Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Street Services

L.A.'s ADAPT program is repaving major streets during COVID-19, but failing to implement needed improvements.

L.A. Largely Ignoring Approved Mobility Plan, Locking in Car-Centric Streets under Accelerated Repaving Initiative

By Joe Linton | Apr 29, 2020 | No Comments

The Bureau of Street Services is rushing to repave major streets, many of which are due for approved bike lane and bus-only lane improvements. LADOT is postponing improvements saying more outreach is needed.

L.A. City Councilmember Mitch O'Farrell speaking at this morning's groundbreaking for Beverly Blvd safety improvements. All photos: Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

L.A. City Councilmember O’Farrell Breaks Ground on Beverly Blvd Safety Improvements

By Joe Linton | Jul 12, 2018 | 4 Comments

Councilmember O'Farrell broke ground on a $1.37M project to make a 2.5-mile stretch of Beverly safer and more walkable

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 […]

I See London, I See France. I See L.A.’s Dirty Underpass(es).

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jun 20, 2014 | 19 Comments

A few weeks ago, a significant hullabaloo was raised when developer Geoffrey Palmer proposed a walkway over the 110 Freeway that would allow residents of his apartment complex to walk between the buildings without having to traverse the underpass and the homeless encampment there. Some were angered by the overt vilification of the homeless — […]

Get Your Complaints Filed! The Neighborhood Repair Blitz is Coming Your Way

By Sahra Sulaiman | Sep 19, 2013 | No Comments

Is your street pothole-plagued? Do you like to complain about it? If you live in L.A., chances are, it probably is and you probably do. Which turns out to be a good thing. This summer, Mayor Garcetti’s office announced the launch of Operation Neighborhood Council Blitz, a program designed to address small-scale street repair needs […]

City Gas Tax Revenue Saved in State Budget Deal: What Does That Mean?

By Damien Newton | Jul 28, 2009 | 16 Comments

Photo: d.sato/flickr Now that the Governor and legislature have finally reached an agreement on the state budget, city transportation staff can breate a sigh of relief. The deal announced by Mayor Villaraigosa and Council President Garcetti that ended Schwarzenegger’s plan to "borrow" against local gas taxes that were, of course, dedicated towards transportation. While the […]

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