Making L.A. Safer For Pedestrians

If at that spot is 1 metropolis inwards the USA that actually needs a Vision Zero first it is Los Angeles. Over 2,800 people convey lost their lives on the streets of Los Angeles since 2003. Nearly one-half of the victims were pedestrians or cyclists.

Thankfully Vision Zero Los Angeles is hither together with it wants to eliminate all traffic deaths past times 2025, To kick-start the first the metropolis has released an interactive map of traffic fatalities. The map shows the place of all traffic fatalities inwards Los Angeles from 2003 to 2016. The map too shows the place of planned security projects nether the Vision Zero scheme.

One argue for mapping traffic fatalities is to lay traffic dark spots. The Los Angeles Department of Transportation has identified the Los Angeles streets amongst the highest concentration of fatal accidents, which they convey dubbed the High Injury Network (HIN). Despite contributing solely half-dozen pct to the city's route network the roads inwards the HIN convey seen nearly two-thirds of all deaths together with severe injuries to pedestrians.

You tin post away stance the place of the streets inwards the HIN on the High Injury Network Map. This interactive map identifies Los Angeles almost unsafe roads. The map too shows the locations of schools which are on or nigh the HIN together with links to the city's Safe Routes to School Strategic Plan.

You tin post away stance other examples of Vision Zero initiatives at Vision Zero Boston, Vision Zero New York and Vision Zero San Francisco.