Transportation
LA Votes for Bus, Bike and Pedestrian Fixes as Traffic Deaths Rise
Voters responded to the safety payoff promised by Measure HLA, which requires Los Angeles to improve sidewalks and build hundreds of miles of bike- and bus-only lanes.
Bikes claim the streets of North Hollywood in September 2023.
Photographer: Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
Last week, nearly two-thirds of Los Angeles voters passed Measure HLA, a ballot initiative that will force the city to speed up the implementation of the mobility plan that it approved in 2015 but has largely ignored since. That plan called on the city to upgrade its road network to “complete streets” standards, designed to be safe for all users. To accomplish that, LA is now obliged to add hundreds of miles of bike and bus lanes over the coming decade.