Election 2024
Streetsblog LA
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.
October 4, 2024
L.A. City New Bikeway Mileage Fell to Five Year Low in Fiscal Year 23-24
Streetsblog's annual round-up of the good, the bad, and all the meh in between - for the city's underwhelming 22.5 lane-miles of new and improved bike facilities
October 2, 2024
City Council Motion on Ending Automatic Road Widening at Public Works Committee Tomorrow
In 2023, L.A. City Council directed city departments to determine how to "eliminate spot road widenings." Public Works Department responded: keep widening roads.
September 24, 2024
Friday Bikeway Briefs: Reseda, Mason, Avenue 51, and MANGo
Santa Monica's MANGo bikeway extension is now open, plus bike lanes being installed on Reseda Boulevard, Mason Avenue, Avenue 51 and Townsend Avenue
September 20, 2024
Measure HLA at Six Months: City to Install First New Bikeway, While Denying Other Upgrades
Reseda Boulevard is poised to be the first city street to trigger Measure HLA improvements - while the city omitted upgrades along Vermont Avenue in South L.A.
September 5, 2024
L.A. Upgrades Manchester Blvd Bike Lanes, Closing Gap
During resurfacing, the city appropriately closed a gap in its protected bikeway network through Westchester, as approved in the city's Mobility Plan - but sidewalks there remain heavily damaged
August 27, 2024
Soto-Martinez, Raman, and LADOT Celebrate Hollywood Boulevard Safety Upgrades
In welcoming Hollywood's first protected bike lanes, Councilmember Raman proclaimed, "It is an incredibly exciting moment to say the majority of Angelenos want safe streets and we are here to say 'yes' to it."
August 15, 2024
Council Public Works Committee Hears Measure HLA Items, Implementation Remains on Hold Through at Least Early August
Remember those bus, bike, and walk upgrades voters approved? They're now waiting for a first draft ordinance expected in August - four months after Measure HLA took effect.
June 28, 2024
With City Bike/Bus Upgrades on Hold, What’s Next for Measure HLA?
Voters supported safe multimodal streets in March, but instead of doing more multimodal projects right now, the city is doing less. A City Council Safe Streets ordinance might help uncork city department delays.
June 4, 2024
City Repaved Coronado Street Without Measure HLA-Required Bikeway
Months after voters overwhelmingly demanded safer streets, the city appears to be installing fewer safety upgrades. Last week, the city repaved what appears to be the first test case for the new law: Coronado Street.
May 21, 2024
