation is how we will address climate change and keep our power Studio City Gymnasium bills low.” To Become City’s First Mayor Eric Garcetti Net-Zero Energy Building Environment
The Bureau of Engineering kicked off the City’s first Net-Zero Energy pilot project, the
Environment Studio City Gymnasium in Beeman Park. While this will be a huge asset to the neighborhood, it will also demonstrate the feasibility of designing self sustaining buildings. We expect
Photo credit: the project to be complete in 2019, ahead of InterContinental Los Angeles Photo credit: Benny Chan code requirements for Zero-Net Energy.
L.A.’s Efficiency City Saves Energy And Programs Have Money Through Smart Reduced Energy Use Use of Data The General Services Department (GSD) is by 912 Gigawatt Hours finding innovative ways to save energy and money by tracking energy usage at 300 municipal facilities. By keeping a proactive eye This reduces the same amount of on energy consumption, the City is leading greenhouse gas emissions as replacing by example, saving money and helping DWP 16,449,660 incandecsent lightbulbs to in its citywide effort to achieve 15% energy compact flourescent lightbulbs Photo credit: LADWP savings across the board.
Source: L.A. Department of Water and Power http://www.epa.gov/energy/greenhouse-gas -equivalencies-calculator
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Saving Energy and WaterGreening The Frontlines One Building at a Time Of Building Operations Through a collaboration with the Building The LA Better Buildings Challenge (LABBC) partners This reduces the same amount of greenhouse gas Skills Partnership, U.S. Green Building Council- with L.A. Department of Water and Power (DWP) to emissions as replacing 16,449,660 incandecsent lightbulbs Los Angeles, Building Owners and Managers help building owners save money by improving the Associationto compact of flourescentGreater Los lightbulbs.Angeles, and energy and water efficiency of their properties. Through Service Employees International Union- DWP’s Energy Efficiency Technical Assistance Program UnitedThe WilternService Theater, Workers anWest, Art 113Deco janitors landmark on the (EETAP), businesses can access incentives to make vital werecorner trained of Wilshireand certified Boulevard through and theWestern new Avenue, operational changes. This year, Sumitomo Realty & Greenalso Janitorconducted Education a comprehensive Program in 2015.energy audit. Using Development Co. enrolled the InterContinental Hotel in TheDWP’s program EETAP was upgrades, so successful they thatinstalled it is and completed Century City withPhoto the credit: LABBC Daniel Paredes, and Buildingparticipated Skills Partnership in DWP’s nowlighting on track upgrades, to train installed close to window 100 more films, cooling tower EETAP to identify beneficial energy and water saving janitorsupgrades, in just new the controls,first quarter and offixture 2016. replacements projects, upgrade the cooling and heating central plant, that have all resulted in close to a 30% savings in and install LED lighting in all 363 guestrooms, achieving electricity. The historic character of the theater makes it an energy savings of 22%. To engage hotel guests they especially notable that they were able to develop such a are installing a kiosk screen to display real time energy comprehensive project with valuable savings. and water savings in accessible metrics. Elevating The Average “OfficeJust as water Space conservation is how we will get through our drought and control our water Environment costs,BuroHappold energy Engineering’sconservation newis how office we will addressin downtown climate L.A. change treads lightlyand keepon the our power billsenvironment low.” while making the health and well-being of its occupants a top priority.
Environment MayorKey features Eric Garcetti of the design such as lighting controls, solar film, standing workstations, vegetation throughout the space, and a worm composting bin helped them earn
Photo credit: Photo credit: the L.A. Green Business Certification. http://www.intercontinentallosangeles.com/Photo credit: Jodi Christopher,http://cinematreasures.org/ BuroHappold Engineering
The Savings Continue L.A.’s Efficiency to Add Up
Programs Have Kilroy Realty Corporation Los Angeles committed to reducing energy and Reduced Energy Use water usage by 10% in five years. Since adopting the pLAn, Kilroy has reduced by 912 gigawatt hours. energy usage by an additional 2.3% and water usage by another 2.2% across their portfolio, which spans nearly 800,000 This reduces the same amount of square feet of office space. greenhouse gas emissions as replacing 16,449,660 incandecsentPhoto credit: lightbulbs Kilroy Realty Corporation to compact flourescent lightbulbs
Source: L.A. Department of Water and Power http://www.epa.gov/energy/greenhouse-gas -equivalencies-calculator
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Chapter 04
Vision
As a proactive leader on climate issues, Carbon we strengthen L.A.’s economy by dramatically reducing GHG emissions and & Climate inspiring other cities to follow our lead. Progress on Selected pLAn Outcomes Leadership 2017 2017 2025
-20% Environment Environment
Reduce GHG emissions Lead mayors of largest U.S. cities Be completely divested from below 1990 baseline to sign on to Mayors’ National coal-fired power plants Climate Action Agenda L.A. reduced GHG By selling the Navajo emissions to 20% below 34 mayors have now joined Generating Station, L.A. is on 1990 levels as of 2013. forces to improve municipal GHG track to fully divest by 2025. (Source: City of L.A. Climate Action Report inventories, support the Paris climate Climate change, one of the greatest challenges and Greenhouse Gas Inventory) agreement and Clean Power Plan, facing modern humanity, will have dramatic effects and address critical issues like on the Los Angeles area in coming decades. The methane rules. pLAn sets out an ambitious vision for reducing greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions, reducing the impact of climate change, and building support In the Last Year for action. Mayor Garcetti’s commitment to driving climate action here in L.A., now serves as a rallying cry for other national and global cities, to 2015 was the Earth’s warmest At COP 21 in Paris, In August 2015 President act together to fight global warming. since record-keeping began 195 nations reached a Obama announced his in 1880, with 10 out of 12 landmark accord that will for Clean Power Plan, setting months being the warmest on the first time commit nearly achievable standards to record. The previous warmest every country to lowering reduce carbon dioxide year was 2014. This trend planet-warming greenhouse emissions by 32 percent demonstrates the impact of gas emissions and stave off from 2005 levels by 2030. climate change. the most drastic effects of climate change.
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Los Angeles is on Track to Go From Completed the First 50% Coal Power to Coal-Free by 2025 Greenhouse Gas Emissions 50 Inventory in a Decade Los Angeles is uniquely placed to promote coal-free LADWP will stop receiving its 477 megawatt 40 energy through its city utility, L.A. Department of share of coal power from Navajo when the 30 L.A. produced its 2013 inventory, its first in ten MMtCO2e 36.2 Water and Power (LADWP). LADWP has committed sale closes on July 1, 2016. As a result, one of the 20 29 18.7 years, and updated its 1990 baseline inventory. to achieve a 50% renewable target by 2030 and to coal-fired power units will be permanently This showed a 20% reduction in emissions, be coal-free by 2025. No other utility in America is shut down, which will significantly reduce total 1990 2013 2025 meaning L.A. is nearly halfway toward its undertaking such a significant transformation of its US carbon emissions. Baseline 20% 45% 45% 2025 reduction target. L.A. was the first power generation capacity. Image credit: Terry Diamond U.S. big city to apply the Global Protocol for The sale will reduce LADWP’s greenhouse gas Community-Scale Greenhouse Gas Emission To turn this commitment into a reality, an agreement emissions by 5.39 million metric tons over the next Inventories standard developed for the was reached in May to sell LADWP’s 21% share in 3 ½ years—equivalent to taking over one million Compact of Mayors. the coal-fired Navajo Generating Station outside cars off the road. of Page, Arizona. “It is critical to show the world how cities are leading the way in combating climate change. We are transforming our City day-by-day. L.A.’s electrical grid is moving toward becoming coal-free by 2025. We are getting closer to Mayor Garcetti and having the largest EV fleet of any city in the U.S. We are providing residents with more L.A. Leading Nationally Environment opportunities to go solar and drive electric on Climate Change — or not drive at all.” Mayor Garcetti established the domestic
Environment Mayor Eric Garcetti Mayors’ National Climate Action Agenda Photo credit: LADWP (MNCAA) with Houston and Philadelphia’s mayors. With 34 U.S. Mayors now Photo credit: City of L.A. members--including the nation’s 5 largest U.S. cities—MNCAA launched their 100 days to Paris #ClimateMayors, while also organizing cities to support President L.A. Reduced Greenhouse Obama’s Clean Power Plan. Gases by 20% L.A. has reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 20% L.A. Hosts First U.S.-China since 1990 (as of 2013), which is the equivalent of taking 1.3 million cars off the road Climate Leaders’ Summit Mayor Garcetti hosted the first U.S.-China Climate Leaders’ Summit in October 2015, a landmark meeting between American and Chinese officials that led to the “U.S.- China Climate Leaders Declaration,” which reinforced U.S. and Chinese cities’ commitment to fighting climate change.
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Los Angeles is on track toThe go City from Joined the Fight 50% coal power to coal-freeto Protect by 2025 the President’s Clean Power Plan Los Angeles is uniquely placed to promote coal-free LADWP will stop receiving its 477 megawatt energy through its city utility, L.A. Department of Losshare Angeles of coal joined power 53 from other Navajo cities andwhen local the Water and Power (LADWP). LADWP has committed governmentssale closes on in Julyfiling 1, 2016.an amicus As a result,brief in one support of the of to achieve a 50% renewable target by 2030 and to Presidentcoal-fired Obama’s power unitsClean will Power be permanently Plan (CPP), and be coal-free by 2025. No other utility in America is askingshut down, the D.C.which Circuit will significantlyCourt of Appeals reduce to totalallow undertaking such a significant transformation of its theUS carbonEnvironmental emissions. Protection Agency to regulate power generation capacity. greenhouse gases emitted from existing power plants.The sale LADWP will reduce also hasLADWP’s joined greenhousewith other utilities gas To turn this commitmentPhoto credit: LADWP into a reality, an agreement inemissions a motion by to 5.39 intervene million inmetric support tons of over the CPP,the next was reached in May to sell LADWP’s 21% share in and3 ½ years—equivalentis committed to transitioning to taking over off onecoal millionby 2025 the coal-fired Navajo Generating Station outside cars off the road. of Page, Arizona. “It is critical to show the world how cities are leading the way in combating climate change. We are transforming our City day-by-day. RaisingL.A.’s electrical Awareness grid is moving toward in becoming coal-free by 2025. We are getting closer to Cityhaving Libraries,the largest EV fleet and of anyHelping city in the U.S. We are providing residents with more Environment Residentsopportunities to goConserve solar and drive electric —The or city’snot drive73 libraries at all.” are loaning patrons devices to monitor energy
Environment Mayoruse in theirEric Garcettihomes, providing residents Photo credit: LADWP with water saving devices like low-flow showerheads, and raising awareness about climate change and sustainability via programs, books and other items.
