53 New Crosswalks to Improve Pedestrian Safety on Los Angeles Streets

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The city of Los Angeles is working to improve mobility for all Angelenos by adding continental crosswalks to the city’s top-fifty most dangerous intersections. In December 2012, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, launched an initiative to improve crosswalks at 53 intersections throughout the city by March 2013.

According to a LAStreetsblog post, Mayor Villaraigosa stated that in the future he would like to see continental crosswalks (otherwise known as zebra crosswalks) at every intersection, however this would be costly. According to the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) the city’s Measure R funds, for pedestrian improvements, will be used to fund this project. Most of new crosswalks (84%) will be installed adjacent to schools and transit.

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