Performance period: 10/1/2018 to 9/30/2020

This case study is part of the Climate Smart Transportation and Communities Consortium (CSTACC), case studies that were conducted in various locations throughout the state to analyze environmental justice issues in low income, communities of color. This study took place in southeast Los Angeles County in partnership with the Southeast Los Angeles Collaborative (SELAC), a non-profit community-based umbrella organization representing 8 cities and several unincorporated areas. The case study has two parts. The first part examines impacts of heavy duty trucks and finds the main problems to be traffic safety and particulate emissions. An analysis of regional freight traffic reveals that current and planned regulations to achieve zero emission truck targets will significantly reduce truck-related emissions. A local analysis showed higher than average truck involved crashes and safety hot spots. Local traffic management strategies are recommended to increase safety. The second part examines public transit job accessibility. Transit accessibility depends on both service level and access to bus stops. We recommend that bike share and car share options be explored to reduce travel times to and from bus stops.