LADOT News

 

 

LA Heads Back to School This Week

Welcome to the 2026-27 school year, LAUSD students! I hope this school year is rewarding, fun, challenging, and above all else–safe.

LADOT is committed to providing students with a safe route to and from school, and continues to invest in solutions that slow dangerous speeding around schools and keep students safe. These efforts include reduced speed limits of 15 mph on eligible streets, intersection safety improvements such as curb extensions and turn restrictions, and speed humps. Since the start of the 2025-26 school year, LADOT has...

 

 

Multi-modal Transportation Improvements in the San Fernando Valley

Construction is underway on the Chandler Bike Connection! Once complete, the Chandler Bike Connection will mark a dramatic improvement in active transportation in the Valley–closing the three mile gap between the Chandler and the Metro G Line Bike Paths and creating a 21-mile, continuous, safe, and protected bike route from Burbank to the Sepulveda Basin. While this is exciting news, there may be traffic impacts during construction including lane closures within the project area. Stay up to date on these...

 

 

Take the Spring/Alameda Community Survey

Spring Street and Alameda Street form a key corridor in Chinatown, connecting residents, commuters, and visitors to Union Station, Los Angeles State Historic Park, the LA Riverway, and more. Today the corridor is also a gap in our transportation network, lacking bicycle infrastructure, pedestrian crossing points, and traffic calming to slow vehicle speeds. As a result, too few people comfortably bike and walk this stretch, and too many crashes here have resulted in injury or even death.

LADOT has committed to improving safety...

 

 

New Crosswalks Coming to a Street Near You

Every year, LADOT installs thousands of safety treatments as part of regular maintenance, safety and mobility projects on major corridors, and neighborhood network improvements. These treatments include crosswalks, bicycle infrastructure, speed humps, traffic and pedestrian signals, and more. Earlier this year, at the direction of Mayor Karen Bass, LADOT expanded its safety efforts by working directly with transportation advocates to identify locations not already planned with existing safety and mobility projects to install new...

 

 

Supporting Boyle Heights Recovery Following the Lineage Warehouse Fire

With recovery efforts underway following the Lineage Warehouse Fire, LADOT continues to provide service and support in Boyle Heights. LADOT Traffic Officers have been on the ground since the start of the fire, supporting road closures to enable firefighters to work and to keep the public safe. Now that cleanup efforts have begun, LADOT will continue to support road closures needed to remove debris and work to minimize the impact of trucks on the surrounding neighborhood.

LADOT also suspended fare...

 

 

Reconnecting MacArthur Park Phase 2

Last week, we marked an important milestone for the future of the Westlake community - Phase 2 of the Reconnecting MacArthur Park study! Phase 1, launched with a $500,000 grant from the Southern California Association of Governments, explored options for closing Wilshire Boulevard in MacArthur Park to vehicle traffic, which would restore the park to its original state, and provide vital neighborhood open space

During Phase 1, we held 13 Community Advisory Committee meetings and 62 community events including open houses, dedicated...

 

 

Speed Safety Systems Coming to LA

In the City of Los Angeles, approximately 300 people are killed in car crashes every year, and thousands more suffer serious injuries. LADOT continues to implement safety treatments and redesign roadways to reduce traffic crashes, and is expanding its safety toolbox with 125 speed safety systems that will be installed later this summer.

Speeding is the key factor that determines how severe or even deadly a traffic crash is, and speed safety systems are proven to reduce speeding and save lives by issuing low-cost tickets to speeding...

 

 

Stay Cool This Summer.

It is officially summer! Summer in LA means beach days, baseball games, and spending time with friends and family–but it also means rising temperatures. Libraries, recreation centers, and swimming pools are great places to beat the summer heat. Cool Spots LA shows Angelenos where they can go to cool off. Many of these locations are served by LADOT Transit’s neighborhood DASH routes, and our buses are air conditioned to keep you comfortable while you travel.

Now is the time to prepare for hotter days ahead! The Los Angeles Regional Collaborative...

 

 

School is Out for Summer!

Over the last week, LAUSD officially began Summer vacation!

While students are out of class, LADOT’s work to deliver safer streets continues. Over Summer our comprehensive school safety program will expand as we install additional speed humps, intersection safety treatments, new speed limit reductions, and continue hiring crossing guards to ensure a safe travel environment when students return in the Fall.

And this year, we have an important addition to our toolbox. Our automated Speed Safety Systems program was just approved for...

 

 

FIFA World Cup Comes to Los Angeles

The wait is over! The FIFA World Cup kicks off this week and LADOT is here to ensure everyone can access and enjoy the excitement.

Our region will not only host several matches at SoFi Stadium in the neighboring city of Inglewood, the City of Los Angeles will also support several FIFA sponsored fan events and stage free City-sponsored watch parties at parks all over Los Angeles. While you're there, you might notice that LADOT crews have refreshed and updated paint and signs near key locations to support these events. Check out the...