The action plan includes strategies to achieve street safety goals, linked to relevant Metro roles: transit operator, funder, planner and builder, data provider, legislative advocate, educator, and innovator.
Street Safety Program
Improving street safety and the perception of safety on and off Metro vehicles. Metro aims to reduce traffic violence, encourage transit ridership, and ease congestion across Los Angeles County.
Project Type
Program
Current Phase
Program
About the Street Safety Program
In June 2022, the Metro Board of Directors adopted the Street Safety, Data Sharing and Collaboration Policy and Action Plan, establishing Metro’s Street Safety Program (SSP). The program is dedicated to eliminating traffic-related deaths and severe injuries across Los Angeles County by fostering multi-agency collaboration, improving safety data sharing, and investing in areas connected to public transit.
The Challenge: Advancing Safety and Equity
In 2024, traffic collisions in Los Angeles County claimed 757 lives and injured 60,902 people. These crashes disproportionately impact vulnerable road users and historically underserved communities, including Black, Latino, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander residents, as well as unhoused individuals, pedestrians, and cyclists. Addressing this disparity is essential to building an equitable transportation network.
Metro’s Role and Regional Collaboration
Local municipalities and state agencies have direct jurisdiction over designing, maintaining, and enforcing traffic rules on public roadways. The Street Safety Program does not replace local street safety or Vision Zero initiatives.
As a regional planner, funder, and transit provider, Metro collaborates with local, state, and federal partners to support safer, more complete streets through:
- Focusing on Transit Connections: Prioritizing safety improvements near rail crossings, bus stops, and first/last-mile pathways.
- Regional Data Sharing: Coordinating with partner agencies to identify high-risk corridors and make data-driven safety decisions.
- Targeted Resource Allocation: Leveraging Metro’s funding and planning support to help local jurisdictions implement effective street safety solutions.
Status
Metro continues advancing countywide safety through regional partnerships and grant initiatives. We recently completed the Year 1 Progress Report, detailing cross-departmental collaboration and actions taken to protect all street users.
Street Safety, Data Sharing and Collaboration Policy and Action Plan
Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A)
The SS4A program was established to fund regional, local, and Tribal initiatives through grants to prevent roadway deaths and serious injuries. In 2023, Metro was awarded a SS4A grant in collaboration with the Gateway Cities Council of Government (Gateway COG) and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LADPH).
2026 Outcomes
Metro has made strides to improve safety both on and off its vehicles. This year, Metro has completed the Year 1 Progress Report which outlines the efforts undertaken in 2024 and 2025 to promote collaboration amongst Metro’s departments to meet the goals of the SSP Policy.
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