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It scored these bus stops based on six equally weighted criteria: (1) Distance from a Streetlight, (2) Ridership, (3) Public Safety, (4) Equity Focused Communities, (5) SB535 Disadvantaged Communities, and (6) California Heat Assessment Tool Heat Index. The 2022 analysis included two phases. The first phase resulted in a list of the top 1,500 bus stops with the highest scores, indicating that they were in greatest need of improvement, split between 750 stops in the city of LA and 750 stops outside the city of LA. The second phase produced a further refined list of the top 10% of the first phase, again split between stops within the city of LA and outside the city of LA. This process resulted in a list of 153 stops in greatest need of improvement. This list has been shared with local jurisdictions to aid in their bus stop planning efforts countywide. 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Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) Regional High Injury Network &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;15 possible points &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Data Source: SCAG, 2023 &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Stops within 200 feet of the highest concentrations of serious and fatal auto-bike and auto-pedestrian collisions across LA County. &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN /&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;"&gt;7. 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