Photo credit: L.A. Public Library L.A. reduced greenhouse gases by 20%
Equivalent to taking 1.3 million cars off the road Climate Day LA Climate Resolve and ecoAmerica held the first ever Climate Day LA, bringing together over 600 Angelenos to discuss their role in being part of the solution to climate change. The conference culminated in the Los Angeles Declaration on Climate Change, sending a unified message of support for climate action from the faith, health, education, government, and business sectors.
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Chapter 05
Vision
L.A. becomes the first big city in Waste the U.S. to achieve zero waste, and recycle and reuse most & Landfills of its waste locally. Progress on Selected pLAn Outcomes
2017 2017 2025 Environment Environment
Expand local organic waste Implement a waste franchise Increase landfill deversion rate to collection program system to increase recycling, at least 90% The L.A. Bureau of Sanitation reduce pollution and reach an With the implementation of Zero initiated a food waste 80% diversion rate Waste LA in 2017 and other collection and composting pilot The Zero Waste L.A. Commercial programs, L.A. will take the next program for 8,700 households, and Multifamily Franchise steps to move from 76.4% diversion Every household and business in the city generates and expansion planning is System is scheduled to start to 90% diversion by 2025. waste, and our local landfills are filling up. By underway. summer 2017. (Source: L.A. Bureau of Sanitation) managing our waste in a smarter way through (Source: Bureau of Sanitation) recycling and reusing materials such as packaging, food waste, and old electronics, we can turn this problem into an opportunity. Embracing resource In the Last Year recovery will provide opportunities for Los Angeles to use new technologies and methods, propelling us toward a cradle-to-cradle future, where most Governor Jerry Brown Based on CalRecycle’s Assembly Bill 341 established waste is ultimately reused locally rather than signed Assembly Bill 1826 2016 “State of Disposal in a new statewide goal of 75% exported elsewhere. Recovering materials from requiring commercial California,” California’s 2014 recycling through source the waste stream and reusing them locally will customers to sign up for recycling rate was 50%. reduction, recycling and decrease our need for diminishing resources composting or anaerobic composting by 2020 and stimulate green-job growth. digestion service starting this year. This will create a demand for compost and the facilities and investments needed to increase its collection and use.
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Where Zero Means More Clean Fuel Program
The City of Los Angeles Public Works’ Bureau of businesses, simplify the process of receiving waste L.A. Bureau of Sanitation (BOS) opened a new Sanitation (BOS) has made great strides towards services, require excellent customer service, and compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station developing the largest and most ambitious Commercial provide the infrastructure development needed as part of its “Clean Fuel Program.” Currently, and Multifamily Franchise system (Zero Waste LA) in to reach Zero Waste. The City of L.A., in addition over 75% of the City’s collection fleet use clean the country. Zero Waste LA expands local organic to its 90 percent diversion goal, incorporated fuel. The new fueling station will move the City waste-collection; and through a waste franchise system goals such as fair customer rates, improving closer to its target of 100%. in 2017 will increase commercial recycling rates, reduce air quality, and improving health and safety for pollution from heavy-duty waste-hauling vehicles, and waste workers. L.A. also developed a Solid Waste enhance material recovery opportunities to reach an Integrated Resources Plan (SWIRP), which lays out 80% diversion rate by 2020. The Zero Waste LA system strategies for how to meet its Zero Waste goals.
will bring environmental benefits to its customers and Photo credit: LA Bureau of Sanitation
“This is one of the most ambitious programs of its kind in the world and will provide clean air, good jobs, and recycling for all.”
Mayor Eric Garcetti Digester Gas Utilization Project
In November 2015, BOS began construction Environment on the Digester Gas Utilization Project (DGUP) at the Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant. This 25-megawatt digester gas renewable
Environment energy project will eventually completely fulfill the energy needs at Hyperion. It is set for completion in December 2016. Photo credit: Bureau of Sanitation
Photo credit: LA Bureau of Sanitation
L.A. Recycles and Diverts 3 Times More Waste than Actually Goes to the Landfill Cops Commit to Los Angeles diverted enough Reducing Paper Use waste for recycling to fill the L.A. Coliseum 21 times. After the release of the pLAn, the LAPD integrated several sustainability priorities into the department’s Strategic Plan. Given the enormous amount of paper used for printing investigative reports and other needs, Chief Charlie Beck sent out a bulletin directing the 10,000 men and women of LAPD to reduce paper use through double-
Photo credit: Los Angeles Police Department sided copying, e-reporting, and other conservation strategies. Now the paper reduction policy is being modeled by other City departments.
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Where Zero Means MoreDon’t Waste
The City of Los Angeles Public Works’ Bureau of L.A.businesses, Coalition simplify the process of receiving waste Sanitation (BOS) has made great strides towards Don’tservices, Waste require LA isexcellent a coalition customer of over service, 36 and developing the largest and most ambitious Commercial community,provide the environmental,infrastructure developmentfaith and labor needed and Multifamily Franchise system (Zero Waste LA) in organizationsto reach Zero working Waste. Theto increase City of L.A.,L.A.’s in addition the country. Zero Waste LA expands local organic recyclingto its 90 percentand composting diversion whilegoal, cleaningincorporated waste-collection; and through a waste franchise system upgoals a historicallysuch as fair dirty customer and dangerous rates, improving in 2017 will increase commercial recycling rates, reduce industry.air quality, The and Coalition improving was healtha driving and force safety for pollution from heavy-duty waste-hauling vehicles, and behindwaste workers.L.A.’s new L.A. waste also haulingdeveloped franchise a Solid Waste enhance material recovery opportunities to reach an system,Integrated launching Resources in 2017. Plan (SWIRP), which lays out 80% diversion rate by 2020. The Zero Waste LA system strategies for how to meet its Zero Waste goals.
will bring environmentalPhoto credit: Losbenefits Angeles Alliance to itsfor a customersNew Economy and
“This is one of the most ambitious programs of its kind in the world and will provide clean air, good Bigjobs, andBelly recycling Solar for all.” Trash and RecyclingMayor Eric Garcetti Compactors
L.A. Bureau of Sanitation joined Councilmember Gil Cedillo (Council District Environment 1) and community members in announcing the installation of 66 Big Belly solar trash compactors
Environment and 24 recycling bins in three high traffic areas of the District. The placement of these compactors is part of an overall Photo credit: X City effort to reduce litter, increase Photo credit: L.A. Bureau of Sanitation recycling, and improve the quality of life.
L.A. recycles and diverts 3Clean times Streets more Corps waste than actually goes toTackling the landfillAbandoned Waste in our Streets Los Angeles diverted enough waste for recycling to fill the The creation of a Clean Streets Corps L.A. Coliseum 21 times. –a partnership between the city and Neighborhood Councils, community organizations, businesses and residents —will help create a cadre of engaged people who will call 311 and report areas that need to be cleaned up. This is part Photo credit: L.A. Bureau of Sanitation of Mayor Garcetti’s “Clean Streets” initiative which deploys Clean Street Crews to target abandoned waste hot spots, alleys and chronic dumping areas, and excess vegetation throughout the City.
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Chapter 06
Vision
We address L.A.’s housing shortage, ensure Housing & that most new units are accessible to high-quality transit, and close the gap Development between incomes and rents. Progress on Selected pLAn Outcomes
2017 2017 2025 Economy Economy Increase the annual amount of Increase cumulative new Issue permits for 17,000 new funds dedicated to affordable housing unit construction by units of housing within 1,500 housing by at least 33% 37,500, on way to 2021 goal feet of transit of 100,000 units* L.A. more than doubled the The City permitted 11,195 new amount of funds available for The City has permitted 37,702 housing units within 1,500 feet affordable housing, including units from July 2013 to December of transit, 2/3 of the way more than $5M to the 2015, putting us on track to meet toward the 2017 outcome. The availability and affordability of housing Affordable Housing Trust Fund. this goal. are among the most visible and important (Source: L.A. Department of Building and Safety)” (Source: L.A. Department of Building and Safety *This outcome reflects 2017 interim progress toward economic issues facing Angelenos today. the 2021 and 2025 Outcome for New Housing. They’re also critical elements to a strong and thriving Los Angeles. The pLAn and its strategic initiatives aim to ease housing costs, lower In the Last Year utility bills, promote appropriate development, encourage housing around transit, and increase the production and preservation of affordable City Councilmembers In October 2015, Assembly In November 2015, the housing. These steps will allow Los Angeles to introduced motions to Bill 744 was signed into Department of Building and serve all individuals and families, while improving encourage granny flats as law which allows affordable Safety implemented a variety total housing affordability in L.A. and preventing accessory dwelling units housing developers to of development reform the loss of existing affordable housing. and to collect rent data significantly save on costs initiatives to streamline the to better target affordable by decreasing parking development of new housing, house preservation. space requirements for including the Expanded affordable housing. Counter Plan Check Program.
