Voters Approved Measure HLA. What Happens Next?

Now that voters have approved Measure HLA, requiring the city to redesign streets to be safer for pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers, we break down what to expect moving forward.

What will HLA do?

The measure mandates the city to carry out the Mobility Plan of 2035, an initiative created by former L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti in 2015 that prioritizes safer streets for everyone. The Mobility Plan identifies thousands of miles across the city that would be turned into a network of what’s called "complete streets" with bike lanes, bus lanes, and pedestrian protections. But so far, the city has implemented just 5% of the plan.

Measure HLA now requires the city to make the "complete streets" modifications outlined in the Mobility Plan every time a street is repaved.

Also within the Mobility Plan is the city’s commitment to Vision Zero — a goal to end traffic fatalities by 2025, in part by identifying 6% of streets that have high traffic fatalities, otherwise known as the High Injury Network. But just one year from that deadline, Los Angeles tallied more traffic deaths (337) than homicides (327).

Who's responsible for implementing the measure?

Here are some key players identified in the Mobility Plan that need to collaborate to create complete streets:

• Streets LA, also known as the bureau of street services, is the agency responsible for repaving city  streets.
• Metro and the L.A. Department of Transportation will be responsible for adding bus lanes. LADOT is also responsible for adding bike lanes. You can check the status of active bike lane projects here. 
  

What's next?

Streets LA did not immediately respond to questions on how the agency will implement Measure HLA. But under the measure, the city has one year to create a data portal for the public to follow its progress toward the goals. The city could also be sued if the city does not regularly update the portal.

How you can keep track of Measure HLA's progress

While Angelenos await the city data portal, here area few things to help you track how your district is implementing the MP.

• Streets For All, a mobility advocacy group, has their own tracker of the MP, which will continue to be updated. 
• Streets LA, the bureau of street services, has this map that shows streets that will undergo pavement restoration from 2023-24. 
• To keep track of Vision Zero progress, LADOT has their own website that they update with progress reports.
   
  
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