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Streets For All [logo] 2025 Streets For All California Mobility Repor Card

Our Annual Streets For All Mobility Report Card is here! We're grading California’s state leaders on mobility and have compiled a list of those with the best records. ✅ Did your legislator make the cut? Check it out: state.streetsforall.org

Thank you to the North Westwood Neighborhood Council for joining the chorus in demanding that Caltrans implement the missing Ohio-to-Ohio bike connector when repaving Santa Monica Bl.

Measure HLA at Two Years: a Timeline of How L.A. City has Resisted Safer Multimodal Streets - Streetsblog Los Angeles With just 300 feet of HLA upgrades in two years, L.A. City's main effort has been to actively block HLA progress

“With just 300 feet of HLA upgrades in two years, L.A. City's main effort has been to actively block HLA progress”

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Measure HLA passed two years ago today.

Some progress has been made, a lot hasn't.

Our thoughts two years in:
https://www.streetsforall.org/blog/measure-hla-two-years-in

On March 23rd we are co-hosting a debate for candidates running for Mayor with the Housing Action Coalition and want to hear from you! What questions should we should ask the candidates?

Put your suggestions and vote on other people’s ideas here:

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HLA doesn’t exempt Large Asphalt Repair, and the city cannot legally avoid HLA using it.

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Obviously I need this in my transit nerdwear collection along with my @streetsforall.org Buses Do So Much tee
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It’s sold out, but we just released a new category of ticket with no cap — RSVP today to get the live streaming link!

bit.ly/lamayordebate

“Disrespectful” and “infuriating”: L.A.’s progress on making streets safe and accessible for disabled people stalled for decades - Streetsblog Los Angeles Curb ramps have been required when repaving a street since 1992. Why is L.A. only now saying it must follow the law?

“Curb ramps have been required when repaving a street since 1992. Why is L.A. only now saying it must follow the law?”

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Thank you to West LA Sawtelle Neighborhood Council for joining @benallenca.bsky.social, Asm Zbur, and County Supervisor @lindseyphorvath.bsky.social in demanding that Caltrans implement protected bike lanes on Santa Monica Bl between the two Ohios while repaving the street. This project cannot wait!

South Pasadena is considering watering down protected bike lanes on Fremont and Huntington to door zone bike lanes or even sharrows!

If you live in South Pasadena, email and demand they install protected bike lanes on Fremont and Huntington. Paint is not protection!

mailchi.mp/streetsforal...

More than $100 million for transportation projects in jeopardy amid L.A. budget woes The Bureau of Street Services will apply with the state for a two-year extension to allow more time to begin the sidewalk, bike lane and other improvements in Boyle Heights, Skid Row and Wilmington.

“If it goes away, all it means is that some of the most dangerous streets that we’re aware of in the city are going to remain dangerous for decades.” - @michaelschneider.com

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Mayoral Debate 2026 — Streets For All Join us for a debate about housing, homelessness, infrastructure and transportation with some of the leading candidates running for Mayor of Los Angeles: Nithya Raman , Rae Huang , and Adam Miller...

We’ve partnered with Housing Action Coalition to host the first Mayoral debate of 2026!

Join us March 23 w/@nithyaforthecity.bsky.social Adam Miller & @raeforla.com (Spencer Pratt, Mayor Bass TBD)

Topics include housing, homelessness, infrastructure & transportation.

streetsforall.org/mayordebate

UCLA Campus Bicycle Advisory Committee February 18, 2026 Gloria Roberts, Director Caltrans District 7 100 S. Main Street Los Angeles, CA 90012 RE: Support for Immediate Implementation of EA 38750 ("Ohio to Ohio" Bike Link) in Coordination with EA 33360 (Santa Monica Blvd Multimodal Project) Dear Director Roberts, I am writing on behalf of the UCLA Campus Bicycle Advisory Committee (CBAC), a body of students, faculty, staff, and administrators convened to advance the university’s goals for active transportation, sustainability, and campus connectivity. We strongly urge Caltrans to integrate the "Ohio to Ohio" protected bike lane project (EA 38750) with the upcoming Santa Monica Boulevard pavement rehabilitation (EA 33360). Delaying this critical gap closure until a future funding cycle—potentially decades away—is a missed opportunity that places thousands of members of the UCLA community at continued risk. Critical Connectivity for Health and Housing The proposed "Ohio to Ohio" link is not merely a local improvement; it is a vital artery for the UCLA Health system and our residential community. As identified in the UCLA Health Bicycle Corridor Plan, this segment is essential for connecting key medical facilities, including the Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center and Orthopaedic Hospital, the Rape Treatment Center, the Veterans Administration Medical Center and dozens of UCLA Health clinics throughout the corridor. Furthermore, this project would directly serve five major residential buildings along Santa Monica Boulevard that house UCLA students and medical residents. Currently, these residents are stranded on an "island" with no safe, continuous north-south or east-west bikeways to reach campus or essential services.

