WE ARE TARGETING THE FOLLOWING AREAS FOR CHANGE:

AIR QUALITY
  • Greenhouse gas reduction
  • Air pollution reduction
TRANSPORTATION
  • Transit
  • Highways
  • Local Streets & Roads
  • Bicycles
  • Pedestrians
  • Mobility
LAND USE
  • Efficiency
  • Environmental stewardship
  • Coordination with infrastructure
EMPLOYMENT
  • Retention
  • Expansion
  • Attraction
  • Opportunity
HOUSING
  • Affordability
  • Proximity to employment
  • Proximity to recreation
  • Proximity to transportation

THE PROGRAM

Vision Los Angeles

Our vision is that Los Angeles County will one day be recognized as a region with a thriving, dynamic economy and a livable, clean environment. We see a future Los Angeles in which citizens are connected to employment, homes, recreation, cultural amenities, and educational opportunities through a fast, reliable, and efficient transportation system and sustainable land use practices.

To ensure these goals are reached, we will create a strategic action plan of immediate, mid-term and long-term initiatives to integrate land use, transportation and mobility.

PROCESS

Vision Los Angeles began with the formation of an expert advisory committee. This committee was purposely populated with representatives from the public, private and non-profit sectors. These individuals were selected because of their leadership and highly developed expertise in the areas of business, economics, housing, education, air quality, environmental protection, environmental justice, labor, city management, planning and policy.

Vision Los Angeles

The diversity of experience represented by this committee adds a fresh new perspective to transportation planning. For the challenges being tackled by Vision Los Angeles, contribution from an array of represented communities and markets ensures more robust solutions.

In October and December 2008, the group assembled to discuss and define the objectives, constraints, growth forecasts, and outputs of Vision Los Angeles. Jointly, the guiding principles of Environment, Economy and Equity were agreed upon.

In March 2009, advisory committee members participated in a planning simulation charrette and analyzed opportunities for transportation enhancements and growth in various subregions of the County. Using maps that indicated existing and planned growth, land uses, and transportation infrastructure, groups reached consensus for the placement of new housing, transportation enhancements and network alterations. In these small groups, the different perspectives within the committee benefited from mediation and joint problem solving.

Throughout spring 2009, the advisory committee and its consultants will continue to meet regularly and analyze all of the subregions of Los Angeles County. The results of these plenary sessions will then be synthesized and analyzed by CD+A and Fehr & Peers, two nationally acclaimed planning and land-use and transportation consulting firms. Their analysis will result in recommendations to be further developed by the advisory committee. Then a broader spectrum of agencies and groups will be engaged for feedback on the recommendations.

The long-term goal for Vision Los Angeles is a strategic game plan that can help achieve economic and environmental sustainability through actionable measures. These may include discrete projects as well as broader policy initiatives. Some may be implemented in the short-term, others over the longer term. But all will be achievable, especially with the consensus and support of champions engaged in Vision Los Angeles. The core values of economy, environment, and equity will continue to be guiding principles in implementation efforts.