Project Proposal

1. Project topic

2. Progress on data collection

3. Proposed methods

The goal of my final project is to assess the suitability of the proposed projects for the Los Angeles 30/10 Initiative. This initiative allows Metro to build 12 key mass transit projects in 10 years, rather than 30. The plan was approved by Mayor Villaraigosa and has already been taken into effect. The data I would be using would involve: current transit lines, proposed transit lines, population densities, income levels, etc. of Los Angeles County. My proposed method would involve 1) Digitizing the current and proposed transit lines (if existing shapefiles cannot be found), 2) Adding population data to assess areas with the largest concentrations of people, 3) Adding income level distribution data to assess areas with people less likely to use public transportation, 4) Create criteria for suitability, 5) Do a suitability analysis using ArcGIS and 6) Write an executive summary describing feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed plans. I am currently in the process of looking for shapefiles using the Los Angeles County Data Portal, UCLA GIS and LA Metro websites.