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L.A. Secures $30 Million from the Cap and Streamlining Trade Funded Affordable Housing and Affordable Housing In October 2015, the Mayor signed Executive Sustainable Communities (AHSC) Program Directive 13, which instructed Department of Building and Safety, Housing and Community Providing affordable and accessible housing are critical One of the recent AHSC project awardees is the Investment Department, and Department of elements to make Los Angeles a strong and thriving MacArthur Park Apartments Phase B. This project Planning to streamline housing developments city. The pLAn and its strategic initiatives aim to ease is an example of a successful public-private that have at least 20% of their units listed as housing costs, promote appropriate development, partnership to develop a mixed-income community affordable. The Executive Directive also asks encourage new housing near transit, and increase the that contains affordable housing and pedestrian- departments to create priority processing production and preservation of affordable housing. A oriented retail. The project sits on a regional incentives for housing developments that major win for the City in the past year was doubling transit hub that feeds into a network of bus and Photo credit: L.A. Mayor’s Office include targeted levels of affordable units. the City’s allocation of $15 million from the Affordable rail lines stretching across LA County. The project Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) Program. is a joint development effort by McCormack Baron The $30 million available to the City for 2016 will fund Salazar (MBS) and LA County Metro and a model more than 700 units of affordable housing units. More for effective transportation and land use planning. than 200 of these units are specifically targeted for Projects like this help implement policy objectives of homeless residents, and about 100 are dedicated to reducing vehicle trips in order to ultimately achieve seniors. the goal of eliminating harmful greenhouse gas Helping Renters emissions and fostering sustainable growth. Understand their Rights
In January 2016, the Mayor’s office announced Economy “The Strategic Growth Council’s substantial AHSC award new initiatives that increase awareness of to developments in Los Angeles is a true testament to renters’ rights and landlord obligations under Mayor Garcetti’s leadership to bring alternative funding the City’s Rent Stabilization Ordinance (RSO). sources for the production of new affordable housing For example, any member of the public can Economy near transit here in the city.” find out whether a property is rent-stabilized by visiting L.A.’s Zoning Information & Map Robin Hughes, President and CEO of the affordable Access System (ZIMAS) and whether an housing developer Abode Communities application was submitted to remove a rent- Photo credit: Housing & Community Investment Department stabilized property from the rental market under the Ellis Act within the previous 5 years.
Photo credit: McCormack Baraon Salazar
L.A. on Track to Build New Launched Affordable Housing Housing Nexus Fee Study 37,702 new housing units In October 2015, the Mayor announced permitted in the City of his support for studying and ultimately Los Angeles from June 2013 adopting an affordable housing linkage to December 2015 fee on new development that could raise tens of millions of dollars for affordable housing activities. To inform the Council and Mayor on policy options for this initiative, the Mayor launched a new affordable housing nexus fee Photo credit: Housing & Community Investment Department study managed by the Department of City Planning and the Housing and Community Investment Department.
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Los Angeles Expands New L.A. Secures $30 million fromGeneration the Cap Fund and Trade funded Affordable Housing and In August 2015, Mayor Garcetti, the L.A. Housing and Community Investment Sustainable CommunitiesDepartment, (AHSC) and Enterprise Program. Community Providing affordable and accessible housing are critical Partners,One of the Inc. recent expanded AHSC the project City’s awardeesNew is the elements to make Los Angeles a strong and thriving GenerationMacArthur Fund,Park Apartmentsbringing an Phaseadditional B. This project city. The pLAn and its strategic initiatives aim to ease $50is an million example to create, of a successful preserve andpublic-private retrofit housing costs, promote appropriate development, affordablepartnership housingto develop in L.A. a mixed-incomeSince 2008, the community New Generation Fund has provided $107 million for encourage new housing hear transit, and increase the that contains affordable housing and pedestrian- the construction and preservation of 2,000 production and Photopreservation credit: Adobe Communitiesof affordable housing. oriented retail. The project sits on a regional affordable units. The City’s biggest win in the past year was doubling transit hub that feeds into a network of bus and the City’s allocation of $15 million from Affordable rail lines stretching across LA County. The project Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) Program is a joint development effort by McCormack Baron thanks to an intensive lobbying effort and support from Salazar (MBS) and LA County Metro and a model multiple partners. The $30 million available to the City for effective transportation and land use planning. for 2016 will fund more than 700 units of affordable Project like this help implement policy objectives of housing units in the City. More than 200 of these units reducing vehicle trips in order to ultimately achieve are specifically targeted for homeless residents, and the goal of eliminating harmful greenhouse gas about 100 are dedicated to seniors. Habitatemissions and forfostering Humanity sustainable growth.
Kicks off their “Adopt the Economy “Need Quote” pLAn” Commitment Quote Person In October 2015, Habitat for Humanity L.A.
Economy began water wise retrofits for 1000 homes as part of their “Adopt the pLAn” commitment. Habitat L.A., with more than four-hundred Lowe’s employee volunteers, spent over 5,000 volunteer hours changing lawns to synthetic grass and mulch, planting drought tolerant
Photo credit: Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles plants, as well as installing new low-flow toilets and shower heads.
Photo credit: McCormack Baraon Salazar 34,272 new housing units permitted in the City of Los Angeles Metrofrom Approves June New Goals 2013 to December 2015 for Affordable Housing In July 2015, the Metro Board approved Mayor Garcetti’s suggested approach to joint development projects, with a goal of including at least 35% affordable housing in new developments on Metro-owned land.
Photo credit: Metro
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Chapter 07
Vision
We invest in rail, bus lines, pedestrian/bike Mobility safety, and complete neighborhoods that provide more mobility options and & Transit reduce vehicle miles traveled. Progress on Selected pLAn Outcomes
2017 2017 2025 Economy Economy
Complete L.A. Metro’s Establish bike share system in Increase multi-modal regional integrated bike L.A. starting with at least 65 connections at 10 rail stations share system plan stations and 1,000 bicycles LA Metro completed multi- The Mayor’s Office worked The Mayor’s Office & LADOT modal connections at 11 rail with L.A. Department of worked with Metro to select the stations, including via 42 car Transportation (LADOT) and provider for L.A.’s downtown share vehicles with Zip Car. Traffic and difficulty in moving around the city are Metro to complete and release bike share program, which is set an unfortunate part of Los Angeles’ image and the Bike Share Implementation to launch Summer 2016, with 80 reality. Traffic also presents a significant economic Plan. (Adopted June 25, 2015) stations and 1,090 bicycles. challenge and quality of life impact. As L.A. expects to add another 500,000 residents over the next 20 years, it is critical that the city provides In the Last Year more options for Angelenos to move around and get to where they need to go. We will focus on public transit, bicycling, walking, and locating To make mobility in Los Angeles has the highest L.A. Metro began to update its Angeleno’s residences near transit and the places Los Angeles easier for number of Waze users in the Long Range Transportation Plan they would want to travel. residents and visitors, United States, with about 1.3 (LRTP) and released a draft LAX now welcomes pick- million Angelenos sharing expenditure plan for a Potential ups from transportation information on Waze each Ballot Measure that will network companies (TNCs) month. The city is second in enhance mobility and position like Lyft and Uber. the world, behind Sao Paolo. the region for future growth and transportation needs.
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Connecting the Skyline Xerox’s Go LA Helps to the Shoreline Angelenos Make Greener Transit Choices February 2016 marked substantial completion of the Exposition Line Extension to Santa Monica and the Mayor Garcetti’s newly appointed transfer of the management of the line from the state transportation technology fellow worked created Expo Authority to Metro. Scheduled to open with LADOT and Xerox to launch the Go on May 20th, 2016, Phase 2 of the Metro Expo Line LA app – giving residents the ability to project is a 6.6-mile extension of the 80-station Metro filter transportation choices by price, Rail System from the existing station at Culver City speed and environmental impact – which west to Santa Monica. Phase 2 connects Santa Monica is just one example of the City’s work by rail to Downtown L.A., Pasadena, San Fernando Photo credit: Medgar Parrish, L.A. Department of Transportation to position itself as a national model in Valley, South Bay, Long Beach and dozens of points sustainable, tech-enabled transportation. in between. With seven new stations serving diverse L.A. neighborhoods such as Century City, West Los Angeles, and Santa Monica, the Metro Rail system will now expand to 87 stations and over 93 miles of rail to Photo credit: Metro destinations across L.A. County.
“We have a front row seat to the union of “With our eyes on the horizon, we’re Moving Out of the Way
transportation and technology, which we will continue building the best, most innovative, to Move People Faster Economy to push to improve options for all Angelenos. But no balanced and customer-focused matter how connected or driverless our commutes transportation system in the world for Public Works Bureau of Contract become, what makes Los Angeles great are safe, one of the best regions in the world.” Administration (BCA) mobilized more beautiful public spaces and streets.” inspectors to oversee and help expedite Economy City of L.A. permits needed for Metro Seleta J. Reynolds, Phillip A. Washington, Rail Projects such as the Expo Light Rail General Manager, Los Chief Executive Officer, Transit line, the Regional Connector, the Angeles Department of Metro Crenshaw/LAX Corridor and the Westside Transportation Subway Extension Projects. In doing so, BCA reduced impacts and delays on Photo credit: Medgar Parrish, L.A. Department of Transportation construction to electric, water, and sewer services by 62 percent. L.A. Bike Share Surpasses Goal Expanding Dynamically L.A.’s downtown bike share Priced Parking to will deploy 1,090 bikes in 2016 Support Transit Goals On November 5, 2015, Mayor Garcetti and LADOT expanded LA Express Park, L.A.’s award-winning demand based parking management program to Westwood. With the addition of Westwood, close to 20% of all on-street meters are now part of LA Express Park and further expanding dynamically Photo credit: Medgar Parrish, L.A. Department of Transportation priced parking further across the City.
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Connecting the skyline toMetro Investing in L.A. the shoreline Public Transportation
February 2016 marked substantial completion of the The $818 million Gold Line Foothill Exposition Line Extension to Santa Monica and the Extension Phase 2A is the first Measure transfer of the management of the line from the state R sales tax-funded project to open for created Expo Authority to Metro. Scheduled to open service.One of Withthe recentthe addition AHSC ofproject nearly awardees 12 miles is the in the San Gabriel Valley, it will become on May 20th, 2016, Phase 2 of the Metro Expo Line MacArthur Park Apartments Phase B. This project Metro’s longest rail line in L.A. County at project is a 6.6-mile extension of the 80-station Metro is an example of a successful public-private 31 miles. The Extension is projected to carry Rail System from the existing station at Culver City partnership to develop a mixed-income community 13,600 passengers per day by 2035. west to Santa Monica. Phase 2 connects Santa Monica that contains affordable housing and pedestrian-
by rail to DowntownPhoto credit: L.A., Joe Linton/StreetsblogPasadena, L.A.San Fernando oriented retail. The project sits on a regional Valley, South Bay, Long Beach and dozens of points transit hub that feeds into a network of bus and in between. With seven new stations serving diverse rail lines stretching across LA County. The project L.A. neighborhoods such as Century City, West Los is a joint development effort by McCormack Baron Angeles, and Santa Monica, the Metro Rail system will Salazar (MBS) and LA County Metro and a model now expand to 87 stations and over 93 miles of rail to Photofor effectivecredit: McCormack transportation Baraon Salazar and land use planning. destinations across L.A. County. Project like this help implement policy objectives of Onereducing More vehicle trips Traffic in order to ultimatelySolution achieve the goal of eliminating harmful greenhouse gas “We have a front row seat to the union of “WithemissionsIn April our 2015, eyesand Metro fosteringon the opened horizon, sustainable an we’readditional growth. five miles of bus-dedicated lanes, which
transportation and technology, which we will continue building the best, most innovative, Economy to push to improve options for all Angelenos. But no “balancedNeedalso allow Quote” andbicycles, customer-focused along Wilshire Blvd. The matter how connected or driverless our commutes transportationproject is intended system to further in the improveworld for bus become, what makes Los Angeles great are safe, Quoteonepassenger of Personthe travelbest regionstimes, service in the reliabilityworld.” beautiful public spaces and streets.” and ridership of the existing Wilshire corridor. Economy
Seleta J. Reynolds, Phillip A. Washington, General Manager, Los Chief Executive Officer, Angeles Department of Metro
Transportation Photo credit: Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.
