Unused federal earmark dollars could provide a potential windfall for pedestrian-safety enhancements throughout Los Angeles. Under the direction of the Los Angeles City Council, the Department of Transportation (LADOT) has compiled a list of pedestrian-safety improvements that could be implemented using roughly $4.4 million in unspent federal money from projects that were either cancelled, completed under budget or completed through alternate means. Through Metro’s Replacement Funding Program, the unused federal earmark dollars could be swapped for 97% local matching funds. The local money would then go towards programs and strategies identified by the City’s Vision Zero and Safe Streets to School Initiatives, as well as other unfunded pedestrian-safety improvements planned by LADOT LADOT has also composed a list of potential replacement projects, which can be seen below. The lion’s share of the money would go to Council District 11 on the Westside, which could see a numer of improvements in Playa del Rey and a new scramble crosswalk off of Venice Beach. CD1 - $16,000 CD2 - $44,000 CD3 - $663,000 CD4 - $109,400 CD6 - $413,800 CD11 - $2,982,300 CD12 - $179,900 CD13 - $55,000 Leading pedestrian intervals are already featured at 16 intersections at Downtown Los Angeles, where they allow pedestrians to begin crossing the street a few seconds before automobile traffic. This practice is intended to increase pedestrian visibility, and therefore safety. Scramble crosswalks, most famously exemplified by Tokyo’s Shibuya Crossing, temporarily hault all automobile traffic through an interesection to allow pedestrians to cross in all directions. They are most commonly implemented at particularly busy intersections with high frequencies of vehicle-to-pedestrian collisions. LADOT implemented one of these crossings last year at Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue, and is planning two others in Downtown near Union Station and 7th Street/Metro Center Station.