Completion of the USC Nexus Study - Los Angeles - Los Angeles

295 Pages·2011·21.78 MB·English

Table of Contents

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SECTION A. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................ A-1
SECTION B. ANALYSIS OF STUDY AREA HOUSING CONDITIONS
(INCLUDING HOUSING AFFORDABILITY) ............................................. B-1
SECTION C. ANALYSIS OF STUDY AREA EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS
AND CITYWIDE FISCAL CONDITIONS ................................................... C-1
SECTION D. PARK SPACE AND RECREATION .......................................................... D-1
SECTION E. PARKING ................................................................................................... E-1
SECTION F. ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION ......................................................... F-1
SECTION G. PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE .................................................................... G-1
1. Wastewater .......................................................................................................... G-1
2. Water ................................................................................................................. G-28
3. Storm Drain Needs ............................................................................................ G-39
SECTION H. PUBLIC FACILITIES AND SERVICES ...................................................... H-1
1. Fire Protection ..................................................................................................... H-1
2. Police Protection ................................................................................................ H-22
SECTION I. CONCLUSION ............................................................................................... I-1

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A-1 Map of Nexus Study Area ................................................................................. A-2
A-2 Overlay of Census Tracts with Nexus Study Area ............................................ A-3
B-1 USC Housing Demand vs. Housing Supply by Location, 2009 ....................... B-27
B-2 USC Housing Demand vs. Supply by Location, 2009 and 2030 ..................... B-46
D-1 Existing Public Parks and Recreational Facilities Within and in the
Vicinity of the Study Area .................................................................................. D-2
D-2 USC Existing Recreational Facilities and Open Space ................................... D-12
E-1 Location of USC-Owned Parking Facilities ....................................................... E-4
E-2 Hourly Parking Demand for SA3 ..................................................................... E-20
F-1 Transit Service in the Vicinity ............................................................................. F-2
F-2 USC Campus Tram Service ............................................................................... F-6
F-3 USC Bicycle Routes .......................................................................................... F-9
F-4 Existing Crosswalks within Nexus Study ......................................................... F-12
F-5 Bikeways Engineering ..................................................................................... F-22
F-6 Citywide Bikeway Plan ..................................................................................... F-23
F-7 Citywide and Neighborhood Bikeway Plan ...................................................... F-24
G-1 Map of Proposed USC Development Plan ........................................................ G-2
G-2 Map of Existing Water Infrastructure and Existing Hydraulic Contours ........... G-30
G-3 Map of Existing Contours ................................................................................ G-31
G-4 Approximate Contours Existing Water Pressure ............................................. G-33
G-5 Nexus Study Flood Zone Areas ...................................................................... G-46
H-1 LAFD Fire Stations Located Within the Study Area .......................................... H-3
H-2 Southwest and Newton Community Police Station Service Area .................... H-26
H-3 USC Department of Public Safety University Park Campus Patrol and
Response Boundaries .................................................................................... H-30
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B-1 Housing Problems for Households, City of Los Angeles 2000 .......................... B-4
B-2 Alternative Affordable Housing Household Income Limits for Los
Angeles County, 2009 ...................................................................................... B-5
B-3 Alternative Affordable Housing Gross Monthly Rent Limits for Los
Angeles County, 2009 ...................................................................................... B-6
B-4 Maximum Section 8 Program Rents In the County of Los Angeles,
2009 .................................................................................................................. B-7
B-5 Maximum Affordable Housing Costs for Ownership Housing, County of
Los Angeles, 2009 ............................................................................................ B-7
B-6 Housing Characteristics In the City of Los Angeles and the Nexus
Study Area, Years 1990, 2000 and 2008 .......................................................... B-9
B-7 Households Forecast for the Nexus Study Area, 2005-2030 .......................... B-10
B-8 Distribution of Rents In Renter Occupied Dwelling Units, Nexus Study
Area, 2000 ...................................................................................................... B-11
