Fareless Transit Registration
- After the program launched in the middle of the 2021-2022 school year, the nearly a quarter of the South LA Promise Zone school students enrolled in the Fareless Transit program.
- In the second year, the total registrants decreased, mainly because only 6% of the prior year’s registrants renewed their Fareless Transit pass.
- However, in the third year of the program so far, more than a quarter of the prior year’s registrants have already renewed their Fareless Transit pass.
- The total number of registered users in the 2023-24 school year has already exceeded the prior year‘s total number.
- The higher the grade level, the more likely students are to enroll in the Fareless Transit program.
Fareless Transit Boardings
- Students attending schools in the South LA Promise Zone swipe their Fareless Transit Passes more frequently during the school year than the summer months.
- After launching in the middle of the 2021-2022 school year, program usage increased during the 2022-23 school year. South LA Promise Zone students swiped their passes nearly 970,000 times during the 2022-23 school year.
- Boarding data for the 2023-24 school year is incomplete, but the numbers are on pace to surpass previous years.
Cyclist Safety
- 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.
Pedestrian Safety
- 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.
Tree Cover
- 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.