Headline The Silver Line Express Show 1,090 bikes in DTLA type image (need # of car is a Time Saver trips bike share will reduce) In December 2015, Metro’s Silver Line extended its reach, traveling south from the Harbor Gateway Transit Center all the way to San Pedro. The Silver Line Express, which uses the I-110 Harbor Freeway Express Lanes, will save riders 15-20 minutes each trip.
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Chapter 08
Vision
We strengthen and grow our Prosperity & economy including through increased green jobs and investments in clean Green Jobs technology sectors. Progress on Selected pLAn Outcomes
2017 2017 2025 Economy Economy
Increase minimum Achieve $100 million of green Reduce unemployment gap wage to $13.25/hr. investment through the LA between City and County from Cleantech Incubator (LACI) 0.6% to 0.35% Landmark $15/hr minimum wage passed. (June 13, 2015) Through the end of 2015, LACI L.A. reduced the unemployment portfolio companies have gap to 0.3%, a 50% reduction since raised over $70 million. November 2014. The economic power of individual workers and the (Source: LACI, January 2016) green business sector are key components of a (Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, CA Employment sustainable city’s strength and vitality. Developing Development Department, January 2016) prosperity through green jobs can drive triple bottom-line returns that achieve economic success, improve equity, and strengthen the environment. In the Last Year The City has already passed a landmark minimum wage law and is quickly closing the unemployment gap with the county. Future opportunities include Following L.A.’s lead, the As part of the multi- Through the Prop. 39 Clean increasing the number of green jobs through water County of Los Angeles, Santa billion dollar modernization Energy Jobs Act, over 1,700 and energy efficiency, solar and transit investment, Monica, Long Beach and happening at LAX, the California schools, including while improving our national and global Pasadena approved similar Midfield Satellite Concourse 425 in L.A., secured $350 competitiveness in the clean tech sector. increases. This created the Project is on track to achieve million in grants for energy momentum that brought LEED Silver certification. efficiency and renewable Governor Brown, lawmakers energy projects. and labor leaders together to approve a statewide $15 minimum wage in April 2016.
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LA is First Big City to Introduce LACI is the #1 Cleantech $15 Minimum Wage Incubator Globally The LA Cleantech Incubator (LACI) has In 2015 Mayor Garcetti signed LA’s largest anti-poverty passed by the City Council that establishes an proven a successful incubation and measure into law, increasing the City’s minimum wage Office of Wage Standards (OWS), with $500,000 commercialization model, ranking #1 globally to $15.00 per hour by 2020. The law will give a raise budgeted in fiscal year 2015-2016 to fund for cleantech. LACI has helped over 40 to more than 600,000 Angelenos currently earning investigators and outreach efforts to ensure companies raise $70+ million and create minimum wage, helping lift them and their families out businesses are paying workers their fair share. more than 800 jobs. of poverty. The City of Los Angeles is leading the way The OWS will work to curtail wage theft and in the region, setting the example for other local cities, ensure a level playing field for businesses in the county and the state. In addition to the minimum Los Angeles, working in conjunction with current
wage, Mayor Garcetti signed into law an ordinance State efforts to enforce the minimum wage. Photo credit: LA Cleantech Incubator
“The minimum wage shouldn’t be a poverty wage. This is about the idea, that American ideal, that when someone works hard, they San Pedro Brewery should be able to support themselves, and they should be able to support their families.” Goes Green with
Mayor Eric Garcetti Help Of City
In February the Economic & Workforce Economy Development Department (EWDD) approved a $442,845 loan to help craft beer maker Brouwerij West build a brew plant and tap
Economy room in San Pedro. The brewery’s state-of- the-art brewing equipment uses 30% less water than traditional methods and will Source: LA Mayor’s Office Photo credit: LA Mayor’s Office create 25 jobs.
9,746 Green Jobs Created LA Kitchen Launched Since July 2013, analysis shows that 9,746 green The Economic and Workforce Development jobs have been created in Los Angeles from Department (EWDD) helped fund LA Kitchen. the solar, energy efficiency, and water sectors, In a 15-week program, former foster youth and as well as from LA Clean Tech Incubator incarcerated people will learn how to cook. companies. (NOTE: Green jobs created from LA Kitchen becomes the anchor tenant of LA transportation and recycling investment in L.A. Prep, a former warehouse in Lincoln Heights are not yet included) converted into 56 commercial-grade kitchen spaces for startup food makers.
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LA is first big city to introduceLargest Net Zero $15 minimum wage Retrofit in So Cal Nears Completion In 2015 Mayor Garcetti signed LA’s largest anti-poverty passed by the City Council that establishes an measure into law, increasing the City’s minimum wage TheOffice Net Zeroof Wage Plus StandardsElectrical Training(OWS), with $500,000 to $15.00 per hour by 2020. The law will give a raise Institutebudgeted will in be fiscal completed year 2015-2016 in April 2016.to fund to more than 600,000 Angelenos currently earning Theinvestigators facility, just and outside outreach the cityefforts boundary, to ensure minimum wage, helping lift them and their families out willbusinesses be a demonstration are paying workers center andtheir living fair share. of poverty. The City of Los Angeles is leading the way laboratoryThe OWS willfor worka variety to curtail of emerging wage theft and in the region, setting the example for other local cities, energyensure technologiesa level playing while field serving for businesses as in the county and the state. In addition to the minimum aLos training Angeles, center working for our in city’sconjunction future with current wage, Mayor GarcettiPhoto credit: signed Net Zero Plusinto Electrical law Trainingan ordinance Institute cleantechState efforts workforce. to enforce the minimum wage.
The minimum wage shouldn’t be a poverty wage. This is about the idea, that American ideal, that when someone works hard, they shouldHomeboy be able to supportIndustries themselves, and theyExpands should be able the to Solarsupport their families.” MayorTraining Eric Garcetti Program Economy With $100,000 in new donations, the Homeboy Solar Panel Training & Certification program has committed to
Economy training 150 previously incarcerated or previously gang-affiliated individuals in solar panel installation in 2016. Since the Source: http://money.cnn.com/2014/09/02/news/economy/los-angeles-minimum-wage/ inception of the program in 2008, more Photo credit: LA Mayor’s Office than 500 formerly incarcerated or gang affiliated individuals have been trained in solar panel installation. 9,294 Green Jobs Created (as of December 2015) Advancing Equity in These jobs include renewable energy, energy Solar Industry efficiency, wastewater, stormwater, clean tech, operations and maintenance and recycling As part of GRID Alternatives’ National Women jobs. Transportation jobs not included. in Solar Initiative, top female executives and Determining how best to calculate regionally job trainees from the Los Angeles Conservation quantified transportation employment at the Corps installed solar on a home in South Los city level is under development. Angeles. The program supports women in their professional growth while providing hands- on skills training. Since 2014 job trainees have logged more than 3100 training hours and 25 have secured employment in the solar industry. Photo credit: GRID Alternatives
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We are prepared for natural Preparedness disasters, and we decrease our & Resiliency vulnerability to climate change. Progress on Selected pLAn Outcomes
2017 2017 2025 Economy Economy Implement enhanced Install 10,000 new cool roofs Urban Heat Island: Reduce “Reverse 911” system to urban/rural temperature incorporate mobile 712 new cool roofs installed differential by at least 1.7 phones and alerts since early 2015 equals degrees by 2025 and 3.0 1,267,055 square feet of degrees by 2035 NotifyLA can now deliver new cool roofs. messages to land lines and L.A. is the first City in the US to (Source: L.A. Department of Water and Power, L.A. self-registered mobile devices Department of Building and Safety, February 2016) set a temperature target, and is We must prepare Los Angeles for future in times of emergency. working with USC to develop a
earthquakes and increasing climate disruptions (Source: L.A. Emergency Management Department, tracking and reporting protocol. facing our city, including bigger wildfires, longer 2016) and hotter heatwaves, and rising sea levels. Whether in the form of distributed water solutions to help increase local water supplies and fight In the Last Year fires post-earthquake, or the integration of grid- tied solar powered backup systems to keep fire stations running, it is immediately necessary to The California Environmental Los Angeles hired its first Based on last winter’s have proactive solutions to prepare the city. Protection Agency (CalEPA) Chief Resilience Officer expected El Nino season, L.A. released a study identifying who kicked off a process took a proactive approach and quantifying urban heat for developing a Resilience to preparedness with Mayor islands (UHI) across the state, strategy that will look Garcetti’s Executive Directive finding disproportionate UHI broadly at expanding and 14, coordinating City resources impacts in L.A. building upon city-wide early, and establishing an online, resilience efforts. one stop shop for preparing for anticipated storms– which included an El Niño Watch Map and distribution of rain barrels.