B-9 USC-Owned & Affiliated Undergraduate Student Housing In the Project
Site, 2009........................................................................................................ B-13
B-10 USC-Owned & Affiliated Undergraduate & Graduate Student Housing
In the Nexus Study Area, 2009 ....................................................................... B-14
B-11 Distribution of Values for Owner-Occupied Dwelling Units, Nexus
Study Area, 2000 ............................................................................................ B-16
B-12 Population Characteristics In the City of Los Angeles, 1990, 2000 &
2008 and the Nexus Study Area, 1990, 2000 & 2009 ..................................... B-22
B-13 Population Forecast for the Nexus Study Area, 2005-2030 ............................ B-23
B-14 Derivation of Undergraduate Students Residing In Private Housing In
the Nexus Study Area, 2009 ........................................................................... B-24
B-15 Derivation of Graduate Students Residing In Private Housing In the
Nexus Study Area, 2009 ................................................................................. B-25
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B-16 USC University Park Student, Faculty & Staff Housing Demand &
Supply, by Housing Location, 2009 ................................................................ B-26
B-17 Households & Population In the Nexus Study Area and USC-Related
Shares of the Private Rental Housing Supply & Population, 2009 .................. B-27
B-18 SCAG Households Forecast for the City of Los Angeles Subregion ............... B-34
B-19 Derivation of Net Project Households ............................................................. B-37
B-20 USC University Park Campus Students, Faculty & Staff, 2009 and
2030 ................................................................................................................ B-37
B-21 Derivation of Indirect Project Household Impacts ........................................... B-38
B-22 Project Household Impacts Compared with the SCAG Forecast for the
Nexus Study Area and the City of Los Angeles Subregion ............................. B-38
B-23 Households & Population In the Nexus Study Area, 2009 & 2030.................. B-40
B-24 Changes In Project Site Housing Supply Vs. Demand, 2030 ......................... B-41
B-25 Proposed Private Student Housing Projects ................................................... B-42
B-26 Derivation of Undergraduate Students Residing In Private Housing In
the Nexus Study Area, 2030 ........................................................................... B-43
B-27 Derivation of Graduate Students Residing In Private Housing In the
Nexus Study Area, 2030 ................................................................................. B-44
B-28 USC University Park Campus Student, Faculty & Staff Housing Supply,
by Location, 2030 ........................................................................................... B-45
B-29 Households & Population In the Nexus Study Area and USC-Related
Shares of the Private Rental Housing Supply & Population, 2009 &
2030 ................................................................................................................ B-46
B-30 Project Compared to Applicable General Plan Framework Objectives ........... B-47
B-31 Project Compared to Applicable Housing Element Objectives ....................... B-48
B-32 Project Compared to Applicable South Los Angeles Community Plan
Objectives ....................................................................................................... B-49
B-33 Project Compared to Applicable Exposition/University Park
Redevelopment Plan Objectives ..................................................................... B-50
B-34 Jobs Housing Balance Impacts of the Project In the City of Los
Angeles Subregion ......................................................................................... B-51
C-1 Estimated 2009 Employment In City of Los Angeles Subregion and
Nexus Study Area ............................................................................................. C-4
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C-2 Characteristics of the Resident Labor Force In the Nexus Study Area
and the City of Los Angeles, 2000 .................................................................... C-5
C-3 SCAG Employment Forecast for the City of Los Angeles Subregion,
2009-2030....................................................................................................... C-13
C-4 Revenues to the City of Los Angeles General Fund and the
Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), from Current Operation of
the USC University Park Campus, In 2009 and 2009-2030 Projection
(In Normal Dollars) .......................................................................................... C-15
C-5 Derivation of Net New Direct Project Jobs ...................................................... C-20
C-6 Direct Project Employment Compared with the SCAG Employment
Forecast for the Nexus Study Area and City of Los Angeles
Subregion, 2009-2030 .................................................................................... C-21
C-7 Project Compared to Applicable General Plan Framework Policies ............... C-22
C-8 Project Compared to Applicable South Los Angeles Community Plan
Policies ........................................................................................................... C-23
C-9 Project Compared to Applicable Redevelopment Plan Goals ......................... C-24
C-10 Summary of Project Economic and Employment Impacts In the Los
Angeles County Economy (All Dollar Amounts In 2009 $) ............................. C-25
