CASE STUDY 1: ACTIVE STREETS L. A.
CASE STUDY 2: GREAT STREETS
ENGAGEMENT: CASE STUDIES
CASE STUDY 1: ACTIVE STREETS L. A.
Active Streets LA is a partnership between the City of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition, and T. R. U. S. T. South LA. The program is developing a process that uses robust community input and engagement to shape the technical side of conceptual design for low-stress, neighborhood network street improvements for people walking and bicycling. This partnership-based model leverages the legitimacy, relationships, and community ties that localized community-based organizations bring to the table, in turn enhancing the conceptual design process and improving our responsiveness to complex community needs and experiences.
CASE STUDY 2: GREAT STREETS
In 2015, the Mayor’ s Great Streets Challenge Grant provided $ 200,000 to community groups for innovative, creative, and authentic community engagement around ideas for street improvements. Grant resources were used for demonstrating potential improvements to street corridors during community street festivals. Artists, small businesses, and local residents hosted engaging activities to draw their neighbors to the street, and then used the audience to educate attendees on the benefits of street transformations and collect surveys on preferences for improvements.
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