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Transportation Committee meeting summary

Los AngelesNov 12, 20253 min read

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The Transportation Committee met in a special session and took action on a range of transportation items. The committee approved multiple reports and motions including Active Transportation Cycle 1 projects, an ordinance limiting >6,000 lb vehicles on Del Amo Boulevard, a Smart Loading Zone pilot, CAO funding and construction reports, a paratransit contract amendment, private ambulance rates methodology, and a motion to advance storm-preparation traffic strategies. LADOT reports on a Transit-to-Parks pilot and pedestrian improvements were noted/received and filed; a motion to implement Assembly Bill 630 on abandoned RV removal was submitted without recommendation. Several votes recorded 3 Yes and 2 absent (Padilla, Park).

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Committee members approved funding and program decisions that may lead to new active-transportation projects, curb-management pilots for loading and deliveries, street weight restrictions on a segment of Del Amo Boulevard, and changes to transportation contracts and rates (including paratransit and private ambulance rates). A proposal to apply Assembly Bill 630 to allow removal of abandoned RVs was not recommended by the committee. Two LADOT reports (a Transit-to-Parks bus pilot and pedestrian work at Paseo Del Mar) were filed for the record, and an update on the 2028 Olympic transportation plan was provided for information only. These actions authorize staff to proceed with planning, contracting, or ordinance steps that may result in visible street-level changes over time.

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Approved Bureaus report on Metro Active Transportation Cycle 1 awarded projects (CF 20-0504).
Noted and filed LADOT report on redeploying buses for a Transit-to-Parks pilot connecting the Metro B Line to Griffith Park (CF 23-0441).
Received and filed LADOT report on pedestrian improvements at Paseo Del Mar / Joan Milke Flores Park (CF 23-1188).
Approved City Attorney report and ordinance restricting use of vehicles over 6,000 pounds on Del Amo Boulevard between South Western Ave and Denker Ave (CF 25-0913).
Approved motion to implement a Smart Loading Zone or similar curb management program (CF 25-1232).
Approved, as amended, motion directing proactive and coordinated traffic control and storm-preparation strategies (CF 25-1256) (referred to Public Safety and Transportation Committees).
Submitted without recommendation the motion to implement Assembly Bill 630 to authorize removal/dismantling of abandoned RVs (CF 25-1257) (referred to Public Safety and Transportation Committees).
Approved CAO Transportation Grant Fund request for FY 2025-26 (CF 25-1321) (referred to Transportation and Budget & Finance Committees).
Approved CAO 2025-26 Second Transportation-Related Construction Projects Report as amended (CF 25-1319) (referred to Transportation and Budget & Finance Committees).
Approved CAO report for the proposed Sixth Amendment to Contract C-128057 with AAMCOM, LLC for Cityride Paratransit and Transit Technology services (CF 16-0804-S1).
Approved CAO and LADOT reports establishing 2024-25 private ambulance service rates and a new rate-adjustment methodology (CF 25-0583).
Noted and filed LADOT update on the Residential Speed Hump Program (CF 24-0332) and approved a motion listing eligible street segments and funding to install speed humps (CF 25-0510) as amended.
Received an informational update from LADOT staff on the status of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games Transportation Plan (information only).

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