Today, Yale Street provides safer access for people walking to nearby schools and the Gold Line Light Rail Station.
PEDESTRIAN SAFETY PROJECT ON YALE STREET
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Today, Yale Street provides safer access for people walking to nearby schools and the Gold Line Light Rail Station.
PEDESTRIAN SAFETY PROJECT ON YALE STREET
Yale Street in Chinatown received a makeover from the Bureau of Street Services as a part of the Safe Routes to School Strategic Plan. Street improvements included a raised landscape median, curb extensions, yellow continental crosswalks, Americans with Disabilities Act – compliant access ramps, roadway striping, and new signs. Raised medians have been credited with up to a 46-percent reduction in vehicle collisions with pedestrians. Curb extensions are proven to increase perceptions of safety and comfort for people crossing the street. 13 Today, Yale Street provides safer access for people walking to nearby schools and the Gold Line Light Rail Station.
13 Vision Zero Los Angeles, Collision and Countermeasure Analysis: Literature Review( Los Angeles: Los Angeles Department of Transportation, March 2016).
24 VISION ZERO LA | ACTION PLAN 2017