Mobility Hubs Exhibit B Los Angeles/Long Beach Integrated Mobility Hubs Project Needs Assessment Study Prepared for: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority On behalf of: City of Los Angeles City of Long Beach APRIL 2014 Table of Contents Section Page Executive Summary .......................................................................................................................................... 1 Overview ........................................................................................................................................................ 1 Objective ........................................................................................................................................................ 1 Methodology ................................................................................................................................................. 2 Demographic and Travel Analysis ................................................................................................................. 2 DPSS Client Evaluation ................................................................................................................................... 3 Community College Student Evaluation ........................................................................................................ 4 Conclusion ..................................................................................................................................................... 5 Demographic and Travel Analysis ................................................................................................................. 1-1 1.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Demographic Analysis...................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.3 Travel Analysis ............................................................................................................................... 1-15 DPSS Client Evaluation .................................................................................................................................. 2-1 2.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................................... 2-1 2.2 Transportation Findings ................................................................................................................... 2-3 2.3 Travel Scenario Modeling .............................................................................................................. 2-23 Community College Student Evaluation ........................................................................................................ 3-1 3.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................................... 3-1 3.2 Spring 2010 LACC Student Transportation Survey .......................................................................... 3-2 3.3 Spring 2012 Los Angeles Community College District Survey ......................................................... 3-3 3.4 Spring 2013 Job Training Outreach Survey .................................................................................... 3-11 3.5 2011-2012 Commute Distance Data .............................................................................................. 3-13 Summary of Findings .................................................................................................................................... 4-1 4.1 Downtown Los Angeles ................................................................................................................... 4-1 4.2 Hollywood ........................................................................................................................................ 4-1 4.3 City of Long Beach ........................................................................................................................... 4-2 4.4 Next Steps- Operating Plan .............................................................................................................. 4-2 Tables E-1 Transit Dependency Index by Location (Top 10 Locations) .............................................................................. 3 1-1 Commute Mode and Median Individual Income in Los Angeles County...................................................... 1-2 1-2 CTDI by Location ........................................................................................................................................... 1-3 1-3 Low Income Metro Rail Transit Ridership ................................................................................................... 1-16 2-1 GAIN Transportation Assistance by Mode (May 2012-April 2013) .............................................................. 2-5 2-2 Transportation Assistance By GAIN Activity – February 2013 ...................................................................... 2-6 2-3 Transportation Assistance By GROW Program Activity – March 2013......................................................... 2-6 2-4 Top Origin and Destination Zip Codes .......................................................................................................... 2-9 2-5 Pico Station Travel Modeling ...................................................................................................................... 2-23 2-6 Washington Station Travel Modeling ......................................................................................................... 2-23 2-7 El Monte Bus Station Travel Modeling ....................................................................................................... 2-24 TBG032514113638LAC III TABLE OF CONTENTS 3-1 Community Colleges in the Cities of Los Angeles and Long Beach ............................................................... 3-1 3-2 Annual Total Family Income of LACC Students ............................................................................................. 3-4 3-3 Hours Per Week Spent Commuting to School and/or Work ........................................................................ 3-4 3-4 LATTC Spring 2012 Study Survey – Total Family Income .............................................................................. 3-6 3-5 LATTC Spring 2012 Study Survey – Hours Spent Commuting ....................................................................... 3-6 3-6 Student Commute Distance from Place of Residence to LACC Campus ..................................................... 3-13 3-7 Student Commute Distance from Place of Residence to LATTC Campus ................................................... 3-15 3-8 Commute Distance by Students from Residence to LBCC .......................................................................... 3-15 Figures 1-1 Population Density ........................................................................................................................................ 1-5 1-2 Low-Income Population ................................................................................................................................ 1-6 1-3 Employment Density..................................................................................................................................... 1-7 1-4 Unemployment Density ................................................................................................................................ 1-8 1-5 Density of Low-Earning Jobs ......................................................................................................................... 1-9 1-6 CalFresh Recipients ..................................................................................................................................... 1-10 1-7 Zero Vehicle Households ............................................................................................................................ 1-11 1-8 Population Density Age 65 and Up ............................................................................................................. 1-12 1-9 Population Density Under Age 18............................................................................................................... 1-13 1-10 Composite Transit Dependency Index ........................................................................................................ 1-14 1-11 Average Weekday Passenger Activity at Metro Rail Stations ..................................................................... 1-18 1-12 Metro Rail Weekday Activity Among Low Income Passengers .................................................................. 1-19 1-13 Regional Bicycle Network ........................................................................................................................... 1-20 1-14 Downtown Los Angeles Travel Analysis ...................................................................................................... 1-21 1-15 Hollywood Travel Analysis .......................................................................................................................... 1-22 1-16 Downtown Long Beach Travel Analysis ...................................................................................................... 1-23 2-1 DPSS Service Provider Locations ..................................................................................................................