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The Los Angeles County Consolidated Transportation Services Agency
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Action Plan:
A Locally Developed, CoordinatedPublic Transit-Human Services Transportation PlanFor Los Angeles County
Prepared for:
Access Services, Inc.707 Wilshire Blvd., 9
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On Behalf of:
The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG)andThe Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority (METRO)OCTOBER 2007
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The Los Angeles County Consolidated Transportation Services Agency
ACTION PLAN: A LOCALLY DEVELOPED, COORDINATED PUBLICTRANSIT-HUMAN SERVICES TRANSPORTATION PLANFOR LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Table of Contents
PageEXECUTIVE SUMMARY viCHAPTER 1 – THE COORDINATION ACTION PLAN 1
1.1 Federal Transit Administration Program Guidance 11.2 Los Angeles County Action Plan 2
CHAPTER 2 – APPROACH TO A PLAN FOR LOS ANGELES COUNTY 4
2.1 The Setting 42.2 Work Plan, Approach and Project Timing 4
CHAPTER 3 – RESOURCE AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT: QUANTITATIVEANALYSES8
3.1 Demand Estimation Findings 83.2 2006 Stakeholder Inventory Approach 103.3 2006 Stakeholder Inventory Responses and Findings 12
CHAPTER 4 – NEEDS ASSESSMENT: STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT 34
4.1 Introduction 344.2 Stakeholder Involvement Objectives and Methodology 344.3 Stakeholder Involvement Process 374.4 Key Findings of the Stakeholder Interview Process 394.5 Other Stakeholder Involvement Activities 41
CHAPTER 5 – FINDINGS OF THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT 44
5.1 Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Program Guidance 445.2 Available Services 45
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CHAPTER 5 -- FINDINGS OF THE NEEDS ASSESSSEMENT, continued
5.3 Assessment of Needs of Target Population 475.4 Gaps in Services Provided 52
CHAPTER 6 – EXISTING TRANSPORTATION ENVIRONMENT 56
6.1 Organizational Structure of Public Transportation 566.2 CTSA Role in Los Angeles County 59
CHAPTER 7 – TRANSPORTATION FUNDING 64
7.1 Federal Funding Context for Coordination Planning 647.2 State Level Coordination Initiatives 677.3 Local Funding Picture 687.4 Meeting Funding Requirements 73
CHAPTER 8 – RECOMMENDATIONS 74
8.1 Translating Needs Into Projects 748.2 Priorities for Project Selection 798.3 Framework for Coordination 808.4 Plan Visions and Goals 848.5 Plan Recommendations 848.6 Sequencing and Prioritization of Recommendations 95
APPENDICESAppendix A Demand Estimation for Specialized Transportation for Los AngelesCounty
A1 Target Populations for JARC, New Freedoms, and Section 5310 ProgramsA2 Population Projections for Los Angeles CountyA3 Target Population Trip RatesA4 Public Transit and Specialized Transit Trips Provided
Appendix B Cover Letter and Stakeholder SurveyAppendix C1 Survey Respondents List by Agency Type
C2 Survey Results by Agency Type
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