Low Weight Criteria
Description
Proximity to a wildlife connectivity pinch point, based on the presence of a pinch point from the LASAN Biodiversity Index Citywide Wildlife Connectivity Score within a half-mile walk. The Biodiversity Index defines a pinch point as a bottleneck where further habitat loss could restrict movement.1Citywide Wildlife Connectivity. City of LA Department of Sanitation (LASAN). LA Biodiversity Index Baseline Report Appendix II
Master Methods, Page 18. 2022.
Dataset and/or Source
Citywide Wildlife Connectivity. City of LA Department of Sanitation (LASAN).2Citywide Wildlife Connectivity. City of LA Department of Sanitation (LASAN). LA Biodiversity Index Baseline Report, 2022.
Scale
Site
Lowest Priority (0)
Is farther than a half mile from a pinch point
Highest Priority (1)
Contains or is within a half mile of a pinch point
Prospective Site Scoring Notes
Use square as site