Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Bureau of Engineering – LADPW

This portion of Foothill Boulevard is protected (by plastic bollards) but is not actually a bike lane. All photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

L.A. City Added Bikeways in FY20-21, But Missed Some Opportunities for More and Better

By Joe Linton | Aug 26, 2021 | No Comments

LADOT did significant bikeway mileage in FY20-21, but here are some missed opportunities where they could have done more, longer, and better bikeways.

With wooden falsework removed, several 6th Street Bridge arches are starting to reveal the look of the finished bridge. Photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Eyes on the Street: Frames Removed from 6th Street Bridge Arches

By Joe Linton | Aug 24, 2021 | No Comments

L.A. has begun removing the 'falsework' frames to reveal the monumental concrete arches. The $588 million 3,500-foot-long bridge is expected to open in summer of 2022.

LADOT says La Brea at Expo is "width-challenged" - and that current project plans do not include approved bus lanes as it would compromise the objective of the complete streets project. Image via Google Street View

Transportation Committee Approves Incomplete Next Steps for Complete Streets Program

By Joe Linton | Aug 17, 2021 | No Comments

The city's Orwellian "complete streets" program will improve portions of Culver Boulevard, La Brea Avenue, and Highland Avenue - but without adding approved transit or bikeway components

The North Spring Street Bridge yesterday: no bike lanes. Cyclist rides in the area striped off for construction that hasn't taken place for months. Photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Spring Street Bridge Bike Lanes Delayed – Again

By Joe Linton | Aug 5, 2021 | No Comments

The no-construction Spring Street Bridge construction site stands for months and years as a sort of monument to one aspect of the city's dysfunction

The city plans to add two more car lanes to this stretch of Burbank Blvd in NoHo. Photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

L.A. City Plans To Widen Burbank Boulevard In North Hollywood

By Joe Linton | May 28, 2021 | No Comments

Does a street a block from the North Hollywood Metro Station really need two more lanes of car traffic?

Protected bike lanes coming to the North Spring Street Viaduct soon. Rendering via L.A. City Bureau of Engineering

Delayed Bike Lanes Coming Soon to Widened North Spring Street Bridge

By Joe Linton | Apr 12, 2021 | No Comments

The delayed Spring and Wilhardt bike lanes are expected to soon connect to L.A. State Historic Park, Chinatown Station, and the L.A. River bike/walk path