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Measure HLA - Healthy Streets

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

City Council Motion on Ending Automatic Road Widening at Public Works Committee

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 25, 2024

Bikeway Briefs: Reseda, Mason, Avenue 51, and MANGo

Santa Monica's MANGo bikeway extension is now open, plus various bikeways around town get finished

September 23, 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 6, 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 28, 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 16, 2024

Bus, Bike, and Walk Improvements Required by Measure HLA on Hold While Council Ponders

Council Public Works Committee hears Measure HLA items, delays implementation until at least early August. They're waiting for a first draft ordinance expected in August - four months after Measure HLA took effect.

July 1, 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 5, 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 22, 2024