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Growing our Budget The Coolest Cool to Grow our Trees Pavement in Town In July 2015, L.A.’s Bureau of Street Services Urban heat island reduction requires various partnered with the Recreation and Parks strategies, including cool roofs, cool pavement, and Department to pilot a “cool pavement” tree planting. City Plants, a public-private partnership coating at the Balboa Sports Complex between the City of L.A. and non-profit and business parking lot. The material successfully cooled groups, was awarded $3.3 million from the state of the surface by approximately 10 degrees California via cap and trade funding. This money is compared to the adjacent, untreated black directed toward planting and maintaining over 4,000 asphalt, while passing the slip and skid tests trees along streets, open spaces, and in residents’ required for use on public streets. yards, concentrating on some of the most low canopy Photo credit: L.A. Bureau of Street Services parts of the City, including Pacoima, Sun Valley, San Photo credit: City Plants Fernando, Pico Union, Westlake, South L.A., Vermont corridor, and San Pedro. These trees also help with “Planting trees not only helps us fight climate stormwater capture and urban beautification. change, but also makes us more resilient against its impacts, and beautifies the community at the same time. We have great partners, and together we are working to protect and improve the most Seismic Retrofitting vulnerable communities in L.A.” L.A.’s most Vulnerable
Elizabeth Skrzat, Program Buildings Economy Director, City Plants In October 2015, Mayor Garcetti took a historic step in protecting people and property when he signed into law an ordinance mandating Economy the retrofits of approximately 13,500 soft-first story and 1,500 concrete buildings in the city. Helping Make L.A. Cooler This effort, spearheaded by City Councilmember Photo credit: L.A. Mayor’s Office Cedillo, was a collaboration between property Cool roofs installed since 2015 are saving 355,000 owners, tenants, and the City. kWh to 557,000 kWh annually, equivalent to saving approximately 315,789 lbs of coal from being burned
Reducing Energy Use and Providing Backup Solar Power During Emergencies -315,789 lbs. 355,000 kWh - 557,000 kWh of coal from In October 2015 Mayor Garcetti launched saved per year being burned a partnership with L.A. Fire Department with cool roofs = Foundation and Bollore Group. The project will incorporate a solar energy system, tied to both the electrical grid and backup battery power Photo credit: Erickson-Hall Construction Co to help a LAFD fire station reduce energy use, enhance energy security, and maintain crucial emergency services in the event of earthquakes or climate-related disruptions.
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Growing our Budget Installing Climate to Grow our Trees Ready Roofs Grid Alternatives, Habitat for Humanity of Urban heat island reduction requires various Greater Los Angeles, and Climate Resolve strategies, including cool roofs, cool pavement, and completed its first home in South LA as tree planting. City Plants, a public-private partnership part of a new collaboration to bring between the City of L.A. and non-profit and business renewable energy and climate resilience to groups, was awarded $3.3 million from the state of disadvantaged communities in L.A. California via cap and trade funding. This money is The partnership installs free solar panels directed toward planting and maintaining over 4,000 and cool roofs on low-income, single-family trees along streets, open spaces, and in residents’ homes, and expects to complete another yards, concentratingPhoto credit: on Habitatsome for ofHumanity the ofmost Greater lowLos Angeles canopy 15-20 homes in 2016. parts of the City, including Pacoima, Sun Valley, San Fernando, Pico Union, Westlake, South LA, Vermont corridor, and San Pedro. These trees also help with stormwater capture and urban beautification. MakingPhoto credit: City Plants Climate Smart “DecisionsYou don’t get to pretendin L.A. this isn’t going to happen. The earthquake is inevitable.”
Trust for Public Land is developing a tool to Economy Dr.help Lucy cities Jones identify priority locations for multi- benefit green infrastructure in underserved communities. Using data layer and GIS modeling, this tool will help cities prioritize investments, such as trees to reduce urban heat island and permeable surfaces to Helping Make reduce urban flooding, that meet the desired L.A. CoolerPhoto credit: Bureau of Sanitation climate and social resiliency outcomes.
Piloting High Tech Water Resilience In an effort to help Angelenos be more resilient against constrained water supply and storms, TreePeople is helping L.A. City and County launch the LA StormCatcher Project. This project retrofits homes with 355,000 kWh -315,789 lbs. - 557,000 kWh real time, cloud-basedof coal cisterns from and rain saved per year gardens to both optimizebeing theirburned water supply, with cool roofs quality, and flood prevention potential, and =offer distributed water sources, which the Photo credit: TreePeople Resilience by Design plan identifies as key to fighting fires and meeting human needs after an earthquake.
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We all have healthy Air air to breathe. Quality Progress on Selected pLAn Outcomes
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Install more than 1,000 Alternative power is Execute four zero-emissions publicly available EV available to 70% of ships goods movement pilots at charging stations Port of Los Angeles Now available to Goal surpassed with 1,024 52% of ships. Eleven test projects have Los Angeles has made historic strides in improving publicly available. (Source: Port of LA) been completed and four are its air quality since the 1970s, yet more work is (Source: Los Angeles Department of Water ongoing. and Power, April 2016) required to protect public health and improve (Source: Port of Los Angeles) our air. Mobile sources (trucks, ships, aircraft and personal vehicles) emit 90% of the region’s air pollutants. A key piece of the solution will be Los In the Last Year Angeles facilitating the transition to low and zero emission transportation primarily through electric vehicles (EVs) and promoting more sustainable The South Coast Air Quality The Aliso Canyon Storage The U.S. Environmental modes of transport. We will strive to eliminate Management District Facility gas leak was the Protection Agency (EPA) non-attainment days (i.e., air pollutants exceed reported that the amount of biggest environmental disaster strengthened the legal federal standards) by making EVs more convenient cancer-causing toxins in the since the Deepwater Horizon standards for ground-level and practical, and by shifting commercial goods Los Angeles basin air has oil spill, emitting the most ozone to 70 parts per billion movement to lower or zero emission technologies. fallen 65% since 2005. methane in US history and air (ppb) from 75 ppb to protect pollutants such as mercaptan, public health, requiring affecting the health of additional measures to thousands of residents. reduce air pollution in L.A.
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Electric Car sharing is Improving Air City Rolled Out Quality and Access to Transit for L.A.’s More EV Chargers The City secured grants to install 42 EV Poorest Communities charging stations in Civic Center facilities to support the roll-out of EVs into the The Sustainable City pLAn sets out the Mayor’s In partnership with community activists and municipal fleet. A Fast Charger was also ambitions for electric vehicles to reduce greenhouse organizations, the City, and an existing car share installed at the Los Angeles Zoo as part of gas emissions, improve air quality and increase access operator (to be selected), will deploy a 100-vehicle the West Coast Electric Highway along the to mobility options, all underpinned by expanding pilot fleet to severely disadvantaged communities adjacent Interstate 5 from the Canadian economic opportunity and promoting social justice. in Central LA (Downtown LA, Westlake and parts border to the Mexican border. of Koreatown). At least 70 of these vehicles will be
The Mayor’s Sustainability Office secured a $1.6m grant, pure battery electric. To support these vehicles 110 Photo credit: Los Angeles Zoo leveraged by an estimated additional $8m in City Level 2 charging units will be installed at on-and- resources and private investment, to provide EV off street public parking locations. car-sharing services to low-income Angelenos. The pilot will help avoid purchase of 1,000 private internal combustion engine vehicles, reducing an estimated 2,150 tons of CO2 annually as well as Port Wins Grants to air pollutant emissions. Help Trial Zero Emission Vehicles and Equipment “Our EV car sharing pilot is a perfect example Equity of how our state’s Cap and Trade dollars The Port of L.A. received $14.5 million to should be put to work: providing transportation trial zero emission technologies and $25 options for Angelenos in need, and helping million to trial 45 zero emission trucks. us achieve our clean air goals outlined in my Equity Sustainable City pLAn.”
Mayor Eric Garcetti Photo credit: Port of Los Angeles
State Senator Kevin de León, California Air Resources Board Chair Mary Nichols and L.A. Chief Sustainability Officer Matt Petersen announcing the launch of the new EV car sharing in disadvantaged neighborhoods program.
Photo credit: Sierra Club LAX to Convert Much of Ground Equipment Charging the to Electrics
Electric Revolution In April 2015, the Board of Airport Commissioners adopted the Ground Installed 1,024 electric charging stations; Support Equipment (GSE) Emissions over 300 on City property. Reduction Policy aimed at reducing emissions from the nearly 2,700 pieces 1,024 publicly available EV charging stations of equipment used to support aircraft are now installed in L.A., which includes 300 on operations, primarily, off-road equipment City property and meets the 2017 goal early Photo credit: Los Angeles World Airports such as tractors, tugs, tows, catering trucks, (Source: L.A. Department of Water and Power) belt loaders, and fuel trucks by 2021.
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Electric car sharing is improvingNational Driveair quality and access to transitElectric for Week L.A.’s In September 2015 non-profit Adopt-A- poorest communities’ Charger helped to organize a National Drive Electric Week event at Exposition The Sustainable City pLAn sets out the Mayor’s In partnership with community activists and Park where hundreds of people learned ambitions for electric vehicles to reduce greenhouse organizations, the City, and an existing car share about the environmental, financial, and gas emissions, improve air quality and increase access operator (to be selected), will deploy a 100-vehicle health benefits of electric vehicles. to mobility options, all underpinned by expanding pilot fleet to severely disadvantaged communities economic opportunity and promoting social justice. in Central LA (Downtown LA, Westlake and parts of Koreatown). At least 70 of these vehicles will be
The Mayor’s SustainabilityPhoto credit: National Office Drive Electric secured Week: Los aAngeles $1.6m grant, pure battery electric. To support these vehicles 110 leveraged by an estimated additional $8m in City Level 2 charging units will be installed at on-and- resources and private investment, to provide EV off street public parking locations. car-sharing services to low-income Angelenos. The pilot will help avoid purchase of 1,000 private internal combustion engine vehicles, reducing an Promotingestimated 2,150 tons Incentives of CO2 annually as well as forair pollutant Electric emissions. Vehicles to Transform Polluted “Our EV car sharing pilot is a perfect example Communitiesof how our state’s Cap and Trade dollars Equity should be put to work: providing transportation optionsEnvironment for Angelenos California Researchin need, and Policyhelping usCenter achieve collaborated our clean with air thegoals office outlined of Senatein my Equity SustainablePresident pro City Tempore pLAn.” Kevin De León on the Eastside Green Resource Fair, which provided Mayorresidents Eric in GarcettiBoyle Heights, a low-income Photo credit: EGP photo by Jacqueline García Latino community choked by freeways, with the opportunity to learn about the incentives available to reduce the purchase price of State Senator Kevin de León, California Air Resources Board Chair Mary Nichols and LA Chief Sustainability Officer Matt Petersen announcing the launch of the new EV zero- or low-emission vehicles. car sharing in disadvantaged neighborhoods program.
