With over 3,000 businesses having participated in the L.A. Al Fresco, the City is now working to make LA Al Fresco program permanent. The temporary program was launched in 2020 as a response to the COVID-19 emergency to promote the economic vitality of our City’s restaurants. By creating a streamlined process to allow restaurants to expand dining on streets, sidewalks, and private property near their establishments, the Al Fresco program proved to be a critical lifeline for restaurants. According to a survey, nearly 80% of…

Fiscal Year 2022-23 was an exciting year for LADOT. We cut the ribbon on the City’s first-ever 24-hour dedicated bus lane outside of DTLA on Venice Blvd, which will improve travel times for an estimated 20,000 riders daily. We launched our latest DASH route in North Hollywood, connecting riders to schools, recreation, and the Metro B and G lines. We added or upgraded 22 miles of bike lanes, making it easier and safer to commute or run errands by bicycle. 

FY 22-23 saw our continued recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. LADOT was able to increase our hiring pace, hiring or…

LADOT is partnering with Los Angeles City Councilmembers Hugo Soto-Martínez and Nithya Raman to begin outreach for the Hollywood Boulevard Safety and Mobility Project. The project area will deliver safety improvements along Hollywood Blvd between Gower St and Lyman Pl. Between Hollywood Blvd is a thriving commercial corridor and runs through several diverse communities including Little Armenia and Thai Town, has many pedestrians and bicyclists, and provides access to several bus lines and subway stations. In an effort to reduce the…

This weekend as, Tropical Storm Hilary approached Los Angeles, Mayor Karen Bass issued a local emergency declaration so that the city could coordinate resources and make the necessary preparations for the first-ever Tropical Storm alert to be issued for Los Angeles.

As the storm hit Sunday, the city experienced heavy rainfall resulting in dangerous flooding and other impacts to roads such as debris flows, downed tree limbs, and signal interruptions due to loss of power. Traffic officers originally…

LADOT has activated resources to respond to the impacts of the storm affecting Southern California starting Sunday and into next week. 

Student safety is at the top of mind for LADOT as students return to school this week. We worked throughout the summer to develop and install various improvements in school neighborhoods that will make commuting to class much safer and enjoyable. Crossing guards are the first line of safety in protecting students. LADOT has worked diligently to increase the hiring rate of crossing guards, adding 77 crossing guards to the existing crossing guard positions during Fiscal Year for a total of 452 crossing guards on…

At LADOT our goal is to develop streets and transportation options that are safe, enjoyable, and accessible for all who move through Los Angeles. What better way to do that than to hear directly from you? To better serve and understand your needs, we reach out to residents and stakeholders within communities where there are upcoming projects to find out how we can improve the streets where you travel every day.

We have two upcoming projects that need your feedback:

Over the past month, we have been working with Metro to bring new bus priority lanes to La Brea Ave. The La Brea Ave Bus Priority Lanes Project is part of the Next Gen Bus Plan, a reimagined bus system that focuses on providing fast, frequent, reliable, and accessible service to meet the needs of today’s riders. The lanes being installed along La Brea Ave, between Sunset and Olympic boulevards will be in operation on weekdays during peak traffic periods from 7-9 am and 4-7 p.m. LADOT has been working in collaboration with Metro and…

Over the weekend we joined community members, businesses, elected offices, and agency partners to the celebrate the completion of Venice Blvd Safety and Mobility Project. The transformative street redesign installed several miles of parking protected bike lanes as well as the first, 24-hour bus only lanes in the the city outside of Downtown LA. The days programming include guided biking tours of the new Venice bike lanes alongside music, games, and activities.

Nearly 47,000 people live within a 5-minute walk of the project area and an…

On Saturday LADOT joined our partners to bring play streets to a neighborhood in South L.A. For a few hours, LADOT closed down the streets on 99th Street and Avalon to transform the block into a place for play, relaxation, and conversation in support of healthy communities. Those in attendance were able to enjoy fun activities like soccer, jump rope, and games along with music, food, while connecting with community-based organizations. We recognize that safe streets and public spaces play a major role in what creates thriving…