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Transportation Committee meeting summary

Los AngelesDec 4, 20242 min read

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Committee approved the Bureau of Engineering report for the Reconnecting MacArthur Park planning grant and the CAO's 2024‑25 Third Transportation‑Related Construction Projects Report (as amended). LADOT's citywide equity framework for project prioritization and an updated methodology for school-area speed humps/tables were approved. Multiple local parking and oversize‑vehicle resolutions were submitted without recommendation. Quorum was lost before the General Manager's verbal report, so that update was not acted on.

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The committee approved planning and funding reports that move specific transportation projects and construction priorities forward, including work tied to MacArthur Park and a citywide process for deciding which projects get resources. It also adopted a method for prioritizing speed humps and speed tables near schools, which will guide where those traffic calming measures are installed. Several neighborhood parking and oversize‑vehicle requests were considered but sent forward without a committee recommendation, meaning they may need further review or action. A scheduled verbal update from the Los Angeles Department of Transportation was not completed because the meeting lost quorum.

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Approved Bureau of Engineering report for the Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods Community Planning Grant (Reconnecting MacArthur Park).
Approved City Administrative Officer 2024‑25 Third Transportation‑Related Construction Projects Report, as amended.
Submitted without recommendation multiple resolutions on posting No Stopping/oversize vehicle restrictions (various Council District street segments).
Approved LADOT report adopting a citywide equity framework for transportation project prioritization and resource allocation, as amended.
Approved LADOT report updating the prioritization methodology for speed humps and speed tables around schools.
Quorum lost; General Manager LADOT verbal report on ongoing projects and services was not acted on.

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Transportation Committee

Dec 4, 2024, 9:30 PMROOM 401, CITY HALL, 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012, MEMBERS:, COUNCILMEMBER HEATHER HUTT, CHAIRcompleted

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23-1011 Bureau of Engineering report, dated November 21, 2024, relative to the Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods Community Planning grant from the United States Department of Transportation, for the Reconnecting MacArthur Park project. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted. (Referred to Transportation and Budget, Finance, and Innovation Committees)
23-1011
Decision: ITEM(S)
24-0879-S2 City Administrative Officer report relative to the 2024-25 Third Transportation-Related Construction Projects Report. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (Referred to Budget, Finance and Innovation and Transportation Committees)
24-0879-S2
Decision: ITEM(S)
24-1224 CD 3 CONTINUED FROM NOVEMBER 20, 2024 Resolution (Blumenfield – Hutt) relative to posting “No Stopping Anytime” signs on the west side of Canoga Avenue between Keswick Street and Saticoy Street. Community Impact Statement: None submitted
24-1224
Decision: ITEM(S)
24-1381 CD 7 CONTINUED FROM NOVEMBER 20, 2024 Resolution (Rodriguez – Padilla) relative to replacing the existing posted parking restriction of oversize vehicles along both sides of Foothill Boulevard between Balboa Boulevard and Filbert Street, with “No Stopping Any Time” signage and red curbs next to fire hydrants. Community Impact Statement: None submitted
24-1381
Decision: ITEM(S)
24-1438 CD 7 Resolution (Rodriguez – Blumenfield) relative to posting “No Stopping Any Time” signage and red curbs next to fire hydrants along certain street segments of Filbert Street and Foothill Boulevard. Community Impact Statement: None submitted
24-1438
Decision: ITEM(S)
24-0008-S26 CD 12 CONTINUED FROM NOVEMBER 20, 2024 Resolution (Lee – Park) relative to establishing oversize vehicle parking restrictions along certain street segments of Saticoy Street, Los Alimos Street, Yolanda Avenue, and Lindley Avenue, in Council District 12. Community Impact Statement: None submitted
24-0008-S26
Decision: ITEM(S)
24-0008-S27 CD 11 CONTINUED FROM NOVEMBER 20, 2024 Resolution (Park – Lee) relative to establishing oversize vehicle parking restrictions along certain street segments of McLaughlin Avenue and Campus Drive, in Council District 11. Community Impact Statement: None submitted
24-0008-S27
Decision: ITEM(S)
24-0008-S28 CD 3 CONTINUED FROM NOVEMBER 20, 2024 Resolution (Rodriguez for Blumenfield – Lee) relative to establishing oversize vehicle parking restrictions along certain street segments of Sheman Way, Winnetka Avenue, Glade Avenue, Elkwood Street, and Saticoy Street, in Council District Three. Community Impact Statement: None submitted
24-0008-S28
Decision: ITEM(S)
23-0935 Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) report relative to a Citywide equity framework for transportation project prioritization and resource allocation. Community Impact Statement: None submitted
23-0935
Decision: ITEM(S)
23-0306 LADOT report relative to an updated prioritization methodology for speed humps and speed tables around schools. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted
23-0306
Decision: ITEM(S)
General Manager, LADOT, to present verbal report relative to the Department's ongoing projects and programs; transit services offered by the Department; the state of mobility for pedestrians, cyclists, and vehicles within the City of Los Angeles; and, recognition of LADOT employees for outstanding service.
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Decision: ITEM(S)

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Agendahttps://lacity.primegov.com/Public/CompiledDocument?meetingTemplateId=135667&compileOutputType=1
Minuteshttps://lacity.primegov.com/Public/CompiledDocument?meetingTemplateId=135668&compileOutputType=1

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