Los Angeles HACLA Jordan Downs Specific Plan

This project assisted in the development of the Jordan Downs Specific Plan, and provided sustainability strategies for green building and GHG reductions.

Goals

• Create a vibrant urban village
• One-for-one replacement of public housing units
• Develop an additional 900 to 1,100 affordable and market rate housing units

The proposed redevelopment of the Jordan Downs Public Housing Project as a mixed-income environment with supporting open space, public services and shopping opportunities is an important benefit to the greater Watts and Southeast Los Angeles community.  The Master Plan also includes a Human Capital Plan (HCP) intended to assist Jordan Downs residents increase their economic self sufficiency and live successfully in a new mixed income community.  The proposed project is intended to serve as the catalyst for economic revitalization that could potentially improve the greater Watts community and de-concentrate poverty in and around the Jordan Downs public housing complex but could potentially lead to higher GHG emissions within Jordan Downs.

Results

• Implementation of Specific Plan would yield:
  • 1,600 – 1,800 new residential units in a variety of building styles
  • 500,000 gross sq. ft. of commercial/retail and light industrial
  • 20,000 gross sq. ft. of community-serving commercial/retail in mixed use buildings
• New zones and architectural design guidelines in Specific Plan area
• Baseline trip characteristics for the existing Jordan Downs residences and summariy of trip generation by trip purpose, geographic distribution, and trip length
• Modeling of the vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and GHG emissions associated with retained residents
• Assessment of VMT and GHG emissions from the proposed market-rate housing and non-residential land uses
• Project-related GHG emissions could be reduced by lowering the daily passenger VMT and increasing ridership on local transit services