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L.A. City Shifts Repaving Practice (Again), Now Repaving Only Streets With No Sidewalks
In an apparent attempt to avoid complying with accessibility and multimodal requirements, L.A. City is now repaving streets in well-off suburban neighborhoods. Many of these streets are already in good condition.
June 4, 2026
L.A. Street Services Is Resurfacing (Some) Streets Again
City Public Works Department Street Services (StreetsLA) quietly resumed street resurfacing after an eight month hiatus, but current inefficient resurfacing processes put Angelenos on track for failing bumpy unsafe roads for years ahead.
May 11, 2026
Reading Changes in City Streets
Markings on cities streets can sometimes reveal what used to be there.
March 12, 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
Eyes on the Path: L.A. City Adding New Access Points to Chandler Path
New accessible ramp under construction at Strohm Avenue.
February 10, 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
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
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
