The Effect of Road Diets on Safety, Congestion and Cut-Through Traffic

Abstract

Every year, more than 200 people are killed in Los Angeles while walking, bicycling, or driving. In 2015, in response to this ongoing crisis, Mayor Eric Garcetti issued an executive directive stating that fatalities are not a tolerable byproduct of transportation. As part of this directive, the mayor launched the citywide Vision Zero initiative, which set a goal to eliminate traffic fatalities by 2025.

About the Project

This capstone project was completed in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree Master of Urban & Regional Planning at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs.