Measure HLA – Healthy Streets
Streetsblog California
New Lawsuit and Denied Appeals Highlight Ongoing Fight Over Measure HLA Implementation
As Los Angeles rejects more HLA appeals, Linton takes them to court...again...
April 13, 2026
Measure HLA at Two Years: a Timeline of How L.A. City has Resisted Safer Multimodal Streets
With just 300 feet of HLA upgrades in two years, L.A. City's main effort has been to actively block HLA progress.
March 5, 2026
“Disrespectful” and “infuriating”: L.A.’s progress on making streets safe and accessible for disabled people stalled for decades
Curb ramps have been required when repaving a street since 1992. Why is L.A. only now saying it must follow the law?
Maylin Tu
February 27, 2026
Updates on L.A. City Stopping Resurfacing, Instead Doing “Large Asphalt Repair”
Bureau of Street Services GM states that budget cuts forced them to pivot to "large asphalt repair." That practice ends up resurfacing streets partially, ineffectively, and inefficiently.
February 17, 2026
Streetsblog Los Angeles Predictions for 2026
Rail openings, speed cameras, but not many new bikeways.
January 2, 2026
What’s So Awful About L.A. City’s Shift to “Large Asphalt Repair”
When the city claims projects are "large asphalt repair," understand that this is the city's way of blocking accessibility, walk, bike, and bus improvements.
December 11, 2025
City Mostly Rejects Another Round of HLA Appeals, Some After Deadline to Make Determination Had Passed
City continues to find new ways to not move forward with street safety projects.
December 8, 2025
LA Board of Public Works Rejects Most, Not All, Appeals to Force City to Make Streets Safer While Doing Other Road Improvements
Los Angeles keeps fighting to not do HLA improvements.
November 25, 2025
L.A. City Fiscal Year 24-25 Bikeway Mileage Buoyed by Completed Paths
This year L.A. City added 35.6 lane-miles of new or improved bike facilities - about half of that was new bike/walk paths.
November 18, 2025
L.A. City Closes Huge Slip Lane in Hollywood
What could that big empty asphalt triangle become in the future?
August 22, 2025
