[{"_1":2,"_98":-5,"_99":-5},"loaderData",{"_3":4,"_26":27},"root",{"_5":6,"_17":10,"_18":19,"_20":21,"_22":10,"_23":-5,"_24":-5,"_25":10},"user",{"_7":8,"_9":10,"_11":10,"_12":-5,"_13":-5,"_14":15,"_16":-5},"roles",[],"isAuthenticated",false,"isPremium","planName","subscriptionStatus","featureFlags",{},"insightsBudget","isDevelopmentHost","userPreferences",{},"recaptchaSiteKey","6LcvOJcUAAAAAHsB-gPGfGktcRlKpH7OTIU_dMTD","isImpersonating","impersonation","affiliateStatus","isFreedomPortal","routes/v2/article/layout",{"_28":29,"_30":31},"notFound",true,"relatedArticles",[32,74,86],{"_33":34,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":40,"_41":42,"_43":44,"_45":46,"_47":48,"_49":50,"_51":52,"_53":54,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":60,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":66,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},"mediaId",6608814,"mediaKeyId","2935275-64b30757c2126dedaf9110d0ee8f1fa1","parentId",2935275,"title","Votes at a glance: April 9 Transportation Committee","audioSeconds",3814,"startMs",602000,"endMs",4416000,"viewUrl","/Search/View?dp=1&key=2935275-64b30757c2126dedaf9110d0ee8f1fa1&start=602&end=4416","thumbnailUrl","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2935275-64b30757c2126dedaf9110d0ee8f1fa1/thumbnail_602000.jpg","articleUrl","/articles/6608814/Los-Angeles-City/Los-Angeles-County/California/Votes-at-a-glance-April-9-Transportation-Committee","mediaUrl","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6608814-15c4664d846c1c77309ccdb278d27672/orig.mp4?Expires=1771182983&Signature=hNhRvXJ-y5czIu47yCNYNkwS9-6PVihK05~JRMsEdqU-UF9s18l8g~~fTxbb1lt7AVE023KRHkwHc2UNGa0r93M5K2FOvfLWajPrfP4hfR~t38iZSomJGMMfkRfDgZDDMk5AhxtKgeh1kDkV1ABYauJgMFj6~lmY5SvAbtkGCRU52UY-aRFE~vfsopoWrHcAVM1UGiVylQFFy9TCJokv~CxHeytnUYKddV1z02UnSpzEXR~QVgvNEBcs8ADitvjlYMJTkigTBuVE-H7IpSEVQuFg3~EoMxe~jT6ozL6EFVuyDDEZ9rKHrykNOI2e3Q0Gugccrm1hly4qF66ZK939vg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","author","","date","2025-04-09T20:29:25.293Z","article","The Los Angeles City Transportation Committee considered eight agenda items on April 9, 2025. Below are the key votes, outcomes and brief notes for each item taken during the meeting.

Item 2 (council file - LCTOP transfer): Los Angeles Department of Transportation report relative to the State of California Department of Transportation Low Carbon Transit Operations Program application for FY 2024–25 and transfer of funds between prior-year LCTOP projects. Committee action: Approved. Roll call: Hutt — yes; Park — yes; Hernandez — yes.

Item 3 (council file 203-1058): LADOT report relative to improving pedestrian connectivity at Glendale Boulevard and Fletcher Drive. Committee action: Noted and filed. Roll call: Hutt — yes; Park — yes; Hernandez — yes.

Item 1 (council file 25-0313): Resolution (Park / Bloomfield) to install red curbs and no-stopping-anytime signage along both sides of Englewood Boulevard under the SR 90 overpass between Bridal Street and Hammock Street. Committee action: Adopted. Roll call: Hutt — yes; Park — yes; Hernandez — no.

Item 8 (council file 205-585): Resolution (McCosker / Hutt) to establish oversized-vehicle parking restrictions along the west side of Western Avenue from 150 feet south of 230 Sixth Street to 230 Eighth Street. Committee action: Adopted. Roll call: Hutt — yes; Park — yes; Hernandez — no.

Items 6 (council file 24-0332) & 7 (council file 204-6109): Item 6 — LADOT update on residential speed-hump program methodology; Item 7 — budget recommendation to design and install speed humps and/or speed tables in conjunction with resurfacing. Committee action: Item 6 approved as amended (staff to coordinate prioritized corridor list with local council offices and consider NEN segments); Item 7 noted and filed. Roll call: Hutt — yes; Park — yes; Hernandez — yes. Notes: Amendment to divide the FY24–25 budget equally across 15 council districts did not receive a second and was not adopted.

Item 4 (council file 28-75): LADOT report relative to self-enforcing infrastructure and Mobility Plan 2035 as part of the Alternatives to Traffic Enforcement project. Committee action: Adopted (no amendments). Roll call: Hutt — yes; Park — yes; Hernandez — absent (left prior to item). Notes: LADOT reported AB 645 pilot consultant contracting is underway.

Item 5 (council file 23-0204): LADOT report relative to expanding the speed safety program into non–Vision Zero arterial streets and nonresidential local and collector streets. Committee action: Noted and filed (consent). Roll call: Hutt — yes; Park — yes.

