In the two years since the project was installed , there have been zero fatal or serious injuries involving a person walking or biking .
VIRGIL AVENUE SAFETY PROJECT
In the two years since the project was installed , there have been zero fatal or serious injuries involving a person walking or biking .
VIRGIL AVENUE SAFETY PROJECT
The intersection of Virgil Avenue at Monroe Avenue was identified as a priority intersection because of a high number of collisions resulting in deaths and serious injuries . In 2014 , the traffic lanes along the Virgil Avenue corridor , including the intersection at Monroe Avenue , were reconfigured to create a safe space for all modes of travel . In the two years since the project was installed , there have been zero fatal or serious injuries involving a person walking or biking . Corridor-level safety projects , which typically involve a lane reconfigurations that better organize vehicular movements , can produce up to a 41-percent reduction in pedestrian collisions on problem corridors . 14
14 Vision Zero Los Angeles , Collision and Countermeasure Analysis : Literature Review ( Los Angeles : Los Angeles Department of Transportation , March 2016 ).
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