By failing to include the "Ohio to Ohio" project now, Caltrans would force students, staff, and patients to navigate a high-speed arterial without protection, directly contradicting California’s "Complete Streets" mandate. We echo the concerns of Assemblymember Zbur and Senator Allen: pavement rehabilitation is not a neutral act. It is an obligation to improve safety. To repave Santa Monica Boulevard without this bike link effectively locks in dangerous conditions for another generation. As Assemblymember Zbur notes, advancing a repaving project without a compliant bicycle accommodation represents a serious safety risk to the public. Sharrows are no longer permissible on roadways of this speed (SB 1216), and if Caltrans continues with its planned timeline as described to his staff, the “Ohio to Ohio” bicycle project could realistically be delayed until 2040, if not later. Community and Educational Access The benefits of this connection extend beyond the university. The Ohio Avenue corridor connects to University High School, a key partner in UCLA’s TIE-INS (Together in Education in Neighborhood Schools) program. A protected lane here would provide a safe route to school for local youth and strengthen the connection between the university and our neighborhood public schools. Fiscal Responsibility Finally, we urge you to consider the fiscal prudence of a "dig once" approach. Mobilizing construction crews twice for the same stretch of road is an inefficient use of public funds. Integrating these projects now ensures that the design, traffic control, and construction costs are incurred only once, maximizing the public benefit. The UCLA Campus Bicycle Advisory Committee stands with the City of Santa Monica, the City of Los Angeles, and our state representatives in calling for the immediate delivery of the Ohio to Ohio project. We ask that Caltrans prioritize the safety of our students, healthcare workers, and patients by building this gap closure now.

The @ucla.edu Campus Bike Advisory Committee is asking Caltrans to close a critical gap in the bike network where the Ohio Avenue bike route crosses Santa Monica Boulevard and to do so in coordination with their other planned work there.

@streetsforall.org

When they say "millions" here, they mean over $100M!

Together these awards totaled to:

Wilmington Safe Streets: $32M
Skid Row Connectivity Project: $39M
Boyle Heights Connectivity Project: $32M

(it's notable that the motion omits the embarrassing total)

hard to communicate how shattered many basic functions in the City of LA are. we've stopped repaving streets, streetslights are dark, sanitation pickups take weeks. departments bleeding staff bc of budget cuts are also being raided to staff the mayor's pet projects. we can't even spend FREE money

The City of LA is about to give back millions of dollars of previously won money for active transportation projects because it can’t build things in any reasonable amount of time.

Thank you Supervisor @lindseyphorvath.bsky.social for joining Asm Zbur and @benallenca.bsky.social in demanding that Caltrans implement the Ohio-to-Ohio bike connector when already doing major road work on Santa Monica Bl.

We are excited by this video where @ladotofficial.bsky.social talks about Measure HLA giving them a mandate to implement the Mobility Plan 2035!

The Seattle Example for Unlocking More Housing, One Stairway at a Time By rethinking the building code and allowing single-stair apartment buildings, the city made small-lot, mid-rise apartments feasible — and sparked a wider reform movement.

“By rethinking the building code and allowing single-stair apartment buildings, the city made small-lot, mid-rise apartments feasible — and sparked a wider reform movement.”

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Show up Thursday at 8am at West Hollywood Park and rally with us in support of the Hybrid route for the K Line northern extension!

Santa Monica law could bypass Coastal Commission for housing New legislation sponsored by Santa Monica would allow coastal cities to approve housing and transportation projects without California Coastal Commission permits.

"For far too long, common sense improvements like bike lanes, sidewalks, bus lanes, or outdoor dining have been held back by the Coastal Commission's strict interpretation of coastal access, meaning exclusively driving to the beach” said @michaelschneider.com

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Hey Caltrans better not to ignore elected officials & advocates all asking for the same thing:

Build 3 blocks of protected 🚲 lanes connecting Ohio to Ohio during your repaving project

You CAN do this but are refusing to. No more excuses!

🎥 @carterrubin.com @mobilityforwho.bsky.social

Santa Monica/West L.A. Leaders Urge Caltrans to Build “Ohio to Ohio” Bike Link With Santa Monica Boulevard Rehab - Streetsblog Los Angeles While Westside officials are pushing Caltrans to add some needed bike infrastructure, their logic contradicts the City of L.A.'s efforts to dodge implementing Measure HLA.

“A growing chorus of elected officials representing Santa Monica are pressing Caltrans to stop treating bike safety as an afterthought and instead deliver a long-planned protected bicycle connection at the same time it repaves Santa Monica Boulevard.”

la.streetsblog.org/2026/02/06/s...

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California wanted to buy e-bikes for residents. Glitches, funding short-circuited the effort About 2,300 Californians secured state-funded vouchers covering up to $2,000 of the purchase price for an e-bike. The goal was to make the electric-powered two-wheelers more accessible for lower-incom...

🙄 "California is committed to supporting e-bikes as a clean mobility alternative to vehicles. But, ultimately, the state has a limited budget and many competing priorities"

www.yahoo.com/news/article...

LA's politicians need to stop listening to NIMBYs and start saving people's lives.

Thank you @benallenca.bsky.social for joining Asm Rick Chavez Zbur in demanding that Caltrans do the Ohio-to-Ohio connector NOW, when they’re already working on the street, and not in 20 years.

New York's Congestion Pricing Is Working. Five Charts Show How Nearly a year ago, New York City embarked on a controversial program to toll drivers entering some of Manhattan’s busiest streets. The goal of the congestion pricing plan, the first of its kind in the...

“congestion pricing by a number of measures is working as planned, a reality that may turn New York’s experiment into a blueprint for other US urban centers.”

Cc: @metrolosangeles.bsky.social

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Thank you to Santa Monica Mayor Caroline Torosis on joining us and Asm Rick Chavez Zbur in asking Caltrans not to punt on the critical Ohio-to-Ohio bike connector when installing bus lanes on Santa Monica Bl!