C-11 Projected Revenues, Service Costs and Net Fiscal Benefit Generated
by the USC Development Plan, 2009-2030 (In Normal Dollars) ..................... C-27
D-1 Existing Public Parks and Recreational Facilities within and In the
Vicinity of the Nexus Study Area ....................................................................... D-3
D-2 Existing USC Parks and Recreational Facilities ................................................ D-8
D-3 Proposed Parks and Open Space .................................................................. D-22
E-1 Existing University Parking Supply Summary ................................................... E-3
E-2 Los Angeles Municipal Code Parking Requirements for Existing Uses
within the Project Site ....................................................................................... E-8
E-3 Parking Demand Rates for University Uses .................................................... E-12
E-4 Proposed Parking Requirements for Subarea 3A ........................................... E-14
E-5 Year 2030 University Population Growth Projections ..................................... E-15
E-6 Changes In Distribution of Student Residents as A Result of Proposed
New On-Campus Housing .............................................................................. E-16
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E-7 Proposed Project’s Net Increase In Academic/University Uses Parking
Demand .......................................................................................................... E-17
E-8 LAMC Parking Requirements for University and Community Serving
Uses In Subarea 3 .......................................................................................... E-17
E-9 University and Community (Subarea 3) Development Shared Parking
Demand Summary (Peak Month: December – Peak Period: 1 P.M.,
Weekend) ....................................................................................................... E-19
F-1 Existing Surface Street Characteristics ............................................................ F-14
G-1 Summary of Existing Sewer Systems within Proposed USC
Development Plan ............................................................................................ G-8
G-2 Subarea 1 Existing Sewer Demand Summary ................................................ G-10
G-3 Subarea 2 Existing Sewer Demand Summary ................................................ G-11
G-4 Subarea 3 Existing Sewer Demand Summary ................................................ G-12
G-5 Subarea 1 Proposed Sewer Demand Summary ............................................. G-17
G-6 Subarea 2 Proposed Sewer Demand Summary ............................................. G-17
G-7 Subarea 3 Proposed Sewer Demand Summary ............................................. G-19
G-8 Wastewater Generation Per Subarea ............................................................. G-20
G-9 Summary of Mcclintock Avenue Sewer System .............................................. G-22
G-10 Summary of Jefferson Blvd Sewer System ..................................................... G-22
G-11 Summary of University Avenue Sewer System ............................................... G-23
G-12 Summary of Figueroa Street Sewer System ................................................... G-23
G-13 Summary of 37 Street Sewer System ............................................................. G-24
G-14 Summary of 42 Street Sewer System ............................................................. G-24
G-15 List of Specific Water Conservation Measures ............................................... G-27
G-16 Proposed Water Demand Summary ............................................................... G-37
G-17 Storm Drain Lines within Study Area .............................................................. G-40
G-18 Storm Drain Trunk Mains Serving USC Development Plan Area .................... G-40
G-19 35 Street Storm Drain Watershed Existing Peak Runoff for the 50-Year
Storm Event .................................................................................................... G-45
G-20 Mcclintock Avenue Storm Drain Watershed Existing Peak Runoff for
the 50-Year Storm Event ................................................................................ G-45
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G-21 35 Street Storm Drain Watershed Proposed Peak Runoff for the 50-
Year Storm Event ........................................................................................... G-49
G-22 Mcclintock Avenue Storm Drain Watershed Proposed Peak Runoff for
the 50-Year Storm Event ................................................................................ G-50
H-1 Fire Stations Located within the Nexus Study Area .......................................... H-4
H-2 2008 Response Data for LAFD Stations within the Nexus Study Area ............. H-6
H-3 Project Estimated Residential Population Increase within Fire Station
No. 15 ............................................................................................................. H-17
H-4 Project Site – Los Angeles Police Department Services ................................. H-24
H-5 Population, Officer, Crime, and Response Time Comparison for 2008 ......... H-27
H-6 Crime Statistics by Community Police Station of Occurrence ......................... H-28
H-7 USC Department of Public Safety 2008 Criminal Offences Statistics for
the University Park Campus ........................................................................... H-29
H-8 Estimated Crimes Associated with the Proposed Project ............................... H-37
H-9 Population, Officer, Crime, and Response Time Comparison for 2008 ......... H-37

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