Oxnard Clean Mobility Options Transportation Needs Assessment
Clean Mobility Options Voucher Pilot Program
Community Transportation Needs Assessment
BikeVentura | Oxnard Clean Mobility Options Transportation Needs Assessment
Project Details
BikeVentura’s needs assessment’s grant term ran from November 2020 to August 2021. The assessment included a variety of data such as the location of jobs, an analysis of the bicycle network, cost comparisons of transit, and data on service delays or unavailability from Gold Coast Transit District. The community engagement component included a mix of recurring and one-time events, like pop-up bike repair services, remote listening sessions, house visits and meetings, outdoor engagement and one-on-one discussions. BikeVentura created a project website, developed a social media presence, and created a needs assessment survey tool. BikeVentura worked with the Community Environmental Council (CEC) to conduct demonstrations of clean mobility options that have been indicated as desirable by the community. CEC conducted outreach to Calvan, Ventura County Transportation Commission (VCTC), City of Oxnard, and Gold Coast Transit District (GCTD) for resource contribution for the demonstrations.
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Project Outcomes
Funding Details
Voucher Total: $49,804
Community Engagement Activities
- 1-3 Demonstration events
- 2-3 Pop-up events
- 1-2 Listening session
- 4-5 House visits/meetings
Community Details
Oxnard is a highly auto-dependent city and has historically borne the brunt of environmental challenges along the Ventura County Coast. There are densely populated, majority Spanish-speaking communities that lie in the midst of oil fields, pesticide-laden agriculture fields, and heavy trucking and rail transportation routes. According to the 2013-2017 U.S. Census Data, 85% of Oxnard’s population identifies as people of color and 75% identify as Latinx/Hispanic. Well over half (67.9%) of Oxnard’s households speak a language other than English at home. The project will focus on the disadvantaged communities that have been historically excluded in community and transportation planning, especially the region’s Mixteco and other indigenous immigrant communities, women of color, Spanish-speakers, Mixtec speaking farmworkers, unhoused, people without access to the internet, and low-income communities.