Welcome to the City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) website.

LADOT is a recognized leader in the delivery of exceptional transportation services to our customers through continual improvement, innovation and teamwork. As LADOT moves into the future, that innovation and teamwork will help us continue to improve the quality of life in the City of Los Angeles.

LADOT is proud to announce these new Department initiatives:

Eased Parking Restrictions on Election Day 5/20/13
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LADOT TAP Truck in Downtown 5/17/13
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Come visit the LADOT Video Page 5/13/13
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Bicyclists Ride Free on DASH and Commuter Express 5/13/13
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ArtWalk TAP Cards 5/9/13
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New Watch the Road PSA 4/18/13
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LA Marathon Street Closures 3/17/13
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Coldwater Canyon Avenue Closed for DWP Work 3/23/13
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I-405 Northbound Lanes Close This Weekend 3/1/13
Get complete information from Metro and take alternate routes or transit Saturday and Sunday. LADOT will deploy 60 traffic officers and 12 traffic engineers to ease congestion in the surrounding neighborhoods.

LADOT Relaxes Parking Enforcement for March Election 3/5/13
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LADOT Completes Signal Synchronization 2/19/13
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LADOT Launches Parklets 2/2/13
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LADOT Expands Real Time Bus Info to All DASH routes 2/1/13
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Streetcar Scoping Meetings 1/16/13
Give your input at an EIR Scoping Meeting for the Historic Streetcar Project. Click here to view the fact sheet.

Upgrade Last Old Meter 12/18/12
LADOT has completed the upgrade of all coin-only meters in the city. Click here here to view the fact sheet.

Continental Crosswalks 12/17/12
LADOT introduces new Continental Crosswalks to increase pedestrian visibility at high colision intersections. Click here to view the fact sheet.

Hollywood Santa Parade 11/19/12
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Traffic Congestion Due to Major Sporting Events 11/1/12
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National “Bicycle Friendly” Status Awarded to L.A. 10/18/12
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New Left-turn Pockets on Western Avenue Press Release 10/17/12
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International Walk to School Press Release 10/3/12
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DASH Real Time Information Press Release 10/2/12
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LADOT 2011-2012 Annual Report
Click here to view the report and watch the accompanying We Are LADOT video!

Parking Enforcement on National Holidays
With a recent revision to the policy, LADOT wants to remind all our stakeholders and partners to please be aware of parking restriction enforcement on National Holidays. For all the details, please see our March 8, 2012 memorandum.

LADOT Improvements for 2011-12 June 2012 Update
LADOT is happy to announce the FY 2011-2012 list of Traffic Safety and Operational Improvements by Council District. This is the update for June 2012

See what Projects are planned or have been completed in your neighborhood!. This document will be updated on a Regular basis and can always be found on our Traffic Control Devices page

Public Safety Reminder
As a public safety reminder to all citizens, please obey all traffic hand signals given by DOT Traffic Officers and Crossing Guards while they are directing traffic in the intersections. Complying with the Traffic Officer's and Crossing Guard's hand signals can reduce possible traffic accidents and injuries to our citizens. Please drive safely and Watch the Road!

The City's first Green Bike Lanes!
LADOT is proud to announce that Green Bke Lanes were installed this weekend along Spring Street between Cesar Chavez Avenue and 9th Street and First Street between Boyle Avenue. and Lorena Street. These Green Lanes will increase visibility to drivers and general safety. For more information visit the LADOT Bike Blog Or view our Fact Sheet

"Building a Better LA: Development Reform Strategic Plan"
The Department of Transportation (LADOT) is proud to partner with the Mayor's office in Building a Better LA. For more information on Development Reform and to view the Strategic Plan please visit the Los Angeles Works Development Reform Site.

Coming Soon, ExpressPark!
It won't be here until Spring 2012, but we couldn't wait to give you a sneak preview of ExpressPark, coming to downtown LA. Expresspark will link over 6000 metered parking spaces with 7500 off-street parking spaces in downtown LA to provide congestion pricing and better meters with real-time sensors to find open parking spaces. See our brochure for more details and stay tuned to: expresspark.lacity.org for more updates this year.

Visit our archive section to learn more about past Department initiatives.