Street Services
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.
Eyes on the Path: L.A. City Adding New Access Points to Chandler Path
New accessible ramp under construction at Strohm Avenue.
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.
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.
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
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
Bikeway Briefs: Reseda, Mason, Avenue 51, and MANGo
Santa Monica's MANGo bikeway extension is now open, plus various bikeways around town get finished
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
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."
Eyes on the Street: Hollywood Boulevard Bike Lanes are Open
The Hollywood bike lanes project, already very much in use, is also already being criticized by commenters at Nextdoor and other social media