Photo credit: Sierra Club
West Coast Mayors Charging the Commit to Electric Vehicles RFI electric revolution Mayor Garcetti joined the mayors of Portland, Seattle, Eugene and San Francisco Installed 1,024 electric charging stations; in December 2015 for the West Coast Mayors over 300 on City property. Summit, focused on homelessness and climate action. The mayors announced a A further 104 chargers (at least) will be new consortium between cities to leverage installed this year, before reaching out purchasing power for buying electric target of 1,000 in 2017. (Source: DWP) Photo credit: City of Portland vehicles where requests for information to manufacturers can benefit the consortium For comparison, there are nearly instead of just one city at a time. 2,000 gas stations (with approx. 16,000 individual pumps) in L.A. County. (Source: California Energy Commission)
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We ensure that the benefits of the Environmental pLAn extend to all Angelenos. Justice Progress on Selected pLAn Outcomes
2017 2017 2025 Equity Equity
Reduce the number of Require all city farmers Implement Clean Up census tracts in the 10% of markets to accept EBT Green Up program CalEnviroScreen by 25%
The Farmers Markets for All In April 2016, City Council Over $35 million in cap Campaign launched and City approved the Clean Up Green and trade funds secured for Council moved to require all Up ordinance, which the Mayor projects in neighborhoods in Underserved, low-income individuals and city farmers markets to accept signed on April 22, 2016. the top 10% of CalEnviro Screen. communities often bear the burden of EBT. environmental pollution, health impacts and economic health challenges, and therefore need and deserve specific improvements and investments. All Angelenos have the right to In the Last Year health and opportunity in our city. Improving air quality and neighborhood conditions helps ensure that no Angeleno becomes or remains In October 2015, Assembly In October 2015, Assembly In February 2016, Governor marginalized. The pLAn also addresses food Bill 1288 (Atkins) added Bill 693 (Eggman) created the Brown proposed $176.6 million deserts and takes steps to deliver benefits two representatives to the nation’s largest program aimed dollars for expedited testing and from the green economy to all Angelenos. California Air Resources at increasing solar access to cleanup of lead contamination Board to work directly with low-income communities. in communities around the low-income communities former Exide plant in Vernon and communities of color which includes Boyle Heights. overburdened by pollution.
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Feature Story City Early Wins Ensuring All Low-Income Angelenos L.A. Public Library Joining Have Access to Fresh Food by 2035 the Healthy Food Movement Low-income communities often do not have fair access LAFPC also committed to the goal of creating This summer, the library secured two certified to fresh food, but with the help of community-based more healthy neighborhoods for all Angelenos Master Gardeners to create a sustainable organizations, local governmental agencies, and small and will help expand the Good Food Purchasing community garden at the John Muir Branch for businesses a number of different projects and policies Policy to 3-5 major institutions in Los Angeles so the benefit of the local south L.A. neighborhood. were developed to move towards a sustainable and that more Angelenos have access to nutritious The library invited the community to celebrate equitable food system. food that is grown locally and in a sustainable, the dedication of the garden with a public fair and humane manner. LAFPC also committed groundbreaking on October 31, 2015. In addition This year the Los Angeles Food Policy Council (LAFPC) to support the goal of ensuring all low-income to the urban garden, the Master Gardeners are played a key role in coordinating market managers, Angelenos live within ½ mile of fresh food and will working with librarians to create programs about city staff, USDA, County Department of Public Health train 60 neighborhood markets a year in business Photo credit: John Muir Library Branch gardening and healthy eating. and other key stakeholders to kick-off the Farmers and leadership development skills that promote Markets for All Campaign and ensure that all farmers the sale of healthy foods. markets in the City of Los Angeles accept and promote CalFresh benefits under California’s Electronic “Thanks to Mayor Garcetti’s Sustainable Benefit Transfer program. The Farmers Markets for All City pLAn, we are moving toward universal Working Group sponsored and introduced legislation CalFresh access (formerly known as “food Expanding the to make this a reality. stamps”) at EVERY Farmer’s Market in L.A. so that everyone can enjoy the bounty of locally- City’s Good Food grown fare.” Purchasing Policy Clare Fox Equity Executive Director, In October 2015, Councilmember Paul LA Food Policy Council Koretz (CD5) and Councilmember Jose Huizar (CD14) instructed Los Angeles World
Equity Airports, Department of Water and Power and the Port of L.A. to comply with the City’s Good Food Purchasing Policy. This food procurement policy requires a portion Photo credit: Leadership for Urban Renewal Network of city food purchases to meet standards for environmental sustainability, local Photo credit: Leadership for Urban Renewal Network economies, animal welfare and nutrition.
Food Equity Boosts the Food Economy Funding the Healthy Market Neighborhood Full Participation in CalFresh benefits program would Program generate an estimated $1.5 The L.A. Food Policy Council received billion in additional economic $250,000 from the Community Development activity per year in L.A. Block Grant to expand their Healthy County Estimated Neighborhood Market Network program that +$1.5 billion helps small businesses sell healthy food in per year underserved communities.
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New South L.A. Ensuring all low-income AngelenosMarket Offers Healthy have access to fresh foodFood by 2035 and More
Low-income communities often do not have fair access InLAFPC March also 2016, committed With Love to Market the goal and of Cafe creating to fresh food, but with the help of community-based openedmore healthy its doors neighborhoods in South LA. for It isall a Angelenos social organizations, local governmental agencies, and small enterpriseand will help focused expand on communitythe Good Foodinvestment Purchasing businesses a number of different projects and policies throughPolicy to quality 3-5 major food institutionsaccess, job in opportunities, Los Angeles so were developed to move towards a sustainable and andthat socialmore servicesAngelenos such have as cookingaccess toclasses, nutritious equitable food system. internships,food that isexercise grown clubslocally and and more. in a Throughsustainable, partnershipfair and humane with many manner. local LAFPC non-profits, also committed This year the LosPhoto Angeles credit: With FoodLove Market Policy & Café Council (LAFPC) churches,to support governmental the goal of agenciesensuring alland low-income schools, played a key role in coordinating market managers, WithAngelenos Love can live offer within all½ ofmile these of freshsocial food services and will city staff, USDA, County Department of Public Health attrain no 60cost neighborhood to the local community,markets a yearproviding in business a and other key stakeholders to kick-off the Farmers matchand leadership between thedevelopment resources skillsof these that groupspromote Markets for All Campaign and ensure that all farmers andthe salethe community’sof healthy foods. need. markets in the City of Los Angeles accept and promote CalFresh benefits under California’s Electronic Benefit Transfer program. The Farmers Markets for All “Thanks to Mayor Garcetti’s Sustainable City Working Group sponsored and introduced legislation Plan, we are moving toward universal CalFresh to make this a reality. access (formerly known as “food stamps”) at EVERYCreating Farmer’s Market the COMPRAin LA so that everyone canFoods enjoy the Cooperative bounty of locally-grown fare.” Equity
ClareL.A. Food Fox Policy Council and Leadership for ExecutiveUrban Renewal Director, Network (LURN) partnered LAto Foodcreate Policy a purchasing Council cooperative that acts Equity as an alternative food distribution system for small grocers and convenience stores in neighborhoods like South Los Angeles, Boyle Heights and neighborhoods within the Los Angeles Promise Zone such as Pico Union “Thanksand Westlake-MacArthur to Mayor Garcetti’s Park. Sustainable With support City Photo credit: Leadership for Urban Renewal Network Plan,from wethe are Mayor’s moving Office toward and universal the city’s CalFresh federally Food Equity Boosts accessdesignated (formerly Promise known Zone, as LURN“food successfully stamps”) at EVERYapplied Farmer’s for $300,000 Market over in LAthree so yearsthat everyonefrom the the Food Economy canUnited enjoy States the bountyDepartment of locally-grown of Agriculture fare.” for the COMPRA Foods project. Full Participation in CalFresh benefits program would generate Clare Fox an estimated $1.5 billion in Executive Director, additional economic activity per CleanLA Food Policy Up Council Green Up year in LA County Becomes Law
In April 2016, the Clean Up Green Up (CUGU) Estimated Coalition celebrated City Council and Mayoral +$1.5 billion approval of the CUGU policy. It establishes per Estimated year three “Green Zones” in Boyle Heights, Pacoima/ +$1.5 billion Sun Valley and Wilmington focused on pollution per year prevention, pollution reduction and economic revitalization – all in neighborhoods that experience disproportionate environmental and health impacts from industrial and Photo credit: Liberty Hill Foundation transportation activities.
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We all have access to parks and Urban open space including a revitalized Ecosystem L.A. River watershed. Progress on Selected pLAn Outcomes
2017 2017 2017 Equity Equity
Create 5 additional miles of Initiate tree registry to Pass legislation encouraging L.A. River public access document L.A.’s urban forest urban agriculture in open space
1.5 miles of new access Piloting computer vision Ordinance allowing urban completed or in construction. technology to create a agriculture in parkways and Research has shown that access to nature makes (Source: L.A. RiverWorks, Mayor’s Office) street tree inventory. establishing the Urban Agriculture people mentally and physically healthier. L.A.’s (Source: L.A. Mayor’s Office) Incentive Zone passed this year. natural lands - our own “wild places” - and (Source: L.A. Mayor’s Office) parks improve environmental quality and increase the economic, physical, and social health of the city’s communities. Focusing our efforts to In the Last Year revitalize urban ecosystems, we help prioritize the City’s efforts to increase access to outdoor space and develop the richness of those spaces President Obama has Urban beekeeping was Recent studies have found in terms of quality services, diverse ecosystems, protected more acres of banned within Los Angeles that urban dwellers who and urban agriculture. public lands and water city limits in 1879, and it strolled for as little as 20 than any Administration in remained that way until the minutes through an urban American history. In February laws were changed this past park or natural area 2016, he announced three October. Most crops grown for reported significantly more new national monuments their fruits, nuts, seeds, fiber, stress relief than those who to protect critical California and hay require pollination by strolled in a city center. desert habitat totaling 1.6 insects. It has often been said million acres. that bees are responsible for one out of every three bites of food we eat.
