Pathways to Autonomy: Supporting Youth Independent Mobility
Policy Brief
Date: October 1, 2023
Author(s): Claire Nelischer, Dana Cuff, Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris
Abstract
Each day, youth in Los Angeles venture out on their own to move to and from home, school, and after-school activities. Their travels represent important pathways to autonomy, agency, and urban citizenship, which a city can support with safe, pleasant paths that offer reassuring familiarity and opportunities for socializing.
About the Project
Youth in dense, central neighborhoods often walk to school and are likely to be impacted by unsafe streets with higher proportions of pedestrian-automobile crashes. Despite Vision Zero and Safe Routes […]