EQUITY AND ENGAGEMENT TOWARD VISION ZERO
All Angelenos deserve safe streets. Traffic deaths affect our communities more than traditional measures of crime, such as gang-related activity. In 2013, there were 201 traffic deaths in Los Angeles, compared with 149 gang-related homicides. 15 Nearly half of the streets on the High-Injury Network are neighborhoods with a greater percentage of children, seniors, people of color, immigrants, people with disabilities, or low-income households. A disproportionate percentage of serious and fatal collisions take place in Central and South Los Angeles, where people are more likely to walk, bike, or take transit as their primary mode of transportation. 16 The City’ s commitment to equity and engagement prioritizes communities that depend on a variety of travel modes.
15 California Highway Patrol, " Annual Report of Fatal and Injury Motor Vehicle Traffic Collisions," years 2009 – 13 provided by the Statewide Integrated Records Systems( SWITRS), undated, https:// www. chp. ca. gov / Programs-Services / Services-Information / SWITRS-Internet-Statewide-Integrated-Traffic-Records-System / SWITRS-2013-Report # 2013section1. 16 Los Angeles Department of City Planning, Plan for a Healthy Los Angeles 2015: A Health and Wellness Element of the General Plan( Los Angeles: Los Angeles Department of City Planning, April 2015).
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