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Los Angeles Invests New Parks for L.A. in L.A. River Greenway In 2015, L.A.’s Department of Recreation and Parks (RAP) made progress towards pLAn goals Mayor Eric Garcetti and County Supervisor Sheila The announcement coincided with National Park by opening 10 new parks citywide, with park Kuehl announced a joint investment of $6 million in Service and City of Los Angeles certification of partners, which serve a total of 25,457 new the Los Angeles River Valley Greenway to design the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail residents within ½ mile distance. Given the lack bike and walking paths in 12 miles of gaps in the San along the river and the local launch of President of available land for acquisition, especially in Fernando Valley. Once completed, the greenway will Obama’s “Every Kid in a Park” initiative. As part some of the densest neighborhoods in the City, make it possible for Angelenos to walk and bike from of that program, hundreds of local 4th-graders RAP has also identified various school sites Canoga Park to Elysian Valley. The City’s $3 million were sworn in as Junior Rangers and earned which will be assessed for potential joint use contribution comes from funds dedicated to open a free annual pass for all national parks and partnerships between LAUSD, RAP and non- space preservation and park facilities, provided by four federal lands. The National Park Service marks Photo credit: Department of Recreation and Parks profit partners in the coming year. Los Angeles City Councilmembers who represent the its Centennial anniversary in 2016. Valley: Councilmembers Paul Krekorian, Bob Blumenfield, David Ryu, and Nury Martinez.
State of the Street Trees
The Bureau of Street Services published its first ever State of the Street Trees Report in early 2016, analyzing the approximately 700,000
street trees in the City’s public right-of-way. Equity The Report uses performance metrics to evaluate the current condition of the City’s street trees and provides key recommendations Equity that include rebuilding the City’s Urban Forestry Division and conducting a street tree inventory in order to more adequately assess
Photo credit: Bureau of Street Services and manage street tree health.
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Increasing L.A.’s Biodiversity with L.A. Built 10 New Native Plants Parks This Year The Los Angeles Recreation and Parks 25,457 Angelenos Department, the Nature Conservancy, the gained park access LA Parks Foundation and Grown in LA are within the last year. initiating a native plant propagation project at the Griffith Park Urban Environmental Center. This will contribute to a vision of creating a viable source of locally- Photo credit: L.A. Department of Water and Power collected and locally-grown native plants for restoration projects and water-wise initiatives by converting underutilized sites in the Los Angeles Area into a series of native plant nurseries.
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Los Angeles Invests Re-tooling the Los in L.A. River Greenway Angeles River
Mayor Eric Garcetti and County Supervisor Sheila RiverThe announcementLA (formally LA coincided River Revitalization with National Park Kuehl announced a joint investment of $6 million in Corporation)Service and Citycommissioned of Los Angeles acclaimed certification of the Los Angeles River Valley Greenway to design Losthe Angeles-basedJuan Bautista de architect Anza National Frank Gehry Historic Trail bike and walking paths in 12 miles of gaps in the San andalong his the team river to andconduct the localan independent, launch of President Fernando Valley. Once completed, the greenway will data-drivenObama’s “Every study Kid of thein a water Park” andinitiative. other As part make it possible for Angelenos to walk and bike from usesof that within program, all 51-miles hundreds of the of L.A. local River 4th-graders Canoga Park to Elysian Valley. The City’s $3 million andwere to sworn create in a as digital Junior toolkit Rangers to make and earned contribution comes from funds dedicated to open thisa free information annual passaccessible for all andnational useful parks to and space preservationPhoto credit:and Danielpark Lee facilities, Postaer provided by four policymakersfederal lands. and The the National public. Park Service marks Los Angeles City Councilmembers who represent the its Centennial anniversary in 2016. Valley: Councilmembers Paul Krekorian, Bob Blumenfield, David Ryu, and Nury Martinez. People for Parks
People for Parks is unlocking six Community School Parks in dense regions of Los Angeles, including Pico Union, Koreatown, and South
L.A. this year. Opening these parks means Equity 25,000 to 30,000 more Angelenos will have walkable access to a safe park 1/4 mile or less from their home. Equity
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Photo credit: L.A. RiverWorks, Mayor’s Office Photo credit: L.A. RiverWorks, Mayor’s Office
New El Pueblo L.A. Built 10 New Parks Center A new Urban Outreach and Education office Parks This Year located in the historic Quon building at El Pueblo is a partnership between the National 25,457 Angelenos Park Service, California State Parks, the City gained park access of Los Angeles, the US Forest Service and within the last year. the Western National Parks Association. The outreach office serves as an introduction for local urban residents to nearby public lands such as the LA River and the Santa Monica Photo credit: El Pueblo de Los Angeles Mountains, and will open in late summer.
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Chapter 13
Vision
We all live in safe, vibrant, Livable well-connected and healthy Neighborhoods neighborhoods. Progress on Selected pLAn Outcomes
2017 2025 2025 Equity Equity
Implement improvements on Implement Vision Zero policy to Implement Vision Zero policy 15 commercial corridors/ reduce traffic fatalities to reduce traffic fatalities Great Streets Identified $1 million in funding Executive Directive No. 10 Vision In 2015, Challenge grants were to upgrade 195 intersections to Zero and its open data portal awarded to implement and yellow continental crosswalks were launched in 2015. improve safety and livability to around top 50 priority schools. Neighborhoods are more than simply places 8 Great Streets to test successful where people reside. Neighborhoods are a elements to implement and great source of pride and self-identification. improve safety. The pLAn and its strategic initiatives help create the conditions for neighborhoods to thrive, such as building great streets that In the Last Year serve as local destinations, providing safe transit, access to services, and creating opportunities for engagement and Assembly Bill 8 passed and In February 2016, the In March 2016, the Mayor’s formation of strong community bonds. will create a “yellow alert” City Council and Mayor Office, LADOT, and City system that broadcasts adopted a pilot “Slow Zones” Council worked together to information about hit-and-run program, focused initially at include the Vision Zero High crashes to help apprehend 11 schools. At these qualifying Injury Network as part of the hit-and-run perpetrators. locations, speed limits are city’s sidewalk implementation reduced to 15 miles per hour strategy to prioritize to ensure safe travel to and communities with the most from school. dangerous streets.
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Great Streets Initiative in Empowering Communities Action on Reseda Blvd to Envision L.A.’s Great Streets In October 2013, Mayor Garcetti launched the Great Now Northridge residents can enjoy a vibrant, Streets Initiative to make L.A.’s streets the centerpieces walkable main street, thanks to collaboration To empower Great Streets communities to of our communities and public life. Through a by City agencies, including the Mayor’s Office, create their own vision, the Great Streets partnership with Councilmember Mitchell Englander and Council District 12, LADOT, Bureau of Street Initiative invited stakeholders and organizations the residents of Northridge, this vision came to life on Services, along with community partners to apply for up to $20,000 in City funds to Reseda Boulevard in 2015. Northridge Sparkle and non-profit design firm reimagine their streets as a public space. LA-Más. In total, the City of Los Angeles invested The City awarded funding to 8 projects -- The project has two main components: first, a approximately $1 million into Reseda Boulevard representing 30 community organizations across new street design that increases safety for all in 2015. The excitement along the Reseda Great Photo credit: Go Human the city -- that will temporarily transform streets people traveling on Reseda, including Los Angeles’ Street continues to build through the [Re]visit [Re] into safe and vibrant places to gather, shop first protected bike lane; and second, a sidewalk seda program that brings art and cultural events and experience neighborhood culture. transformation that includes painted sidewalks and to activate this re-imagined public space. awnings, and new street furniture, creating a mid- century modern style living room on the street.
“Our streets are our largest public asset, forming and reflecting the character of our Using Data and Smart neighborhoods, our people, and our city, Design for Vision Zero by reimagining our streetscape, we can Equity create transformative gathering places for In August 2015, Mayor Garcetti launched Vision Angelenos to come together, whether they Zero, a road safety policy that promotes smart travel by foot, transit, bike, or car.” behaviors and roadway design to prevent
Equity collisions from resulting in severe injury or death. By August 2016, a refined list of Mayor Eric Garcetti prioritized locations will be developed into a Vision Zero Action Plan to inform proactive approaches to reducing deaths and serious injuries. This action plan will include multi- Photo credit: LADOT Photo credit: L.A. Mayor’s Office faceted strategies that will be implemented at these locations, including: engineering and planning, enforcement, education, evaluation and monitoring, and partnerships with government agencies and the people of Los Great Investments in Great Streets Angeles.
The Great Streets Team raised $23 million in external funds Increasing the Safety of and $95,000 in community-led crowd sourced fundraising to Pedestrians in Hollywood transform L.A.’s Great Streets. LADOT installed the largest pedestrian scramble in the city at Hollywood and Highland, the intersection with the second- highest number of pedestrian crashes in the city. The project incorporated advanced traffic signal operation along the corridor to mitigate queuing and reduce wait times for all users.
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Great Streets Initiative in Connecting Young Action on Reseda Blvd Angelenos to Public Parks In October 2013, Mayor Garcetti launched the Great Now Northridge residents can enjoy a vibrant, Streets Initiative to make L.A.’s streets the centerpieces Thiswalkable year, Peoplemain street, for Parks thanks quadrupled to collaboration the of our communities and public life. Through a numberby City ofagencies, Community including School the Parks Mayor’s - from Office, 2 partnership with Councilmember Mitchell Englander and toCouncil 8. Walkable District access 12, LADOT, to Community Bureau of School Street the residents of Northridge, this vision came to life on ParksServices, in under-resourced along with community areas canpartners reduce Reseda Boulevard in 2015. vandalism,Northridge increase Sparkle students’and non-profit physical design fitness firm andLA-Más. increase In total, inter-generational the City of Los cohesiveness. Angeles invested The project has two main components: first, a new approximately $1 million into Reseda Boulevard
street design thatPhoto increases credit: People forsafety Parks for all people in 2015. The excitement along the Reseda Great traveling on Reseda, including Los Angeles’s first Street continues to build through the [Re]visit [Re] protected bike lane; and second, a sidewalk seda program that brings art and cultural events transformation that includes painted sidewalks and to activate this re-imagined public space. awnings, and new street furniture, creating a mid- century modern style living room on the street. CicLAvia Expands “itsOur streetsRoutes are our largest public asset, forming and reflecting the character of our neighborhoods,In the past year, ourCicLAvia people, expanded and our its city, byroutes reimagining to create ourvibrant streetscape, public spaces, we can active createtransportation transformative and good gathering health through places car-for Equity Angelenosfree streets. to From come April together, 2015 to whether April 2016, they travelCicLAvia by closedfoot, transit, the streets bike, to or cars car.” in South L.A., the San Fernando Valley, Culver City
Equity and Pasadena. CicLAvia improves air quality byMayor reducing Eric Garcettiultrafine particles in the air by over 20 percent. Approximately 225,000 Photo credit: CicLAvia people participated in CicLAvia last year.
