Pomona Moves Community Transportation Needs Assessment
Clean Mobility Options Voucher Pilot Program
Community Transportation Needs Assessment
CHERP Solar Works | Pomona Moves
Project Details
The Pomona Moves' needs assessment’s grant term ran from December 2020 to September 2021. The assessment addressed concerns around the dependence on transportation by private vehicles, the cost of that transportation, and the community’s preference for a clean mobility initiative. CHERP Solar Works used a variety of geospatial maps, surveys, ethnographic interviews, and public meetings to engage with community groups and community members. The assessment focused on two main groups: (1) home health-care workers, social workers, elder care workers, food pantry workers, and (2) the communities these people serve across Pomona.
Project Outcomes
Funding Details
Voucher Total: $50,000
Community Engagement Activities
- 2-3 Community meetings
- 4-5 Interviews
Community Details
The project focused on the City of Pomona, where those living in the project area have been historically underrepresented in community and transportation planning. With a population of approximately 6,500 in the census tracts we targeted, median household income stands at around $35,000. Fully 80% of residences are renter occupied. Thirty-nine percent of individuals live below the poverty line, and just 6% of the population has a bachelor’s degree or higher, less than one-fifth the rate in Los Angeles County as a whole. The population of the census tracts targeted is overwhelmingly Hispanic, with a minority of African American, Asian, white, and other residents. The predominant languages spoken are English and Spanish, with pockets of the population speaking Asian languages, Arabic, and several others. The project area rates the highest or second-highest decile for air pollution, according to CalEnviroScreen 3.0.
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Contact
CHERP Solar Works | (720) 635-7900