Community perception studies
Qualitative research methods to understand how community members view and experience their commercial corridors. These methods can include focus groups about neighborhood business districts, surveys about shopping patterns and preferences, walking interviews to assess corridor safety and accessibility and community forums about business district priorities. (Source: Toolkit project team definition)
Community results
The community-level condition of wellbeing Metro would like to achieve. It lacks disparities based on race, income, ability or other social demographic. (Source: LA Metro Office of Equity and Race definition)
Community wayfinding
A coordinated and continuous system of signs that direct tourists and other road users to key civic, cultural, visitor and recreational attractions and similar secondary destinations within a city or a local urbanized or downtown area. (Source: U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration)
Community-Based Organization (CBO)
An organization with a mission to improve the environmental, economic, social, cultural and/or overall quality of life conditions of a common community of interest. (Source: LA Metro CBO Partnering Strategy)
Complete streets
Roadways that are designed, planned and implemented to provide safe mobility for people of all ages and abilities. This includes people walking, biking, scooting, using assistive mobility devices and taking transit. Complete Streets are essential in creating a safe and comfortable transportation experience. Complete Streets can look different depending on the surrounding context, community needs […]