The target metrics are measures of progress for each goal. Any particular target metric by itself can’t tell the complete story. So, we’ve combined a variety of metrics for each goal to provide a fuller picture of how the region is doing. The #LA2050Listens community conversation series and roundtable sessions with topic experts contributed to the formation of the target metrics and goals.
When selecting target metrics, LA2050 looked at statistical information that: a) contributes to achieving the goal, b) can be reliably sourced, and c) is regularly updated.
| Metric | |
|---|---|
| Access to free wifi connect | View Metric |
| Cultural events connect | View Metric |
| Government responsiveness to residents’ needs connect | View Metric |
| Participation in neighborhood councils connect | View Metric |
| Public/open streets gatherings connect | View Metric |
| Public transit riders connect | View Metric |
| Rates of volunteerism connect | View Metric |
| Residential segregation connect | View Metric |
| Social & emotional support connect | View Metric |
| Total number of local social media friends and connections Angelenos have connect | View Metric |
| Transit-accessible housing and employment (the share of housing units and percentage of jobs that are located within a half-mile of transit) connect | View Metric |
| Travel time to work connect | View Metric |
| Voting rates connect | View Metric |
| Arts establishments create | View Metric |
| Employment in the creative industries create | View Metric |
| Federal research grant funding create | View Metric |
| Gini coefficient create | View Metric |
| High growth startups create | View Metric |
| Jobs per capita create | View Metric |
| Manufacturing activity create | View Metric |
| Measures of cultural and global economic influence (“soft power”) create | View Metric |
| Minority- and women-owned firms create | View Metric |
| Patents per capita create | View Metric |
| Percentage of graduates from local higher education institutions that remain in LA County 5 years after graduating create | View Metric |
| Recruiting and retention rates for local higher education institutions create | View Metric |
| Unemployment (and opportunities) for the formerly incarcerated create | View Metric |
| Venture capital investment create | View Metric |
| College matriculation rates learn | View Metric |
| Community college completion learn | View Metric |
| District-wide graduation rates learn | View Metric |
| Early education learn | View Metric |
| Proficiency in Language Arts and math learn | View Metric |
| Student education pipeline learn | View Metric |
| Students perceived sense of safety at and on the way to school learn | View Metric |
| Suspension & expulsion rates learn | View Metric |
| Truancy rates in elementary and middle schools learn | View Metric |
| Youth unemployment and underemployment learn | View Metric |
| Access to healthy food live | View Metric |
| Exposure to air toxins live | View Metric |
| Healthcare access live | View Metric |
| Homelessness live | View Metric |
| Housing affordability live | View Metric |
| Local water live | View Metric |
| Mental illness live | View Metric |
| Obesity live | View Metric |
| Prevalence of adverse childhood experiences live | View Metric |
| Residents receiving coordinated healthcare services live | View Metric |
| Resilient communities live | View Metric |
| Self-sufficiency live | View Metric |
| Tree canopy cover live | View Metric |
| Walk/bike/transit score live | View Metric |
| Waterways live | View Metric |
| Access to open space and park facilities play | View Metric |
| Attendance at major league sporting events play | View Metric |
| Number (and quality) of informal spaces for play play | View Metric |
| Number of children enrolled in afterschool programs play | View Metric |
| Number of parks with intergenerational play opportunities play | View Metric |
| Number of residents with easy access to a “vibrant” park play | View Metric |
| Per capita crime rates play | View Metric |
| Perceived safety play | View Metric |