Recent Streetsblog LA posts about LADOT

Eyes on the Street: Dangerous Expo Bikeway Intersection Now Fixed

By Damien Newton | Jun 30, 2014 | 10 Comments

As cyclists eagerly await completion of the Expo Bikeway from Culver City to Santa Monica, some fixes are ongoing to the maligned-but-improving Phase I bike path. Via Jonathan Weiss, a member of the city’s official Bicycle Advisory Committee, comes some pictures of an improved section of the Expo Phase I bike route at the dangerous […]

People St Plans Plazas and Parklets for the Fall, Next Project Round Could Be Pushed to 2015

By Damien Newton | Jun 26, 2014 | 3 Comments

Yesterday, the People St program unveiled its project list for 2014 at the City Council Transportation Committee. People St is the new program by LADOT that encourages communities to plan and pay for their own parklets, plazas, and bike corrals. LADOT will help with the permitting and final planning for the projects. The project list […]

Council Transportation Committee Gives Enthusiastic Thumbs Up to Seleta Reynolds

By Damien Newton | Jun 25, 2014 | 1 Comment

When I covered the Transportation Committee Hearing for Rita Robinson to take the helm at LADOT in 2008, there were 10 people in the room who were not City Council staff, Council members, or Robinson herself. At today’s confirmation hearing for Seleta Reynolds, there was standing room only. Reynolds, flanked in the audience seating by […]

Some Los Angeles Road Diet Projects Can Add More On-Street Parking

By Joe Linton | Jun 24, 2014 | 13 Comments

Most of the city of Los Angeles’ bike lane mileage has been implemented without removing any car lanes or any parking spaces. The city Transportation Department (LADOT) merely narrows existing overly-wide lanes, and adds bike lanes. In recent years, the city of Los Angeles has also done a number of bike lane projects called “road diets.” […]

Speaking With Seleta Reynolds, Garcetti’s New LADOT GM Nominee

By Joe Linton and Damien Newton | Jun 20, 2014 | 9 Comments

Earlier today, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti nominated Seleta Reynolds to be the new general manager for LADOT. Streetsblog announced the nomination earlier today via this brief article, which includes the mayor’s press release. Reynolds currently works for the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), where she leads three teams in the Livable Streets subdivision […]

Mayor Garcetti Nominates New LADOT Head: Seleta Reynolds

By Joe Linton | Jun 20, 2014 | 21 Comments

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has nominated Seleta Reynolds to be the new general manager for the city’s Transportation Department (LADOT.) From preliminary research on Reynolds’s background, this looks like great news. Reynolds currently works for San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) where her focus had been livable streets, with a focus on building more equitable streets. Reynolds’ […]

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