NEXT STEPS TOWARD ZERO
It ’ s Time for Action
With the recognition that our first Vision Zero target — a 20-percent reduction in deaths by the end of 2017 — is right around the corner , we have prioritized locations where we will be focusing our engineering , education , and enforcement strategies . The City of Los Angeles ’ s Vision Zero Action Plan , informed by the findings in this report , presents our comprehensive Citywide approach to make traffic deaths obsolete by 2025 .
The Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue intersection saw an average of 13 crashes per year before the installation of a scramble crosswalk in November 2015 . In one year after implementation , zero pedestrian collisions have occurred at the busy intersection : a dramatic improvement .
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