The Design Justice in Watts: Reparative Planning Around Ted Watkins Memorial Park project is a community-driven effort to address persistent traffic safety inequities in the communities of Watts and Florence-Firestone in Los Angeles. Grounded in a design justice framework, the project advances infrastructure-based solutions that prioritize safety, dignity, and community leadership over enforcement-based approaches. The project was catalyzed by the 2022 death of community member Bruce Phillips on Century Boulevard and is led by the LA Street Safety Coalition.
Learn more about how community members are reimagining the streets around Ted Watkins Memorial Park in the project report.
This project was generously funded by a Local Data for Equitable Communities grant,
a joint program of the Urban Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.