Mobility Plan 2014
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Lawsuits and Leadership: Where Is Mayor Garcetti On L.A. Mobility?
Yesterday, the Orwellian-sounding Fix the City officially announced their lawsuit against the recently approved city of Los Angeles Mobility Plan 2035. The plan, unpopular with those that value car travel time over public safety, is controversial because of provisions that would, in some cases, remove mixed-use travel lanes (car lanes) or car parking to add bus, walk, and bicycle infrastructure, including traffic calming.
September 10, 2015
Is Bikelash Spreading to Some of the More Progressive Neighborhood Councils?
Last night, the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council voted to "reconsider" its support of the recently-passed Mobility Plan for the City of Los Angeles. The plan, which places safety at the center of all transportation decisions instead of vehicle travel speed, has been a favorite target for conservative talk radio hosts, "Fix the City," and now some Neighborhood Councils who favor the reverse.
September 3, 2015
Guest Opinion: Why Neighborhood Councils should support L.A.’s new Mobility Plan 2035
Los Angeles has nearly 100 neighborhood councils, which are elected bodies of community members who volunteer untold time and resources in order to better connect city government with city residents and vice versa. While some might debate the relative efficacy of these organizations in small “d” democracy, neighborhood councils are the closest thing that the city of Los Angeles has to a formal network of resident voices.
August 21, 2015
Streetsblog Talks Mobility Plan On KCRW’s Which Way L.A.? Tonight At 7pm
From 7 to 8 p.m. tonight, tune in to KCRW radio 89.9 FM to hear Streetsblog L.A. Editor Joe Linton weighing in on the recent L.A. City Council approval of Mobility Plan 2035.
August 13, 2015
L.A. City Council Approves New Mobility Plan, Including Vision Zero
After a lengthy and contentious debate, the full Los Angeles City Council approved the city's new Mobility Plan, the Transportation Element of the city's General Plan. Mobility Plan 2035 replaces the city's former transportation plan in effect since 1999. The final vote was 12 in favor, with only Councilmembers Paul Koretz and Gil Cedillo opposing.
August 11, 2015
Planning and Transportation Committees Approve Mobility Plan 2035
The city of Los Angeles' progressive new Mobility Plan was approved by two City Council committees yesterday. The joint meeting of the Los Angeles City Council committees for Transportation and Planning and Land Use Management (PLUM) both approved the plan intact, postponing decisions on sabotage attempts by City Councilmbers Paul Koretz and Gil Cedillo.
August 5, 2015
MobilityMondayLA: Let City Council Know You Support Multi-Modal Future
The City of Los Angeles is in the process of updating the transportation portion of the city's General Plan. The new citywide transportation plan is called Mobility Plan 2035. The Mobility Plan was recently approved by the City Planning Commission. It is expected to go to a joint meeting of the City Council's Transportation and Planning and Land Use Management committees next week, on Tuesday June 23.
June 15, 2015
Planning Commission Approves L.A. City Mobility Plan, Includes Vision Zero
At its meeting this morning in Van Nuys, the Los Angeles City Planning Commission unanimously approved Mobility Plan 2035. The Mobility Plan is the official transportation policy component of the city's General Plan. Before taking effect, the new Mobility Plan will need the approval of the City Council's Planning and Land Use Management (PLUM) and Transportation committees and, then, the full City Council.
May 28, 2015
L.A. Planning Commission Won’t Approve Mobility Plan Before April 2015
The Los Angeles City Planning Commission hosted its initial review of the city's proposed new transportation plan, called Mobility Plan 2035. The meeting included Department of City Planning (DCP) staff presentations, public testimony, and discussion by planning commissioners. At the end of today's hearing, the Planning Commission voted to direct planning staff to:
November 20, 2014
Ten Reasons L.A.’s Mobility Plan Needs to End Road Widening
The City of Los Angeles is updating its primary transportation plan, something it hasn't done since 1999. The new Mobility Plan 2035, authored by the City Planning Department (DCP), will be before the city's Planning Commission tomorrow.
November 19, 2014