Recent Streetsblog LA posts about LADOT

On Deck for Next Week: Bike Themed City Council Meeting

By Damien Newton | Nov 14, 2008 | 5 Comments

Back in July, the City Council Transportation Committee hosted its first bike-themed meeting in recent memory. This month, they are planning on outdoing themselves. Next Friday, November 21 at 1 P.M., the Transportation Committee will hold a hearing on six different bike themed measures as well as the continuing the shuttle service to Dodger Stadium, […]

LA Gets Diagonal Crosswalks (again)

By Damien Newton | Nov 7, 2008 | 5 Comments

Last Spring when Steetfilms came to town, we talked with Urban Planner Deborah Murphy about some of the challenges pedestrians and pedestrian advocates face in Los Angeles. Today, we wanted to highlight one of the innovative things that LADOT is doing to make pedestrians lives safer and easier in Los Angeles. Clarence Eckerson explains: In […]

City Council Takes Aim at CALTRANS Safe Routes to Schools

By Damien Newton | Nov 6, 2008 | No Comments

(Editor’s note: I sat on the Caltrans’ Safe Routes to School Committee for District 7 during the last cycle. Any opinions expressed in this piece are mine and not necessarily the opinions of Caltrans staff or other committee members.) A resolution on today’s City Council Transportation Committee Agenda expresses their frustration with the amount of […]

LADOT Ready for Late Night DASH Service

By Damien Newton | Nov 4, 2008 | 2 Comments

LADOT has officially joined in the effort to bring late night transit service to downtown Los Angeles. A new report by the Department encourages the City Council to fund their proposal to run late night bus service along two routes in the Downtown. However, while their is support for the bus routes, the proposal won’t […]

LADOT: Halloween a Good Time to Teach Kids to Walk Safe

By Damien Newton | Oct 29, 2008 | 1 Comment

Last year, I complained that Los Angeles didn’t write out it’s own pedestrian safety tips for Halloween. This year an LADOT press release not only lists some helpful, yet common-sense, suggestions; but also uses the holiday to push parents to better educate their children about safe walking. After listing all of their suggestion, the press […]

Council Wants TOD Plans for Future Green Line Extension

By Damien Newton | Oct 7, 2008 | 2 Comments

Nearly a year after legislation was first introduced that would study the opportunities to create Transit Oriented Development near the transit stations that might exist if and when the Green Line is extended to LAX and beyond. The resolution, introduced by Bill Rosendahl will be heard at the Transportation Committee tomorrow. Specifically, Rosendahl wants TOD […]

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