Community Pedestrian Plan
Step by Step Los Angeles County:
Pedestrian Plans for Unincorporated Communities is a master plan for
pedestrian safety in Los Angeles County that will include a Community
Pedestrian Plan for East Los Angeles.
Take our Pedestrian Plan Community Survey - tell us about
walking in your community!
You can also
use our online map to show us the streets and
intersections that could be better.

Facts about East Los Angeles:
- The rate of motor vehicle collision involving
pedestrians in East LA is 41%, compared to 21% for LA County. Source: LAC VZ Collision Database 2010-2014
- Over 39% of East LA residents 18 or older are
considered obese, compared to 29% for LA County.
Source: California Health Interview Survey 2016
- Youth obesity in East LA is 38%, compared to
35.5% for LA County. Source: California Health
Interview Survey 2016
- The rate of households with no vehicles in
East LA is 11.6%, compared to 9% for LA County.
Source: ACS 2019 1-year
- East LA - Northwest has 1 park acres per 1,000
residents and East LA – Southeast has 0.1 park acres per 1,000
residents whereas the County average is 3.3 park acres per 1,000.
According to the Countywide park needs assessment, East Los Angeles
(Northwest and Southeast) has a very high park need. Source: Los Angeles Countywide Comprehensive Park &
Recreation Needs Assessment Appendix A
The
Community Pedestrian Plan will help the County address corridors in
East Los Angeles that have concentrations of collisions, identified in
red on the map.
These corridors were identified as having had 3 or
more fatal or severe injury collisions within a half mile segment
between 2013-2017.
These corridors are the focus of the County’s new
traffic safety initiative called, Vision Zero,
which aims to eliminate fatal injury traffic collisions on County
roadways by 2035.
These corridors are part of the 3.8% of County
maintained roadways where 50% of all fatal and severe injury collisions
have occurred.
By working with community to understand concerns
and opportunities for walkability enhancements the Pedestrian Plans
will help the County achieve the Vision Zero goal.
Community
Outreach
The Department of Public Health (DPH) has
partnered with
Public Matters, a creative studio for civic engagement, to lead the
community outreach and engagement efforts for designing and planning a
safe, walkable, and pedestrian-oriented East Los Angeles.
Public Matters, along with County partners, will
be leading workshops, mapping activities, and listening sessions to
hear from residents, local business leaders, and other stakeholders on
the strategies that they want to see implemented for improving
walkability in the community.
Workshops and other activities will be virtual
throughout 2021 and will be bilingual. Youth, families, seniors, and
anyone interested in providing ideas or learning about pedestrian
planning is highly encouraged to participate.
Take our Pedestrian Plan Community Survey - tell us about
walking in your community!
You can also
use our online map to show us the streets and
intersections that could be better.
If you want to get in involved in the pedestrian
plan for East Los Angeles, contact Alfredo Lezama at alezama@ph.lacounty.gov.
How to report issues to the County:
Report problems such as graffiti, potholes, illegal dumping, street
light or signal issues, and more to the Department of Public Works at:
http://dpw.lacounty.gov/contact/.
Go mobile! Report problems while walking in your community. Download
Los Angeles County The Works app to your phone!
http://dpw.lacounty.gov/theworks/
How
to contact your supervisor:
EAST LOS ANGELES | SUPERVISOR DISTRICT 1 | SUPERVISOR HILDA L. SOLIS
email: firstdistrict@bos.lacounty.gov
Hall of Administration, room 856
500 W. Temple Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
phone: (213) 974-5555 |
East Los Angeles Office
4801 E. Third Street.
Los Angeles, CA 90022
phone: (323) 881-4601 |