The first streets to become part of the program are in the Sawtelle and Del Rey neighborhoods of City Councilman Mike Bonin’s 11th Council Districts.
The first phase of Slow Streets LA covers about seven miles of West Los Angeles streets, Garcetti said.
Slow Streets LA will close portions of neighborhood streets across two-mile stretches, Garcetti said.
According to Bonin, the Del Rey and Sawtelle neighborhoods were first in line for the new program due to the continued advocacy and organizing of neighborhood leaders, who consistently voiced the concerns that residents were finding it difficult to maintain proper distance from others on narrow congested sidewalks, and were feeling unsafe walking on the street amid speeding cars and construction trucks.
According to the Slow Streets LA website, residents and neighborhoods using a slow street must adhere to health guidelines of the Safer at Home orders.
