Election 2024
City Committees Postpone Measure HLA Implementation Ordinance Vote
City Council Transportation and Public Works delayed HLA votes until February 26. Councilmember Hutt has proposed minor amendments that are modest steps in a positive direction.
Friday News Bits: Measure HLA, Metro Grants, and CicLAvia
Next week Measure HLA implementation documents face a city council committee meeting - plus new Metro MAT bike/walk grant cycle announced, and a new April CicLAvia map
Planning Department Releases Measure HLA Implementation “Standard Elements” Draft
The city is working to clarify exactly what minimum bus/bike/walk improvements are triggered by Measure HLA
Bike Lanes Extended on Reseda Boulevard Are First Clear Measure HLA Upgrade
Measure HLA requirements triggered 350 new feet of bike lanes on Reseda Boulevard, making Southern California's longest on-street bikeway even longer
Streetsblog Predictions for 2025
Editor Joe Linton predicts 2025 will see: Metro ridership growth, Destination Crenshaw, Rail2Rail path, new bus lanes, new rail lines, transit groundbreakings, and the first Measure HLA lawsuit
Interview with Culver City Councilmember-Elect Bubba Fish
"I'm an advocate at heart who has been entrusted with the honor of a lifetime to represent my city on City Council."
SGV Connect 130 – Streetsblog Editors Recap the 2024 Election
The post-election special features a pair of Streetsblog editors, Joe Linton of Streetsblog L.A. and Melanie Curry of Streetsblog California, joining Damien Newton and Chris Greenspon.
Friday Bikeway Briefs: Ktown, Leimert Park, UCLA, USC, Highland Park, and Tarzana
Recent bike lanes on 43rd St, Westholme Ave, and Mesa Ave. Bike upgrades on First St and on Jefferson Blvd. Slow progress on Reseda Blvd displays city's meager HLA response.
Streetsblog L.A. Endorsement: Yes on Measure A
Help address L.A.'s homelessness crisis by voting yes on Measure A - the half-cent sales tax that will fund affordable housing, services for mental health, addiction and domestic violence, and homelessness prevention
Advocates Push Metro and L.A. City for a More Multimodal Vermont Avenue; HLA Compliance Challenged
Metro's too-modest Vermont Avenue bus plans don't appear to comply with Measure HLA Mobility Plan requirements. It's one of at least a half-dozen Metro projects that appear to clash with HLA/MP2035.