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As the City of Los Angeles’ first Pedestrian Coordinator, Margot led the development of the City’s first public placemaking program, People St. She now manages the City’s Safe Routes to School in partnership with the Los Angeles Unified School District, the 2nd largest district in the nation.
Oct 29, 2012 · “Nobody Walks In LA,” the refrain from a popular tune from the 1980s, may as well be the city’s anthem. But Margot Ocañas, just hired as the City of Los Angeles' first-ever "pedestrian coordinator," plans to change that.
City of Los Angeles, Department of Transportation. Director overseeing multiple active transportation initiatives including Safe Routes to School ($90M program), Neighborhood Multi-Modal Network ...
Margot Ocañas serves as Pedestrian Coordinator with the City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT). Margot’s work focuses on promoting pedestrian issues, establishing citywide coalitions and crafting plans and policies to support implementation of pedestrian improvements.
Jan 12, 2024 · LADOT Safe Routes to School Director Margot Ocañas notes that these are the first use of this feature in an L.A. city project. Speed pillow speed humps on Shatto Place at Young Oak Kim Academy. The project improves safety at the one block of Shatto Place between Wilshire Boulevard and Sixth Street, though it doesn't extend beyond there.
“Nobody Walks In LA,” the refrain from a popular tune from the 1980s, may as well be the city’s anthem. But Margot Ocañas, just hired as the City of Los Angeles’ first-ever “pedestrian coordinator,” plans to change that. Ocañas, 48, walked to school and dance lessons as a young girl in Pennsylvania.
Oct 18, 2012 · This endeavor is now beginning with the recent start of the City’s first ever pedestrian coordinators, Margot Ocanas and Valerie Watson, who were hired to help make Los Angeles a more walkable city and to develop a City-wide Safe Routes to School Strategic Plan.
