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 and includes a Community
Pedestrian Plan for Florence-Firestone.
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 Florence-Firestone:
- The rate of motor vehicle collision involving
pedestrians in Florence-Firestone is 41.5%, compared to 21% for LA
County. Source: LAC VZ Collision Database
2010-2014
- Over 43% of Florence-Firestone residents 18 or
older are considered obese, compared to 29% for LA County. Source: California Health Interview Survey 2016
- Youth obesity in Florence Firestone is 38%,
compared to 35.5% for LA County. Source:
California Health Interview Survey 2016
- The rate of households with no vehicles in
Florence-Firestone is 10.4%, compared to 9% for LA County. Source: ACS 2019 1-year
- Florence-Firestone has 1.2 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,
Florence-Firestone 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
Florence-Firestone 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 Los Angeles
Neighborhood Initiative (LANI), a community organization that
revitalizes neighborhoods by engaging people and building vibrant
public spaces, to lead the community outreach and engagement efforts
for designing and planning a safe, walkable and pedestrian-oriented
Florence-Firestone.
LANI, 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 Florence-Firestone, 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:
FLORENCE-FIRESTONE | SUPERVISOR DISTRICT 2 | SUPERVISOR HOLLY MITCHELL
email: hollyjmitchell@bos.lacounty.gov
Hall of Administration, room 866
500 W. Temple Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
phone: (213) 974-5555 |
Florence-Firestone Office
7807 Compton Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90001
phone: (323) 277-9824 |