CONTINUED EFFORTS TOWARDS
SAFER STREETS
Safe Routes
to School
School age children (under 18)
account for 17% of all people
fatally or severely injured while
walking and bicycling in the
City of Los Angeles. With the
goal to improve public health
and student achievement and
eliminate traffic-related deaths
and injuries, LADOT launched the
Safe Routes to School Initiative
in 2012. To make the most of City
resources, LADOT created a Safe
Routes to School Strate v