Daily, Tamika Butler watched as the resident of her predominantly Black neighborhood in Los Angeles sped through six lanes of traffic on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue.
As a traffic safety expert, Butler, 37, know the risk they are using. As a resident, Butler knew they had few other options. In some areas, pedestrian crossings are spaced 1,300 feet apart on a street about 75 feet wide. Last year, about 120 people were killed walking the streets of Los Angeles, making the city one of the most populated. dangerous for pedestrians.
