LADOT Brings Play Streets To The Watts Neighborhood

LADOT co-hosted a Play Streets event over the weekend on E. 107th St between Santa Ana Blvd and Wilmington Ave. We helped to transform the block into a place for play, relaxation, conversation, and more!

During this event children and families were able to safely enjoy their neighborhood street with a variety of play and activity offerings. The event also connected families with community resources supporting health care and other community-based organizations such as the East Side Riders Bike Club which donated dozens of free bike helmets.

We look forward to delivering this program to other parts of the city in partnership with community-based organizations. Recognizing that safe streets and public spaces form the heart of thriving neighborhoods, LADOT is committed to making sure these benefits are shared city-wide.

To learn more about Play Streets, visit their website here.

We Want Your Feedback: Ventura-Cahuenga Boulevard Corridor Specific Plan 

Our partners at Los‌ ‌Angeles‌ ‌City‌ ‌Planning‌ ‌are ‌preparing‌ ‌an‌ ‌amendment‌ ‌to‌ ‌the‌ ‌‌Ventura-Cahuenga‌ ‌Boulevard‌ ‌Corridor‌ ‌Specific‌ ‌Plan‌.‌ ‌The proposed amendment to the Specific Plan is intended to simplify certain approval processes, expand the use of transportation funds, and address internal Specific Plan inconsistencies. The Specific Plan corridor spans over 17 miles in length, includes more than 1,200 acres of land, and regulates over 4,300 individual parcels of land including parcels that front on Ventura Boulevard as well as adjacent boulevards including Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Reseda Boulevard, Sepulveda Boulevard, and Van Nuys Boulevard. The next step in the amendment proposal process includes further research and developing the draft amendment and future public meetings.

Currently, the City of Los Angeles is collecting feedback to identify community needs for mobility and public realm investments along the Ventura corridor. We want to gauge community support for policy goals such as access for all, safer streets, improved air quality, climate resilience, and public health. We ask that you give your feedback and input on how we can best prioritize mobility improvements.

Click here to give your feedback.

Slow Streets Networks Installed Throughout The City

We continue to move forward with the installation of Slow Streets throughout the city. LADOT is currently working to complete Phase 2 of installations. In Phase 2 the goal was to install more permanent safety features compared to the temporary Slow Streets areas of Phase I.

The Phase 2 Slow Street safety countermeasures toolkit includes durable street design elements that far exceeded the original. These treatments include pavement markings, traffic circles, striping, vertical delineators (bollards), and signs, based on geometric and safety criteria. So far we have completed the following networks in this phase: 

• Koreatown (Friends of Berendo)
• MacArthur Park, Westlake (MacArthur Park NC)
• Adams-Normandie, South LA (Adams-Normandie Neighborhood Association)
• Watts (Bright Watts)
• Historic South Central, South LA (Trust South LA)
• Hollywood (HSDNC)
• Del Rey (Del Rey NC)
• Boyle Heights (BH Chamber of Commerce)
• Wilmington (CD 15 & Frank Alepe)
• Palms
• Jefferson Park (UNNC)

Initially established as a COVID-19 pandemic response program, Mayor Garcetti launched the Slow Streets L.A. program to temporarily calm traffic on residential streets. The purpose of the program was to create space for neighbors to remain physically active while socially distant, in response to the closure of parks, gyms, trails, and other venues for recreation and exercise during the pandemic.

Following the completion of Phase two, LADOT will transition to a long-term program that incorporates best practices learned from the L.A Slow Streets program, to existing City plans and programs. The policy goal of Slow Streets: to calm vehicle traffic by reducing speeds and volume to create conditions that are more conducive and comfortable for biking, walking, rolling, and other slower-moving modes of transportation, is shared with other existing LADOT programs such as Stress-Free Connections, Safe Routes to School, Active Transportation, Vision Zero, and the Speed Hump program, all of which address improvements on the Neighborhood Enhanced Network.

LA Hosts CoMotion 2022

The annual CoMotion LA conference is in Little Tokyo this week. This year’s event theme is “The Multimodal City”. Each year the transportation and technology conference brings together dozens of speakers and participants from various public and private transportation and mobility spaces. Some of the hot topics expected to be discussed include Los Angeles’ Universal Basic Mobility Pilot, electrifying transportation, and autonomous rollouts. CoMotion 2022 runs November 15-17. Click here to learn more. 

Participate in our Community Surveys:

You are the ultimate expert for your community. LADOT wants your input as we plan projects to improve the safety, sustainability, and livability of Los Angeles communities.

Ventura-Cahuenga Specific Plan

The City of Los Angeles is collecting feedback to identify community needs for mobility and public realm investments along the Ventura corridor. We want to gauge community support for policy goals such as access for all, safer streets, improved air quality, climate resilience, and public health. Complete the Specific Plan Amendment Survey.

Reseda Boulevard Complete Streets Project

As part of the Complete Streets Program, the City is reconstructing Reseda Blvd to improve safety and accessibility for all. Give your feedback on the upcoming improvement and receive updates and more information on the project here.

Watts Central Avenue Great Streets And Safety Project

StreetsLA and the Los Angeles Department of Transportation are making improvements to Central Avenue that will improve safety and accessibility for all on Central Ave. Take the survey to add your feedback about needed safety improvements.

 

Transportation Photos of the Week

LADOT converted a neighborhood street into a car-free space for play and community celebration for a day. Our LA Play Streets program works with community organizations to deliver recreational space for neighborhoods. Learn more about Play Streets at: LAPlayStreets.com

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