Data + Donuts

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A speaker series bringing together the makers and doers that are harnessing technology and data to drive meaningful change. It is a joint, collaborative effort between the County and City of Los Angeles, and the local L.A. civic technology community.

Dan, our speaker, at the lectern, with the screen behind him stating “The Map Beneath the Canopy, Discovering Trees through the ArcGIS Tree Hub”
Next Steps Fall 2024 - Summer 2026 Mobility Action Plan Timeline Fall 2024 Launch Project Spring 2025 LaunchTechnical and Community Advisory Boards, and Develop Engagement Plan Winter 2025 Gather Data and Recruit Technical and Community Advisory Board Members Spring 2026 Summarize Community Feedback and Develop the Draft Mobility Action Plan Summer 2025 Finalize Engagement Plan and Project Inventory Fall 2025/Winter 2026 Conduct Community Engagement and Prioritization Summer 2026 Complete Final Mobility Action Plan Get Involved! mobilityactionplanla.org
Representatives from LADOT stand at the lectern presenting the South LA UBM pilot. 30% one vehicle households, 29% below poverty level, and 91% persons of color.
Alissa Walker, our host and the editor of Torched newsletter, takes a bite out of a green donut, themed with the logo to her Torched newsletter, also holding up a pink donut in the shape of a 2.
Pink and green donuts themed to celebrate the second anniversary of the Torched newsletter on a table with Data and Donuts stickers
Our speaker from LAPL stands at the lectern, showing their data dashboard with all the performance information from their in person attendance.
Attendees standing around a table at the brewery with donuts and tamales
The Future Vision The curb isn't just for parking. It's a flexible, dynamic space that can adapt to our city's needs in real-time-a truly smart and responsive city.
A matrix of uses and APIs of the curb all relating to each other. Events and status could correlate to areas and Zones, as well as objects and spaces.
Zackary with the slide: Curbs API Names for polygon geometry places used within the CDS Curbs API. Area - Optional. Area of interest around a curb Zone used to share vehicle proximity, approach, conflicts, circling, exit, double parking, other activity. Zone - Required. Curb zone defining the area that can be used by vehicles. Includes properties and cierences to outside regulations or ERS Space - Optional. A defined vehicle parking space within a curb Zone flexible zones may not have
Our speaker, Zackary Campos, at the lectern with the first slide behind him stating: SMART Code the Curb Managing the Future of LA's Curbs Transportation Planning & Policy November 12,2025 CODE-THE-CURB
Vyki stands at the lectern with a slide behind her showing local events. Local Transportation... EVENTS!!! Our Next Event! → 12/2 Data + Donuts Holiday Happy Hour! Join us af Boomtown Brewery on 12/2 from 6-9 pm for limited free drinks and snacks! 11/18 Eliminating Minimum Parking Requirements: Stories from Cities Across the Country @ UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies #datadonuts DataDonuts.LA
Prompt: What areas of ISD services might be impacted by the increased tariffs? Output: Based on the Customer Rate Handbook, increased tariffs would primarily impact ISD services that rely on the acquisition of imported physical goods, hardware, and equipment. The higher cost of these items would be passed on to L.A. County departments, as ISD's rate-setting model is based on recovering all allowable costs. Gemini can make mistakes, so double-check it!
Jon, at the lectern, with his slide behind him showing the document behind him that he will feed into Google Gemini’s AI system: the Customer Rate Handbook.
Jon, at the lectern, with the slide behind him stating: GenAl Business Model You don't need an Al strategy; you need a business strategy that exploits the power of Al Phases of Generative Al (GenAl) Business Model Maturity How effective it your organization at leveraging Generative Al to drive innovation into your business ond operacional models?
Jon, at the lectern, with his presentation behind him showing: Context Driven Al: DELIVERING MORE RELEVANT, ACCURATE RESULTS Jon Neill County of Los Angeles August 21st, 2025
Our emcee and speakers on stage, taking questions and offering answers.
After the barriers were installed, the numbers showed 29 assaults vs 116 assaults measured before the installation. This is over approximately 1.3 million trips!
Alissa Walker at the lectern
Greg at the lectern, with Vyki, our host, closing out Greg’s presentation and introducing the Q&A.
Support for W3C Digital Credentials API, digital identity passports part of iOS 26 Next level Apple Walet integration for digital credentials, mDoc verification in Apple Wallet
Greg in front of his slide presenting: Digital Disaster Recovery Center - Vital Records CA gov - Replacement birth record
California Digital Identity Framework Easier access to all of California's state benefits. The Digital ID framework is designed to create universal access to state services for individuals in Calfornia using a single credential; your Digital ID. As a result, the Digital ID Framework will enable a system that minimizes the need to repeat verification processes for multiple programs. Cheaper, more efficient identity and eligibility management for state agencies. The Digital ID Framework helps ensure that resources invested at the state level by agencies like CDT wil benefit all state agencies, reducing the individual cost and administrative burdens associated with verification and accelerating statewide modernization. Increased security, privacy, and general minimization of sensitive data storage. The Digital ID Framework will provide all state agencies access to standardized security and world class privacy protocols to protect sensitive information. By working across the spectrum of state agencies the Digital ID Framework facilitates a one-to-many model that increases access to more information sources while minimizing sensitive data storage.
