TERA worked with Councilmember Kevin de León and the Los Angeles Department of Transportation to implement Phase 2 of TERA’s collaborative Slow Yosemite Initiative, bringing new crosswalks, stop signs, and bike lanes to Yosemite Drive.
Installation of new crosswalk serving Eagle Rock Recreation Center at Rosemary Drive 
New buffered bike lanes near Rockdale Elementary School 
New stop sign and crosswalk serving Arthur K. Snyder Villa at Floristan Avenue 
New stop sign at Norwalk Avenue 
Community outreach table staffed by Eagle Rock High School and Occidental College students
Background:
On October 6, 2017, a car crash on Yosemite sent two Eagle Rock High School students to a hospital, with one of them suffering a concussion and a fractured knee. Thankfully no crash on Yosemite has since grabbed headlines, but dozens of crashes continue to happen regularly and the imminent risk of danger remains. It is for this reason that, in 2019, TERA started collaborating with old and new partners to raise the profile of safety on Yosemite Drive through a new initiative called “Slow Yosemite.” Modeled after the success of previous TERA streetscape initiatives Take Back The Boulevard and Rock The Boulevard, Slow Yosemite is a partnership with Council District 14, Eagle Rock High School, Rockdale Elementary School, the Rockdale Elementary PTA, the Eagle Rock High School PTSA, the Eagle Rock Elementary PTA, the Dahlia Heights Elementary PTA, and The ROCK Community Center aimed at making Yosemite safer and more pleasant.
Our local school principals and Slow Yosemite steering committee members Stefani Williams and Mylene Keipp explain the importance of this initiative succinctly:
“The 1.6-mile stretch of Yosemite Drive between Eagle Rock Boulevard and Figueroa Street is on the City’s High Injury Network (HIN) and includes hundreds of residences, three public schools (K-12), churches, a recreation center, public park, small businesses, and a senior residence facility. Our kindergarten through senior high students, staff, and community members need Slow Yosemite to create safer passage for all!”