Recent Streetsblog LA posts about LADOT

Op-Ed: Invest in multipurpose streets to support housing values

By Juan Matute | Jan 15, 2013 | 8 Comments

Municipal bond rates are at historic lows. A memo by two respected faculty members at the UCLA Anderson Forecast (available at Streetsblog, for some reason link to city website is broken) suggests the city take advantage of these low rates to fund a $3 billion program to resurface, rehabilitate, and reconstruct city streets. This same logic extends […]

City Officially Unveils “Continental Crosswalk,” Promises 50 More in Next Three Months

By Damien Newton | Dec 17, 2012 | 23 Comments

No pedestrian left behind? At a just concluded press conference at the newly installed continental crosswalk, commonly known as a zebra crosswalk, at 5th and Spring in Downtown Los Angeles, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced a new program to replace traditional pedestrian crossings with the more visible crosswalk pictured above. Continental crosswalks feature two-foot wide yellow […]

Zebra Spotting at Fifth and Spring

By Damien Newton | Dec 13, 2012 | 10 Comments

If you live, work, shop or play Downtown, you may have already seen it. Brand new “zebra crosswalks,” known in the planning world as “continental crosswalks,” have been installed at the intersection of 5th and Spring, creating a safer and more visible crossing at one of L.A.’s busiest intersections. This is the first zebra installed […]

Eyes on the Street: Sepulveda Blvd. Bike Lane Turning Into “Express Lane” for Scofflaws

By Damien Newton | Dec 11, 2012 | 19 Comments

In May, Streetsblog reported that new bike lanes were painted on Sepulveda Boulevard between Venice Boulevard and National Boulevard. The new lanes could connect all the way to the Expo Line Station scheduled for Sepulveda and Exposition, about a half mile north of where the lanes now end. Reader Irwin Chen notes that the lanes […]

Westside’s Motor Avenue Gets Road Diet and Bike Lanes

By Damien Newton | Oct 25, 2012 | 14 Comments

The buzz started on Monday: an alert reader (and Wilshire bike commute champion) notified Streetsblog that the sharrows on Motor Avenue disappeared between Venice Boulevard and National Boulevard, a three quarter mile stretch of mixed residential and commercial development, during a recent repaving. Nonetheless, the mood was optimistic. Initial road striping after the repave hinted […]

LADOT Brings Bike Friendly Design to Yucca Street

By Damien Newton | Sep 10, 2012 | No Comments

“Bicycle Friendly Street.” The term first appeared in the City of Los Angeles’ Draft Bike Plan in 2009. Despite its nice sounding name, advocates groaned. Instead of the universally approved “Bicycle Boulevard,” LADOT, City Planning and their consultants had coined their own phrase. At the time, it was widely assumed that whenever the City tried […]

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