Crews have been hard at work on Venice Blvd with new safety treatments and upgrades along the street. Last week crews installed freshly painted protected bike lanes and a new left turn signal at the intersection of Venice and Hughes. LADOT crews with crane lifting new signalThis is allnew left turn signal a part of LADOT’s Venice Boulevard Safety and Mobility Project. Venice Blvd connects to multiple neighborhoods throughout the city of Los Angles, so we are working with Metro to bring mobility upgrades to make Venice a better street…
Last week, to close out Women’s History Month, LADOT Interim General Manager, Connie Llanos published an essay exploring the ways LADOT is working to develop a transportation system that effectively and safely meets the needs of women throughout the city of Los Angeles. These operational changes follow LADOT's Changing Lanes report which detailed the ways that the current system fails to meet the needs of women. Addressing these disparities requires a wholesale rethinking of how we deliver projects from planning, outreach, and…
We are making progress on the new safety and mobility improvements on Venice Blvd. StreetsLA has repaired and refreshed the pavement on Venice Boulevard, and the LADOT crew is out on the streets to complete the rest of the mobility improvements. Through Spring of 2023, LADOT will be working to upgrade existing bike lanes and crosswalks, and partnering with Metro to add new dedicated bus lanes on Venice Boulevard. We will also be adding a new protected left turn signal at the intersection of Venice and…
By Connie Llanos, LADOT Interim General Manager
As a woman, mother, and daughter, running the nation’s second largest transportation department, meeting my daily responsibilities is a juggle that would not be possible without transportation. I am privileged to have resources that allow me to choose the most convenient way to get to all the places I need to be on any given day – but that wasn’t always the case for me and it still isn’t for far too many women in Los Angeles. In fact, most are forced to navigate a transportation system that wasn’t designed with…
The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) awarded the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) $2 million through the Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) grant program. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law established SMART discretionary grants to drive innovation in the transportation industry. This grant will fund a pilot program to develop a digital inventory of curb assets and regulations in the Downtown Los Angeles area. By digitally mapping curb features such as meters, markings, access ramps, and transit and bike…
LADOT was recently awarded a $2 million grant by the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) through the Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) grant program. The “Code The Curb” pilot will allow Los Angeles to develop innovative tools for managing the public right-of-way through a digital inventory of curb assets and regulations in the Downtown Los Angeles area.
LADOT has the responsibility of overseeing the safe movement of goods and people throughout the city. Los Angeles…
With LAUSD schools closed this week, LADOT joined other city departments to mobilize resources for students and families impacted by the strike. Yesterday the Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks opened up 21 recreation centers to serve as Grab & Go Locations as part of the LAUSD food distribution program. Students were provided six meals to cover breakfast and lunch for 3 days. LADOT traffic officers were on hand staffing each of these locations to…
This week we joined community partners in Sylmar to celebrate the unveiling of newly decorated crosswalks along San Fernando Road. On Monday a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held to commemorate the many months of hard work and planning to complete this project.
The design of the newly decorated crosswalks was custom created by Tia Chuchas Centro Cultural Center and consists of 2 alternating patterns in 2 bright colors that are not only beautiful to look at but also provide high visibility to pedestrians who use…
On Monday LADOT and Councilwoman Katy Yaroslavsky joined with family and friends to unveil a memorial sign in remembrance of Monique Munoz whose life was taken by a dangerous act of speeding on our streets and to serve as a reminder to Los Angeles of the dangers of speeding. Monique's family requested the sign be placed as a permanent memorial to her life and as a reminder to drivers to slow down and drive responsibly.
Following the fatal crash LADOT, installed protected turn arrows at the intersection and lowered speed limits from…
Mayor Karen Bass reappointed Connie Llanos to the position of Interim General Manager of the Department of Transportation. Ms. Llanos is the first Latina to lead LADOT, and she brings with her over a decade of public service to the City of Los Angeles.
“I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to serve the hardworking women and men of LADOT”, said Interim General Manager Connie Llanos. “Together we will continue to advance LADOT’s work to provide safe, reliable, dignified transportation services and…