{"id":22900,"date":"2021-12-18T20:02:21","date_gmt":"2021-12-18T19:02:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zicla.com\/?post_type=crb_project&p=22900"},"modified":"2025-09-30T13:23:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T11:23:45","slug":"los-angeles-improves-bus-and-bike-integration-in-downtown-by-installing-the-vectorial-system-2","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/www.zicla.com\/en\/project\/los-angeles-improves-bus-and-bike-integration-in-downtown-by-installing-the-vectorial-system-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles (CA) improves bus and bike integration in downtown by installing the Vectorial\u00ae system."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
PROJECT NAME:<\/strong><\/td>The Figueroa Corridor Streetscape project (MyFigueroa).<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
LOCATION:<\/strong><\/td>Los Angeles, C<\/strong>A, US.<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
INSTALLATION DATE:<\/strong><\/td>2018<\/strong>.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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A movement based on redesigning streets for people has been gaining momentum around the world. American cities like New York, Houston, San Jose and Charlotte have decided to create \u201ccomplete streets\u201d projects to better balance the needs of pedestrians, cyclists, transit riders and drivers. These projects offer increased safety for all users and they have shown that they create a more vibrant, healthier community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Need and project objectives.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Before the works, Figueroa Street, located in downtown Los Angeles, was used as a regional freeway alternative. This created excess car traffic, unreliable bus transit due to traffic jams and a lack of accessibility for pedestrians and bike users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a response, the city of Los Angeles created the Figueroa Corridor Streetscape project (MyFigueroa) to transform the Figueroa Corridor into a complete, multimodal street meeting the needs of pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders, and drivers alike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project focused on the following areas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n