EQUITY
As part of our commitment to achieve equity in Vision Zero implementation, the City of Los Angeles commissioned the Prevention Institute to conduct an initial health-equity analysis that informed the development of this plan. The Prevention Institute is a national leader on the topic of health equity, which they define as“ the commitment to ensuring that every person has an equal opportunity to be healthy and safe.”
Their analysis evaluated our research methodology and planning efforts, and their findings led to recommendations to strengthen our work. The complete health equity analysis can be accessed at visionzero. lacity. org / healthequity. zip.
Recommendations from the analysis informed our approach to equity through Vision Zero. While these recommendations focused on health equity, we must also invest in strategies that promote social equity to avoid outcomes that negatively affect people of color. We have much more to learn and study on this topic. As a starting point, we commit to pursuing the following through the implementation of this Action Plan:
• Review best practices for data collection on information such as race, ethnicity, and income.
• Continue to connect additional data sources to link key environmental variables to traffic collisions.
• Include community partners in the evaluation of safety countermeasures and consider the context of individual communities throughout the City. Look at potential unintended consequences that could exacerbate inequities in communities of color and low-income communities during project evaluations.
• Continue to grow Vision Zero as a multicity department initiative that extends beyond a transportation-engineering effort.
• Adhere to the LAPD’ s commitment to unbiased policing in the implementation of Vision Zero – enforcement efforts.
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