Vision Zero
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Councilmember Yaroslavsky Calls for Urgent City Response to Westwood Driver Killing Three People
Councilmember Park also responds to killing of Playa del Rey cyclist, calls to "to re-assess the area for... improvements."
February 9, 2026
Friday Round-Up: Pico Blvd., Koreatown Circle, and SGV E-Bikes
LADOT installs pedestrian safety upgrades at deadly Ktown intersection. Apply for SGV e-bike vouchers by Monday. LADOT plans major safety upgrades on Pico Boulevard.
November 14, 2025
City Scrapes Grassroots Koreatown Crosswalks, Plans To Replace
The city will replace guerilla crosswalks with an interim traffic circle and new crosswalks. The delayed permanent traffic circle is expected to installed next year.
November 12, 2025
As Community Mourns 9-Year-Old Nadir Gavarrete, Crosswalk Collective Improves Deadly Koreatown Intersection
Fourth grader Nadir Gavarrete was into dinosaurs and playing soccer
August 4, 2025
Safe Streets Advocates Stage Die-In Protest Against Severe City Budget Cuts
In 2024 L.A. City traffic deaths exceeded 300 for the third straight year - with crash fatalities exceeding homicides. L.A. pedestrians are killed at disproportionately high numbers.
May 1, 2025
Forest Lawn Cemetery Urged Against Safety Upgrades Because “No Substantial Bicycle Use”
Don't make safety improvements on Forest Lawn Drive - because "we have not observed substantial bicycle use" there.
January 28, 2025
Cemeteries Push to Bury Forest Lawn Drive Safety Improvements
Forest Lawn and Mount Sinai reps call scaled-back city street improvements a "bad plan" and "permanent traffic disaster"
December 19, 2024
L.A. City Shares Update on Hollywood Blvd. Improvements
Protected bike lanes are coming to Hollywood Boulevard this summer
May 30, 2024
Two Thoughts on Measure HLA and How Hard Some City Leaders Are Fighting Against Safer Streets
Ballooning HLA cost estimates are hard to take seriously - for example, the CAO forecasts that unprotected bike lanes will cost $1.76 million dollars per mile
February 16, 2024
Die-In Rally Calls on Mayor Bass to End Record Traffic Deaths
336 people were killed in L.A. City traffic crashes in 2023 - the highest total in over 20 years. Safe streets advocates are urging the city to take Vision Zero seriously.
January 29, 2024