A slide showing CDT at the center, and lines of information feeding to and from the Department, completely separate from the information shared between the individual and the government.
Greg, at the lectern, presenting a slide stating the flow of information between the Client to the Government, from the Government to CDT, and finally from CDT to VA and Login.gov, ensuring that privacy stays between the client and the government.
Greg, at the lectern, with a shadow behind him, and a slide stating CDT.
The before grid showing a pipeline of organization that separates the solution to individual tabs, instead of a common goal.
A title slide from a March 2022 presentation stating “Digital ID SSO Project overview Cal-ITP Visioning Session D-ID team | Office of Enterprise Technology”
Vyki, of D+D, and Greg, of CDT, speaking together while sitting at the event
A final slide featuring contact information: Graham Rossmore City of Los Angeles, Transportation Planner graham.rossmore@lacity.org Nghia Trinh Trellint, Customer Success Consultant nghia.trinh@trellint.com Peter Ahlstrom Trellint, Customer Success Manager peter.ahlstrom@trellint.com "You can't manage what you can't measure" Donald Shoup More information: LAExpressPark.org
Program Expansion After achieving success downtown, LA Express Park expanded to include additional areas of the city Downtown LA - May 2012 Westwood - November 2015 a 10% increase in parking availability 16% increase in meter revenue in some areas *2.5% avg. in all areas Hollywood - June 2018 Lower parking prices across the city 10% reduction in congested city parking Venice - May 2019 Increased parting turnover due to less time in a parking spot (59 minutes or less)
Peter, our speaker, at the lectern showing off a slide on the presentation. The slide shows: Lean Demand in Hollywood About the area: • 457 metered parking spaces • 55 blocks Goal: • 50% sensor coverage • Accurate data capture Challenges: • Data limited to payments, historical citations, and business data • Incomplete data
Our speaker, Graham, at the lectern pointing at the presentation showing dots around the downtown Los Angeles map of parking spots with each color coordinating to a price. The prices vary, but increase during peak times.
What is Demand-Based Parking? Dynamic meter rates Balances supply with demand High demand = increased rates Low demand = decreased rates Reduces traffic congestion and greenhouse gas emissions Encourages alternative modes of transportation Started in DTLA, expanded to Westwood Village
The opening slide of today’s presentation showing a parking meter and the title of the presentation “Inside LA’s Data-Driven Parking Rates,” with photos of our speakers. Peter Ahlstrom, Graham Rossmore, and Nghia Trinh.
Alissa and Eric standing at the lectern
Eric, our speaker, in front of a lectern, speaking, with his presentation slide behind him reading: "So what?" How to measure impact: very difficult! • It's always been hard to measure these things: proxy measures • Data may be proprietary (e.g., consumers) • Our current KPis # of datasets, members, geography, etc.) • More ambitious: • Additional measures for take-up of standards & tools - Increased transit/other ridership-related numbers • Market for hardware, software, services • "Social policy" (as hard as ever) - "New stuff"?
Eric, at the lectern, with this slide presentation behind: Who needs to be involved? • Data producers, creating information about systems and services: transport agencies, one-van shuttles, consultants generating data for operators (and, soon, Al-based data synthesizers?) • Data consumers, providing the interface to users: startups, sector-specific orgs., data producers themselves, or tech companies • Users: travelers - and operators/managers - and potential users • Developers coming up with new stuff: new features within specs... and new systems and services using data and standards
Eric at the lectern, with this slide behind him: Existing data standaras include: → GTFS /General Transit Feed Specification) → GBFS (General Bikeshare Feed Specification) → TIDES (Transit /TS Data Exchange Specification) → TODS (Transit Operational Data Specification) .. and an "umbrella": MDIP (Mobility Data Interoperability Principles)
Our speaker, Eric, standing at a lectern, with a slide presentation behind him showing a VHS tape and a Beta Max Tape to illustrate what a “standard” is.
Eric Plosky, our speaker, standing in front of the Data + Donuts logo with our host for the day, Alissa Walker
Our speaker Barbara, standing at podium with a projection behind her showing that Santa Monica’s Automated Bus Lane Enforcement will be launching soon! New! Automated Bus Lane Enforcement (ABLE) • Launching Spring 2025 • Will improve travel speed and safety • Rate my Ride for pre-launch customer perceptions • Baseline to gauge program performance
The final slide in the presentation showing contact info: Visit Our Interactive Website: https://engage.dot.ca.gov/07-pchmpfeasibilitystudy For more information on the study please contact: 07-pchmpfs@publicinput.com
A slide of the parking analysis in the project. The grid shows that on-road spaces lost equals 1,375. There is a second column of Spaces Gained with Angled Parking equaling 2,275.
A rendering of the proposed roundabout at PCH/Webb Way showing the only multi-lane roundabout proposed for the plan. The rending includes crosswalks for pedestrians and separated bike lanes on both intersecting streets.
Ryan Snyder, our presenter, with his slide showing proposed gateway arches along PCH: Webb Way Roundabout, Serra Road, and Ramble Vista. There is a rendering of the proposed archway, an arched sign spanning the highway, potentially showing the name of the city.
Ryan Snyder, our presenter, in front of a slide showing the map of the project area on PCH. Certain areas are highlighted for proposed sidewalks, near main population centers and hiking trails.