Event Approval

The Los Angeles Department of Transportation prepares and implements special traffic management plans to regulate excess traffic and mitigate the imapct of street closures associated with special events. LADOT does not grant approvals for the events.

Special event approvals come from two different agencies within the City:

• Police Commission grants Special Event Permits for parades and public assemblies
• Bureau of Street Services reviews Special Event Permits for all other types of special events except filming permits

Contact information for each of these groups can be obtained by clicking on the web links listed above.

Notifications of large upcoming special events are posted on the Los Angeles Department of Transportation’s Automated Traffic Surveillance And Control website. The special events are listed under “Special Event Info” and maps and descriptions of major events are also posted under "Special Event Maps".