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Transportation Committee meeting summary

Los AngelesApr 22, 20262 min read

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The Committee approved multiple transportation actions including implementing 15 mph school zone speed limits at 474 street segments near 214 schools; motions on intersection-takeover deterrence, micromobility parking in AB 413 daylighting areas, CicLAvia grant funding, Port of Los Angeles traffic practices; establishment of Preferential Parking District No. 342; acceptance of a grant application to purchase 83 battery electric buses; contract amendments with MV Transportation for DASH and LAnow services; several oversize-vehicle parking restrictions; concurrence on prohibiting e-bikes on trails; and approved a motion to regulate e-bikes/e-motos/e-mopeds. A DOT update on the 2028 Olympic transportation plan was discussed with no action.

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The committee approved lower speed limits near many schools to improve student safety and backed steps to reduce dangerous street takeovers. The City moved to pursue grant funding to buy 83 battery-electric buses, which, if funded, would add cleaner buses to local transit. The committee also approved changes around micromobility parking, local parking restrictions, and new rules on where electric bikes and similar vehicles can operate. City staff gave an informational update on transportation planning for the 2028 Olympics but no decisions were made on that update.

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Approved DOT report and resolution to implement 15 mph speed limits in School Zones at 474 street segments adjacent to 214 schools.
Approved motion (Hernandez–Jurado) directing safe street infrastructure to deter intersection takeovers.
Approved motion (Nazarian–Hernandez) to locate micromobility parking zones within daylighting red curb areas established by AB 413.
Approved motion to seek Metro Open Streets Grant Program funding for a CicLAvia event in the P.I.C.O. Neighborhood Council area.
Approved motion (McOsker–Park) on roadway design, traffic management strategies, and terminal scheduling practices at the Port of Los Angeles.
Approved Board of Transportation Commissioners report establishing Preferential Parking District No. 342 in Chavez Ravine (CD 1).
Approved DOT report and resolution to submit and accept grant funds for the California State Transportation Agency Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program to purchase 83 battery electric buses.
Approved CAO fourth amendments to MV Transportation contracts (C-134340 and C-134341) for DASH and LAnow services.
Approved multiple resolutions establishing oversize vehicle parking restrictions in Council Districts 2, 8, and 15.
Approved Bureau of Engineering report (dated 3/23/26) and noted and filed City Attorney report and draft ordinance regarding dissolving the Major Transit and Transportation Construction Traffic Management Committee.
Concurred with APLCE Committee action prohibiting electric bicycles on equestrian, hiking, and recreational trails.
Approved motion to regulate e-bikes, e-motos, and electric mopeds; referred related enforcement and rulemaking to appropriate committees.
Received a verbal DOT update on the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games Transportation Plan (discussion only, no action).

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