Los Angeles Municipal Code Ch. 21 Implementation of Los Angeles Safe Streets for All

This chapter furthers the purposes of Measure HLA (the Los Angeles Safe Streets for All Initiative), codified at Section 85.11 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, by identifying the respective responsibilities of City departments in implementing Measure HLA.

SECTION HISTORY

Chapter and Section Added by Ord. No. 188,667, Eff. 8-18-25.

The definitions contained in LAMC Section 85.11(a) shall apply to this chapter. In addition, the following definitions shall also apply to this chapter:

“City” means the City of Los Angeles.

“Effective Date” means April 9, 2024, the date Measure HLA took effect.

“LAMC” means the Los Angeles Municipal Code.

“Measure HLA” means the Los Angeles Safe Streets for All Initiative ordinance, codified at LAMC Section 85.11.

“Mobility Plan Dashboard” means the open data portal or project website required under LAMC Section 85.11(b)(2).

“Mobility Plan Project” means an Improvement, as defined in LAMC Section 85.11(a), made or constructed by the City on a Mobility Plan Street, as defined in LAMC Section 85.11(a). A City project only involving the application of restriping of the road without making other improvements; slurry seal; ornamental street markings; routine pothole repairs; utility cuts; or emergency repairs is not an Improvement for purposes of LAMC Section 85.11(a). Restriping of the road to be consistent with a Mobility Plan Enhanced Street System designation without making other improvements is also not an Improvement for the purposes of LAMC Section 85.11(a).

SECTION HISTORY

Chapter and Section Added by Ord. No. 188,667, Eff. 8-18-25.

The requirements of LAMC Section 85.11(b)(1) shall not apply to any Mobility Plan Project for which construction commenced before the Effective Date, or to any Mobility Plan Project that has been awarded grant funds with a defined project scope at the time of the grant award before the Effective Date. For each such Mobility Plan Project awarded grant funding before the Effective Date, the City department implementing the project shall determine whether the project would meet the requirements of LAMC Section 85.11(b)(1), and if not, shall determine how the project scope can be modified to meet the requirements of LAMC Section 85.11(b)(1) without jeopardizing the grant or other third-party funding. If the Mobility Plan Project cannot be modified to meet the requirements of LAMC Section 85.11(b)(1) without jeopardizing the grant or third-party funding, the project shall be identified on the Mobility Plan Dashboard in accordance with LAMC Section 85.11(b)(2)(E).

SECTION HISTORY

Chapter and Section Added by Ord. No. 188,667, Eff. 8-18-25.

(a) The Department of Transportation shall be the lead City agency for project planning, initiation, scoping, and outreach, and shall work with the Bureau of Engineering, Bureau of Street Services, and other bureaus in the Department of Public Works, as needed, for scheduling and construction of Mobility Plan Projects on the Bicycle Enhanced Network (BEN), Bicycle Lane Network (BLN), Transit Enhanced Network (TEN), Pedestrian Enhanced District (PED), or the Vehicle Enhanced Network (VEN), as defined in LAMC Section 85.11(a), and shall, in consultation with the Department of City Planning, determine which Enhanced Complete Street System enhancements will be installed as part of a Mobility Plan Project under LAMC Section 85.11(b)(1).

(b) The Department of Transportation, in consultation with the Bureau of Engineering, Bureau of Street Services, and other bureaus in the Department of Public Works, as needed, and the Department of City Planning, shall determine when a construction project on a Mobility Plan Street is not subject to the requirements of LAMC Section 85.11(b)(1).

(c) If the determination is made to identify an alternate street within 1/2 mile of the original street that can meet the network connectivity needs of an area to a Mobility Plan Street for the installation of Enhanced Complete Street System enhancements pursuant to LAMC Section 85.11(b)(1), the Department of Transportation, in consultation with the Department of City Planning, shall make findings that the alternative is comparable to, or of better quality than, the improvement required by LAMC Section 85.11(b)(1), and that the alternative is consistent with the intent of the Mobility Plan.

(d) A Mobility Plan Project also shall be subject to the review and input of the Los Angeles Fire Department and the Los Angeles Police Department to ensure compliance with all applicable safety and vehicle codes.

(e) A Mobility Plan Project which includes resurfacing work also shall be planned and scheduled in coordination with the Department of Transportation, the Department of Public Works, and the local Council Office(s) where the Mobility Plan Project is located.

(f) The Department of Transportation shall include the determinations and findings made pursuant to this section on the Mobility Plan Dashboard pursuant to LAMC Section 85.11(b)(2).

SECTION HISTORY

Chapter and Section Added by Ord. No. 188,667, Eff. 8-18-25.

The Department of Transportation shall develop and maintain the Mobility Plan Dashboard required by LAMC Section 85.11(b)(2). In addition to the information required in LAMC Section 85.11(b)(2), the Mobility Plan Dashboard also shall include the following information for each Mobility Plan Project:

(a) A brief estimate of the number of vehicle parking spaces reallocated, if any;

(b) A brief estimate of the vehicle travel lanes reallocated, if any;

(c) A brief estimate of the number of vehicle parking spaces and vehicle travel lanes in the vicinity of the Mobility Plan Project;

(d) Number of serious injuries and deaths (KSI) due to traffic crashes along the Mobility Plan Project corridor, based on the last 10 years of data available as reported through the Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS), or any successor system, and a description of how the Mobility Plan Project could improve traffic safety outcomes;

(e) Estimated volume of vehicles along the Mobility Plan Project corridor on an average day and an estimate of how the Mobility

Plan Project could change those statistics;

(f) An estimate of transit service, active transportation connectivity, or accessibility benefits anticipated after the Mobility Plan

Project is constructed compared to before the project; and

(g) Estimated number of people that can move through the Mobility Plan Project corridor on all modes of transportation per day after the Mobility Plan Project is constructed compared to before the project.

SECTION HISTORY

Chapter and Section Added by Ord. No. 188,667, Eff. 8-18-25.