Help Us Build People Power + Collective Action for Safe Streets // In May 2020 alone, 21 pedestrians were killed on LA streets. Traffic safety is a serious problem. University Park Slow Jams is a creative call to action for safer streets. The project builds a network of...
Cities are getting serious about ending pedestrian fatalities, but their efforts sidestep equity issues and fail to elevate community partners with the agency to enact real change. Several organizations in Los Angeles are pioneering innovative ways to engage communities in the civic engagement process. By Markie...
August, September and October were busy months for our second round of Vision Zero LA activations along Temple Street. The Slow Jams criss-crossed the corridor, drawing particular attention to the traffic safety conditions at local schools. Community conversations highlighted the concerns of parents, students, teachers...
At the 38th Annual Lotus Festival, we launched a second round of Vision Zero LA activations with Temple Street Slow Jams (version 2.0). The project is back for another round of partnerships, participatory spectacles, and installations that communicate the message of “slow” to those moving...
By: Omar Vargas // With each module, Fellows dig into readings, exercises, conversations, and reflections around a theme. The focus of Module 5 was Leadership. It was 2 in the morning and I had just come back from a concert. Exhausted, I sat on the closest sofa I...
By: Andy Alvarez // With each module, Fellows dig into readings, exercises, conversations, and reflections around a theme. The focus of Module 5 was Leadership. I have always found community engagement to be a tough thing to do. I grew up in East LA, a community that is often...
By: Christopher Barahona // With each module, Fellows dig into readings, exercises, conversations, and reflections around a theme. The focus of Module 5 was Leadership. I’m always the mediator in my family and all social groups. What I mean by that is that most people in my life tend...
By: Shirley Ramirez // With each module, Fellows dig into readings, exercises, conversations, and reflections around a theme. The focus of Module 5 was Leadership. To just pick up the phone and call someone is a daunting task. I have to continuously recite what I’m going to say...
A Creative Call to Action for Safer Streets! // Join neighbors, artists, community groups, and Temple Street Slow Jams Project Partners Gabba Gallery, Los Angeles Walks, Pilipino Workers Center (PWC) and Public Matters as we transform Temple Street from a high-speed roadway into a spectacular stretch of...
Temple Street is an iconic crossroad in Hi Fi. It also has a darker side. It's a designated member of LA's High Injury Network: the High Injury Network (HIN) spotlights streets with a high concentration of traffic collisions that result in severe injuries and deaths,...