Recent Streetsblog LA posts about LADOT

No Pitchforks as LADOT GM Seleta Reynolds Addresses West SFV Forum

By Joe Linton | Jan 23, 2015 | 13 Comments

I was a little worried that there might be pitchforks at last night’s transportation town hall. The event was hosted by L.A. City Councilmember Bob Blumenfield and held at the Tarzana Recreation Center. The main speaker was Seleta Reynolds, the new General Manager of the Los Angeles City Transportation Department (LADOT). I know that Seleta […]

Eyes on the Street: Venice Boulevard Resurfaced, Bike Lanes Soon?

By Joe Linton | Jan 22, 2015 | 7 Comments

Thanks to friend of the blog and L.A. City Bicycle Advisory Committee Chair Jeff Jacobberger for spotting this and bringing it to the attention of the city of L.A. Transportation Department (LADOT) and SBLA. Venice Boulevard was recently resurfaced between Western Avenue and Arlington Avenue. This portion of Venice Boulevard did not have bike lanes […]

Damaged DTLA Parklet to Be Repaired, Four New L.A. Parklets in 2015

By Joe Linton | Jan 21, 2015 | 8 Comments

In July 2014, according to coverage at LAist and CBS, a drunk man made off with his friend’s car and, after clipping a couple of parked cars, smashed into a parklet. That parklet is located in front of Downtown Los Angeles’ L.A. Cafe, on Spring Street between 6th Street and 7th Street. Sadly, since the […]

Work Underway On Three New LADOT People St Plazas

By Joe Linton | Jan 14, 2015 | No Comments

Los Angeles is reclaiming some car space to allocate it to walking and hanging out. Work is underway on three new plazas, located in Pacoima, North Hollywood, and South Los Angeles’ Leimert Park. The plazas are the work of the city Transportation Department’s (LADOT) People St program. Under People St, community organizations apply to host […]

Eyes on the Street: LADOT Express Bus Service to Beverly Hills

By Damien Newton | Jan 9, 2015 | 1 Comment

Michael Fleming has been advocating for LADOT’s Commuter Express bus service to add a stop to service Beverly Hills for years. When LADOT gave him the best New Year’s present of all, a bus stop just blocks from his office, he excitedly snapped this picture to share with the world. Commuter Express #534 will now […]

Continental Crosswalks Appear at Barrington and National

By Damien Newton | Jan 5, 2015 | 14 Comments

Nearly two months ago, on November 12, Mayor Eric Garcetti stood with Councilmembers Mike Bonin and Joe Buscaino and Controller Ron Galerpin at the road repaving project at Barrington Avenue and National Boulevard. The Mayor announced that, thanks to new revenue, the city would now be repaving 200 additional miles of roadway, above and beyond its regular […]

Show More Stories