CONNECTLA Transit Riders are Residents and Citizens Too
LA officials do not prioritize providing protection for transit riders in LA. It is a denigrated activity, and does not need to be perceived nor treated as such. At the very least, people deserve equitable shade in the hottest parts of LA, and shelter in the more open areas - shelter is perhaps the most basic human need for survival, after a positive outlook. Let's give bus riders a more equitable chance at both.
What is the primary issue area that your application will impact?
Public Transit
In which areas of Los Angeles will you be directly working?
Central LA
East LA
San Fernando Valley
South LA
County of Los Angeles
City of Los Angeles
In what stage of innovation is this project, program, or initiative?
Pilot or new project, program, or initiative
What is your understanding of the issue that you are seeking to address?
All officials of LA have not resolved nor fully utilized the resources available to provide adequate safety of shade and shelter for transit riders in LA over the past decade plus. In fact, these resources have lessened exponentially. It is clear this is not a priority, and ironically the laws also attack anyone wanting to provide a supplementary solution. So, we would like to fill this gap, and help make transit in LA a respectful, viable option for those who need it.
Describe the project, program, or initiative this grant will support to address the issue.
Building shelters, with full space, whether temporary or permanent, and without needing advertising or other elements that cut the helpful space in half or 2/3's !
Describe how Los Angeles County will be different if your work is successful.
When people see the positive effect and work being done, specifically and only for the good and welfare of citizens and riders of transit, and thus caring for our fellow LA neighbors, others will come to help fill the rest of the gaps. This is to give people hope, support, direction and inspiration, as well as the needed protection as much as possible.
What evidence do you have that this project, program, or initiative is or will be successful, and how will you define and measure success?
If we get 100 more shelters, huge win, maybe that is an underestimate - would love to get as close to the 4,000 missing shelters as possible. And when others realize they can do something more too, this will help. We will track the numbers, but also hopefully the additional initiatives and logjams opened up, that may result from pushing the work forward in a real significant way.
Approximately how many people will be impacted by this project, program, or initiative?
Direct Impact: 20,000
Indirect Impact: 100,000