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Summary

In December 2013, the Mayor issued Executive Directive 3, directing all City
departments to post online data collected or generated to promote the transparency and
accountability of all city government processes. Through the Mayor’s Performance
Metric page and the City’s Open Data Portal, the public can track the progress of
municipal agencies in fulfilling their commitments as well as develop greater insight into
the functions of LA City government.

The Department of City Planning was asked to prepare two sets of data metrics. The
first evaluates the Department’s development review processes by focusing on the
number of entitlement cases filed and completed. The second set of metrics, which is
the focus of this introductory report, will focus on the evaluation of long-range plans and
land use policies. Three metrics have been established by the Department, in
collaboration with the Mayor’s Office, to examine progress within three critical areas:

1. Average Daily Vehicle Miles Traveled Per Capita (VMT)
2. Affordable Housing Created Through Land Use Actions
3. Development Located Near High Quality Transit Stops

The DCP Citywide Policy Planning Performance Metric Report will be produced on an
annual basis. The Report will look at local development trends regarding affordable
housing and transit-oriented development over the course of the prior calendar while VMT data will lag a year behind due to the availability of data. This first performance metrics report will be longer than future reports, as it will attempt to provide some background and context around the selected metrics, as well as a brief analysis of past trends.

The Department aims to not only use the metrics to examine the effectiveness of
citywide ordinances, plans and policies, but also as a tool to review population and
employment shifts. 8y identifying key units of measurement, the City can identify
emerging trends and more effectively implement desirable planning policies. …

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