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New Bike Lanes on Mission Road and Bonnie Brae Street

New bike lanes are complete on Westlake's Bonnie Brae Street. New partially-protected bike lanes are being installed on Mission Road in Boyle Heights.

April 15, 2025

City Transportation Department Launches Required HLA Website, but It’s Problematic

LADOT's Measure HLA dashboard shows just seven projects, all of which LADOT claims are exempt from Measure HLA requirements

April 9, 2025

Landscaping Begins on Baldwin Park Greenway, Extended Route and Pocket Parks to Come

City council members tout the project’s positive impacts as community space through green infrastructure

April 8, 2025

City Committee Approves HLA Minimum Standards, Requests Clarification for Crosswalks

A year after voters approved Measure HLA, the city approved its HLA Standard Elements Table which clarifies what minimum features will be included in bus/bike/walk facilities

April 3, 2025

Measure HLA Minimum Bus/Bike/Walk Requirements Expected to be Approved this Week

The City Planning Department released a revised and somewhat improved draft of its HLA Standard Elements Table, on the agenda for a Thursday vote of the city's Street Standards Committee

April 1, 2025

Metro Approves Vermont Avenue Bus Project, Favoring Parking Over Bikeway Plan

Metro and L.A. City are planning bus upgrades for Vermont Avenue, but current designs omit planned safety improvements (mainly bike lanes) now mandatory under Measure HLA

March 28, 2025

Eyes on the Street: Road Widening in Downtown L.A.

Zombie road widening - that would be illegal for California cities to require today - still plagues downtown L.A.

March 26, 2025

Eyes on the Street – Big Dalton Bike/Walk Path is Now Open

Not the same as the one in Baldwin Park, this multi-use path (formerly the Vincent bikeway) traverses Irwindale, Covina, Azusa, and unincorporated parts between.

March 25, 2025

What’s Next for Measure HLA, in the Face of Metro Opposition?

This is probably something a judge would need to decide at some point

March 21, 2025