Recent Streetsblog LA posts about speed limits

Just last week, a car jumped the sidewalk and slammed into a restaurant in the Westlake community. Image and more via KTLA : https://ktla.com/news/local-news/something-out-of-the-movies-car-flies-into-westlake-tommys-sending-driver-to-hospital-and-damaging-multiple-parked-cars/

Supervisors Take Second Step to Reduce Speed Limits on Unincorporated LA County Streets

By Damien Newton | Jun 14, 2022 | No Comments

Today's motion, introduced by both Solis and Supervisor Janice Hahn, seeks to create a program similar to the city's for Los Angeles County. It calls on the Department of Public Works and County Council to write any ordinances the Supervisors would need to change speed limits under A.B. 43 and for Public Works and the Department of Public Health to identify streets where the county can and should lower speed limits.

Garcetti signs L.A. City speed limit reductions - photo courtesy Mayor's office. (Apologies that SBLA formatting needs meant cropping many attendees.)

Mayor Garcetti Approves 177 Miles of Speed Limit Reductions

By Joe Linton | Mar 7, 2022 | No Comments

Enabled by state law reforms, L.A. City is reducing speed limits on 177 miles of streets - going into effect by June 2022

This portion of Sherman Way will soon see a speed limit reduction from 40mph to 35mph - via Google Street View

L.A. City Council Transportation Committee Approves Unprecedented Speed Limit Reductions

By Joe Linton | Feb 15, 2022 | No Comments

LADOT General Manager Reynolds stated that though "this is a great day" speed limit reform advocacy is not done, because "the 85th percentile rule needs to go away entirely."

This stretch of South L.A.'s Obama Boulevard would see a speed limit reduction from 40 to 35 mph under the city's proposal. Image via Google Street View

L.A. Planning to Reduce Speed Limits on 177 Miles of City Streets

By Joe Linton | Feb 11, 2022 | No Comments

Under a new state law, A.B. 43, LADOT determined that speed limit reductions were warranted on 77 street segments totaling 177.2 miles.

How Metro's meeting sketch artist portrayed 710 Freeway widening - all green and blue (and only two lanes depicted out of 16 proposed)

Wednesday Round-Up: 710 Widening Task Force, 110 Flyover Scoping, Speed Limits, and More

By Joe Linton | Nov 10, 2021 | No Comments

Metro 710 Freeway widening task force, Metro/Caltrans 110 Freeway flyover, Speed Limits, Slow Streets, and new bikeway on Airport Boulevard

New bus lane marking in West Los Angeles. Photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Transportation Committee Approved Motions To Implement New CA Laws: Speed Limits, Bus Lane Cameras, Slow Streets

By Joe Linton | Nov 2, 2021 | No Comments

L.A. could very soon see: reduced speed limits, on-bus cameras automatically enforcing no-parking in bus lanes, and more Slow Streets being made permanent

Show More Stories