City of Los Angeles Skateparks: Assessing Conditions and Need

Edgar Beltran • UP 206A Winter 2011 • 3/15/2011

A Decent Number of City Sponsored Facilities Exist

Existing Facilities Context Inset

Variation in Size, Amenities, and TargetFacilities By Type

Skatepark Typology by Size

Skate Dot: 1,500 sf. or Less Skate Spot: 1,501 sf. to 5,000 sf.

Neighborhood Skatepark 5,001 to 10,000 sf. District Skatepark 10,001 to 25,000 sf.

Imperial CourtsSkateable Bench

Venice SkateparkRitchie Valens Skatepark Plaza

Standalone Skateparks are Non-Existent

Skatepark Positioning

1-Mi. Age Analysis Indicates Fewer Portion of Youth on Westside

1-Mi. Buffer % of Youth (10-21 Yrs. Old) in a Mile

Assessing Facility Need

• Planning Question:Where are skateparks needed?

• Solution: Create an at-risk youth index.• Variables– Percentage of Youth– Percentage Below Poverty– Percentage of Single-Parent Households– Percentage of Time Traveled to Work

Percent Youth

Percent Travel Time to WorkOver 90 Mins.

Percent Below Poverty

Percent Single-ParentHouseholds

At-Risk Youth Hot Spot AnalysisAt-Risk Youth Hot Spot Analysis Hot Spot Areas of Interest

Need and Decision MakersAt-Risk Youth Hot Spot Analysis At-Risk Youth Hot Spot Analysis

Investment Needs To Center if Four Districts and be Adjacent to Green Space

Investment Needs in Specific Districts:1. CD 8/CD 62. CD 6/ CD 83. CD 34. CD 5

GIS Skills• Hotspot Analysis• Modeling• Metadata• Measurement/Analysis• Original Data (Geocoding)• Extracting Information from a Buffer• Geoprocessing (Buffer, Clip, Intersect, and Merge)• Aggregated Attribute Table• Point Graduated Symbol and Color• Images

Modeling

Model One Model Two

Metadata

City of Los Angeles Skateparks: Assessing Conditions and Need

Edgar Beltran • UP 206A Winter 2011 • 3/15/2011