Vision Zero
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L.A. Times Editorial Raises Double Standards on Traffic Deaths vs. Gun Deaths
L.A. electeds, including councilmember Mitch O'Farrell decry gun violence, but are ok with traffic violence
April 5, 2018
Mar Vista Venice Blvd Great Streets Forum Tomorrow-Wednesday Night
Mar Vista Venice Blvd Great Streets project open house meeting is 6-8 p.m. Wed 3/14 at Mar Vista Recreation Center
March 13, 2018
Montclair Is Misguided In Penalizing Supposed “Distracted Walking”
The media has had a hard time approaching the supposed phenomenon of “distracted walking” with anything close to a reasonable amount of rigor, objectivity, or skepticism.
March 8, 2018
How Can Vision Zero Work When L.A. Continues to Prioritize Speed?
Rather than raise speed limits, let’s lower design speeds, so the mistakes are less impactful when they inevitably happen
March 6, 2018
LADOT Is Giving More Pedestrians a Head Start
In 2017, LADOT has installed more than 60 Leading Pedestrian Intervals on Vision Zero priority intersections, with many more planned in 2018
February 20, 2018
T-Committee Hears Vision Zero Motion, Holds for Changes
The anticipated backlash ambush did not occur at yesterday's Transportation Committee meeting on a proposed Vision Zero motion.
February 15, 2018
Humor: Are Backlash Drivers Crazy? Maybe It’s Dissociative Commuter Disorder
Are those anti-road diet cavemen actually crazy?
January 9, 2018
MacArthur Park’s Alvarado Street Triple Scramble Boosts Pedestrian Safety
As part of Vision Zero, LADOT installed three pedestrian scrambles along MacArthur Park's Alvarado Street: at 7th Street, Wilshire Boulevard and 6th Street
December 14, 2017
Eyes on the Street: Scramble Crossing at 7th and Avarado
(Updated 12/1: Turns out there are three scrambles in three blocks on Alvarado: at 7th Street, Wilshire Boulevard, and 6th Street - and an opening celebration is tentatively planned for December 6)
November 30, 2017
‘In Our Shoes’ Commemorates Victims of Traffic Violence
On the steps of City Hall East this afternoon, hundreds of shoes commemorated the hundreds of people killed in traffic violence. The #inourshoes installation was created by Southern California Families for Safe Streets for World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims.
November 17, 2017