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Serving Good, Healthy Headline Food to Seniors The Department of Aging (DOA) partnered with social enterprise non-profit L.A. Kitchen Great Streets Team raised for meals to seniors in Echo Park and $95,000 in community crowd Northeast L.A. L.A. Kitchen trains men and funds over 500 people women transitioning from incarceration, with the contribution of less homelessness or the foster care system in of $150 in 4 weeks culinary arts, using cosmetically imperfect produce to create nutritious meals for seniors. The new partnership is one way Photo credit: St. Barnabas Senior Services the department is taking steps on the City’s Good Food Purchasing Policy, which directs city food purchases to be local, sustainable, fair, humane and nutritious. L.A. Kitchen will now be serving 600 meals a day through DOA senior citizen centers.
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Chapter 14
Vision
We have a municipal government that Lead by leads by example throughout every Example department in the City of Los Angeles. Progress on Selected pLAn Outcomes
2017 2017 2017 Lead by Example Lead by Example by Lead City departments have Ensure that 50% of the Be a Top 10 city as rated by reduced water consumption City’s light-duty vehicle the ACEEE City Scorecard by 36% across facilities.* purchases are zero emission From 2013 to 2015 Los Angeles *This does not include The City has purchased or was the most improved city, proprietary departments procured 275 sedans in 2015- moving from number 28 to or Recreation and Parks. 16, of which 160 are pure number 12 on the ACEEE list The City of Los Angeles has long been a (Source: L.A. Department of Water battery electric vehicles, 58% out of 51 cities. and Power) leader on environmental, economic, and social of all new fleet sedans (Source: American Council for an Energy-Efficient equity issues. When the City leads by example (Source: L.A. Mayor’s Office) Economy) on sustainability performance, it inspires both Angelenos and the nation to take action. Opportunities for City leadership include In the Last Year increasing resource efficiency, achieving a high STAR rating (i.e., a community sustainability rating system), and influencing other cities in the region Since Los Angeles Through March of this year Following the City’s lead, Los to act on sustainability and climate change. announced its commitment the Bureau of Street lighting Angeles County voted in March to having the largest has retrofitted over 165,000 to create a Chief Sustainability city fleet of pure battery street lights with LED fixtures, Officer in their CEO’s office. The electric vehicles in representing annual savings new CSO will coordinate with September, 2015, New York of 100 gigawatt hours and a 37 County department heads and Seattle have both GHG emissions equivalent of and the existing Sustainability released EV purchasing nearly 60,000 metric tons. Council. plans as well.
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LAPD Goes Electric Intelligent Street Sweeping
After Mayor Garcetti committed to having the largest The LAPD EV program was accomplished through The General Services Department, on City Owned EV fleet in a September press conference innovative funding techniques that allowed for the behalf of the Bureau of Street Services with Police Chief Beck and Fire Chief Terrazas, the lease of the vehicles while repurposing the bond is installing GPS telematics in 100 street City Council approved the procurement of 100 electric money that would have been used to purchase sweepers in order to increase efficiency vehicles in December for the Los Angeles Police vehicles on new charging infrastructure. LAPD and decrease VMTs and emissions. This Department (LAPD). The LAPD has an overall plan of is also talking with vehicle manufacturers about program will have numerous co-benefits, deploying 500 electric vehicles into their motor pool creating an electric vehicle designed to meet their including measuring and tracking water over the next five years. To ensure this first deployment pursuit needs. Such a vehicle will enable the wider use and improved employee safety and of vehicles are always available, the LAPD is installing use of electric vehicles in the LAPD fleet and will accountability. 100 charging stations at their main downtown parking help other cities meet their own emission targets. lot and police stations across the City. Photo credit: General Services Department
“Today, we take another step toward becoming the most sustainable city in America. This year, Los Angeles will become home to the largest city-owned fleet of pure battery electric vehicles anywhere in the country, and Brown Lawns we will save taxpayer dollars along the way.” are Beautiful Lead by Example Mayor Eric Garcetti To help with the drought, the LAFD and LAPD turned off irrigation to their lawns. This proactive step is saving water at over 130 facilities, while overall water reduction efforts by the departments have saved over 35 million gallons of water. Lead by Example by Lead
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The Most Sustainable Zoo
The Zoo parking lot was repaved last 775 Million Gallons year with strategically located sections of permeable asphalt to capture of Water Saved and filter storm water before it hits the L.A. River. The medians were also From 2014 to 2015, the Department of Recreation and landscaped with drought tolerant plants Parks reduced potable water consumption 31%, or 775 and bioswales that are irrigated with million gallons, through a combination of conservation recycled water and storm water. efforts, turf reduction, strategic irrigation controls and conversion to synthetic turf fields.
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LAPD Goes Electric Energy and Water Metrics at the LAPD After Mayor Garcetti committed to having the largest The LAPD EV program was accomplished through City Owned EV fleet in a September press conference Theinnovative Los Angeles funding Police techniques Department that allowed is in for the with Police Chief Beck and Fire Chief Terrazas, the thelease final of thephase vehicles of implementing while repurposing water theand bond City Council approved the procurement of 100 electric energymoney monitoringthat would intohave their been COMPSTAT used to purchase vehicles in December for the Los Angeles Police process.vehicles onIntroducing new charging these infrastructure.metrics into their LAPD monthly reporting system will allow the Department (LAPD). The LAPD has an overall plan of is also talking with vehicle manufacturers about LAPD to take a hands on approach with deploying 500 electric vehicles into their motor pool creating an electric vehicle designed to meet their the difficult to control behavioral side of over the next five years. To ensure this first deployment pursuit needs. Such a vehicle will enable the wider resource reduction. of vehicles are always available, the LAPD is installing use of electric vehicles in the LAPD fleet and will 100 charging stations at their main downtown parking help other cities meet their own emission targets. lot and police stations across the City.
Image credit: LADWP “Today, we take another step toward becoming the most sustainable city in America.This year, Los Angeles will become home to the largest Reccity-owned & Parksfleet of purePilots battery electric Smartvehicles anywhere Meters in the country, and we will save taxpayer dollars along the way.” The Department of Recreation and Parks Mayorand DWP Eric jointly Garcetti launched a smart water meter pilot program at 28 parks. These smart meters allow Rec and Parks to have nearly Equity live usage information and will help with leak detection and overall conservation efforts. Lead by Example by Lead
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Photo credit: AP PHOTO/NICK UT/ASSOCIATED PRESS LADWP Goes Gold
To mark the 50th anniversary of LADWP’s headquarters, the John Ferraro Building, 775 Million Gallons the department went through an extensive data collection and retrofit process to achieve LEED Gold certification. The JFB is of Water Saved the first building in the L.A. region with a From 2014 to 2015, the Department of Recreation and LEED Dynamic Plaque. Parks reduced potable water consumption 31%, or 775 million gallons, through a combination of conservation efforts, turf reduction, strategic irrigation controls and conversion to syntheticPhoto credit: Los turf Angeles fields. Department of Water and Power
92 shutterstock.com / Sean Pavone credit: Photo 9393 Acknowledgements
Core Team
Mayor’s Sustainability Team
Matt Petersen / Lauren Faber / Susana Reyes / Jeanalee Obergfell / Liz Crosson / Hilary Firestone / Michael
Samulon / Elliot Treharne
TBWA\CHIAT\DAY design team
Nick Barham / Kim Harris / Shannon Franqui / Eva Cantor / Mark Sloan / Aaron Nandor / Terry Diamond
Interns
Alec Lautanen / Khalil Johnson
City Family
Matt Szabo / Mayor’s Office of Budget & Innovation / Nat Gale / Marcel Porras / Dan Rodman / Doug Walters
/ Alex Helou / Lilly O’Brien / Carter Rubin / Ashley Atkinson / Ben Winter / Seleta Reynolds / Naomi Seligman /
Paul Kadzielski / Carl Marziali / Edgar Garcia / Matthew Rudnick / Ted Bardacke / Greg Good / Marissa Aho /
Saira Gandhi / Jennifer Pope / Emmett McOsker / Ryan Carpio / Sabrina Bornstein / Miguel Sangalang / Colin
Sweeney / Gerald St. Onge / Richard Malvino /
Ron Gallegos
Community Stakeholders
Heal the Bay / The River Project / TreePeople / Omelet / Mayor’s Fund of Los Angeles / CRAFTED at the Port of
L.A. / REPOWER LA / UCLA / Pick My Solar / Los Angeles Waterkeeper / USGBC / Building Owners and Managers
Association of Greater LA / SEIU / USWW / Kilroy Realty Corporation / Climate Resolve / Enterprise Community
Partners / Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles / Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
(Metro) / Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator / San Pedro Brewery / LA Kitchen / IBEW 11 / Grid Alternatives / Trust for Public Land / Adopt-a-Charger / Environment California / Research and Policy Center / LA Food Policy Council
/ Leadership for Urban Renewal Network (LURN) / With Love Market / Clean Up Green Up Coalition / American
Lung Association / Liberty Hill Foundation / Communities for a Better Environment / Pacoima Beautiful / Union de
Vecinos / Coalition for a Safe Environment / The Nature Conservancy / LA Parks Foundation / El Pueblo / River
LA (formerly LA River Revitalization Corporation) / The Sierra Club / Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy /
People for Parks / National Parks Service / U.S. Forest Service / City Plants/ Western National Parks Association /
U.S. Department of Energy/ NRDC/ Global Green / Homeboy Industries / Environment Now
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