Cyclist Safety

Key Takeaways Sources & Methods
  • Over the last decade, the rate of traffic collisions with cyclists has been consistently higher in the South LA Promise Zone than in the larger City of Los Angeles. 
  • Since 2017, the number of collisions with cyclists in the South LA Promise Zone has been steadily decreasing. 
  • The majority (59%) of collisions with cyclists in the South LA Promise Zone happen on streets without a bike lane. 

Traffic Collisions: California Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS)

Resident Population: American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates

Bike Lanes: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Pedestrian Safety

Key Takeaways Sources & Methods
  • Over the last decade, the rate of traffic collisions with pedestrians has been consistently higher in the South LA Promise Zone than in the larger City of Los Angeles. 
  • Since 2016, the number of collisions with pedestrians in the South LA Promise Zone has been steadily decreasing. 

Traffic Collisions: California Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS)

Resident Population: American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates

Tree Cover

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Key Takeways Sources & Methods
  • 12% of land in the South LA Promise Zone is covered by tree canopy compared to 25% of land across the City of Los Angeles.

Source: Los Angeles County Tree Canopy Map Viewer by Tree People and the Center of Urban Resilience (CURes) at Loyola Marymount University (LMU)

Notes:

Data gathered in 2016. 

Possible Tree Canopy includes areas that are theoretically available for the establishment of tree canopy. This category includes both pervious areas (lawns, gardens, parks, etc) and impervious areas (asphalt or concrete surfaces, excluding roads and buildings) where improvements could ostensibly be made to accommodate additional trees.

Learn more about this data from the original source:

The Journey to the Los Angeles County Tree Canopy Map Viewer