Measure HLA – Healthy Streets
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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
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October 3, 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
No, L.A. City Does Not Always Add Required ADA Ramps During Resurfacing, But They Should
StreetsLA GM Keith Mozee "Any time we do street resurfacing, it is considered an alteration, which requires ADA ramps to be installed."
May 6, 2024
