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Election 2024

LA 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

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

Is the City’s Approach to Measure HLA Resulting in Worse Pavement Conditions on Some Streets?

The city says "Measure HLA has not affected overall citywide [pavement condition]" but some streets - ones the city put repaving on hold for HLA - seem to have a lot of potholes.

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

Metro Lawyers Up Against Measure HLA, Tells L.A. City that Metro Projects Don’t Require Planned Bus/Bike/Walk Improvements

Metro: "any attempt to enforce [Measure HLA] against Metro is beyond the City's legal authority, and Metro will challenge any such attempt."

March 19, 2025

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

January 3, 2025

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

January 2, 2025