Vision Zero

To enhance traffic safety, in August 2020, the Board of Supervisors adopted Vision Zero Los Angeles County: A Plan for Safer Roadways, which establishes a goal of eliminating traffic fatalities in unincorporated areas of the County by 2035. Read the current Action Plan and learn more about the County’s Vision Zero program here. The Vision Zero Action Plan will be updated during 2026 with opportunity for the community to provide their feedback on the plan through community engagement efforts. The Department of Public Health and the Department of Public Works submit annual Vision Zero progress report to the Board of Supervisors. To read LA County’s progress on Vision Zero, click here.

Vision Zero emphasizes community engagement, education, and empowerment. Through the PLACE Program, the County works with community partners to:

• Educate residents about traffic safety issues and solutions
• Engage local leaders and stakeholders
• Identify community priorities
• Co-create plans for safety improvements that reflect neighborhood needs

This process supports safer, more accessible streets for everyone, especially older adults, children, and pedestrians.

Safe Streets for All: High Injury Roadways in Small Cities (2024 – 2029)

Public Health is taking part in the Safe Streets for All grant as a funded partner with Metro. Through this effort, PLACE will study traffic crash data and create easy-to-understand maps that show where serious crashes happen most often. The project will also look at which communities are most affected and what factors contribute to crashes, such as speeding, impaired driving, or unsafe turns.

Using these maps, PLACE will support small cities in historically disadvantaged areas by helping them identify high-risk roadways. PLACE will also encourage and assist cities in applying for federal, state, and local funding to develop and carry out Vision Zero Action Plans aimed at reducing traffic deaths and serious injuries.

Motorcycle Safety

After learning about significant deaths and severe injuries among motorcyclists riding on Mulholland Highway in the Santa Monica Mountains, PLACE applied for and was awarded a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety to develop an educational campaign to increase awareness among motorcyclists about the importance of safe riding. The campaign, launched in September 2025, features local riders delivering safety messages through engaging videos on Google platforms and Instagram. You can view and download the full video series here: Motorcycle Safety Videos. In addition to the videos, a social media toolkit was created, which includes sample captions, hashtags, and downloadable images to make sharing easy and effective on social media platforms.

Illegal Street Racing and Takeovers

Illegal street takeovers and street racing have become increasingly common across the nation, including in communities throughout Los Angeles County. On May 18, 2024, the County and community partners hosted a symposium at Compton College titled “Ending Illegal Street Takeovers and Racing.” The event brought together residents, County departments, community organizations, and elected leaders to share ideas and develop solutions. The final Addressing Illegal Street Takeovers and Racing in Unincorporated Los Angeles County report can be found here.

A key recommendation from the symposium was to provide street racing prevention education to local youth. PLACE pursued this recommendation and was awarded funding from the California Office of Traffic Safety to partner with Street Racing Kills, a community organization devoted to raising awareness and mentoring youth about the dangers of street racing and other reckless driving practices. Street Racing Kills delivered:

• 24 street racing prevention workshops
• 15 community-wide outreach events

These efforts helped educate community members, especially youth, about the serious dangers of street racing.