Several items included follow-up directions to LADOT: return in 120 days with a ranked list of corridors for the speed-hump program; report back on procurement/asphalt sourcing and AB 645 pilot outreach and data-use policy.

No ordinances, code changes, or court decisions were adopted at this meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Transportation Committee - 4/09/25","oneSentenceSummary","Summary of roll-call outcomes and key details for items considered by the Los Angeles City Transportation Committee on April 9, 2025.","taxTitle","Los Angeles City, Los Angeles County, California","taxId",4025,"location","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6608818,"Committee adopts LADOT definition of 'self-enforcing infrastructure'; advocates urge caution on automated enforcement",1012,3399000,4411000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2935275-64b30757c2126dedaf9110d0ee8f1fa1&start=3399&end=4411","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2935275-64b30757c2126dedaf9110d0ee8f1fa1/thumbnail_3399000.jpg","/articles/6608818/Los-Angeles-City/Los-Angeles-County/California/Committee-adopts-LADOT-definition-of-self-enforcing-infrastructure-advocates-urge-caution-on-automated-enforcement","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6608818-6c7cb8060c25d5d634082413c96d078c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771182983&Signature=Jm2eUWognC7g8mXr1fGfXWaWPeDpxG7nHUdUbchxg6EY5TsUBi3h9oLAW4dIp1ER2LC~9Oxr27XrH8qRcxpGhdvqumQeztzHBCASw71rm26zAAs4vWjLrdCkLbrz2tFeh0yjMFM7QTrlBP8hJHe3YltFyft89ktTCI8I9NuRmtoo6sbg9W5xNvZMPrfCcle1BfVMjmoEMLJ1zOBP0eQZbtEiEBpX89RoTp-v3weX4aIvfJ~vuXu7qJBo3z0mx75Zw~ZdnS9pVHXClUcI2fze9NcZNv9hyPoju-RqS2UNRWwC4xqI2xkpM5U9os-NmlGeoK32azRjVnZM6Bhhn4PDkw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Los Angeles City Transportation Committee on April 9 adopted a Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) report defining \"self-enforcing infrastructure\" and explaining how the department's work aligns with the U.S. Department of Transportation's Safe Systems approach. The committee noted the report and directed LADOT to continue work on related items, including post-crash care and fees/fines reports due back separately.

Pamela Lee, supervising transportation planner 2 and project manager for LADOT's Alternatives to Traffic Enforcement project, told the committee the department is using the Federal Highway Administration's definition within the broader USDOT safe-systems framework. \"The safe systems approach assumes human error...\" Lee said, adding that LADOT focuses primarily on \"safer roads and safer speeds\" through design, geometric interventions and other right-of-way improvements.

Lee said LADOT will include self-enforcing infrastructure design principles across its projects and noted the Healthy Streets ballot measure and Mobility Plan 2035 as policy frameworks that align with the approach. She also said LADOT will include a post-crash care protocol in a separate follow-up report.

Advocates who appeared at the table warned against equating self-enforcing infrastructure with automated enforcement tools without safeguards. Leslie Johnson of the PushLA coalition said, \"When it comes to automated enforcement technologies... those are much more tricky and potentially problematic because result on economic extraction in the form of fees and fines being disproportionately born by Angelenos of color and folks who are low income.\" Johnson and other speakers urged careful evaluation of where and how automated enforcement is deployed.

Committee members also asked for updates on AB 645, the state pilot program authorizing certain automated speed enforcement, and LADOT said it expects to hire a consultant and begin work on the pilot's outreach and data-use policy in the coming months. LADOT staff described AB 645 work as a consultant-led pilot currently in the contracting phase; staff said the consultant will prepare an impact study and a use policy for pilot data.

Action

The committee adopted the LADOT report related to self-enforcing infrastructure (council file 28-75). The roll-call read: Council member Hutt — yes; Council member Park — yes. Council member Hernandez left the meeting prior to this item and was not present for the vote. The motion carried.

Why it matters

The committee's acceptance of LADOT's framing emphasizes design-focused safety measures — roadway geometry, signals, striping and physical traffic-calming — as primary tools to reduce speeds and crashes. At the same time, public commenters and some council members signaled concern about introducing or expanding camera-based enforcement without clear protections against disproportionate impacts and financial penalties for low-income residents. LADOT told the committee these concerns will be considered as part of the AB 645 pilot outreach and the department's pending reports on fees/fines and post-crash care.","The Transportation Committee accepted a LADOT report defining self-enforcing infrastructure within a safe-systems framework and received testimony urging caution about automated enforcement tools, especially speed cameras, and their potential disparate impacts.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6608823,"LADOT moves to data-driven speed-hump prioritization after budget cut; committee approves coordination with council offices",2591,757000,3348000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2935275-64b30757c2126dedaf9110d0ee8f1fa1&start=757&end=3348","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2935275-64b30757c2126dedaf9110d0ee8f1fa1/thumbnail_757000.jpg","/articles/6608823/Los-Angeles-City/Los-Angeles-County/California/LADOT-moves-to-data-driven-speed-hump-prioritization-after-budget-cut-committee-approves-coordination-with-council-offices","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6608823-adcaa1a90e83802f8b6ee44014c7af18/orig.mp4?Expires=1771182983&Signature=mkr0zK~sAKCzvMgik6r9tnMwcaC56JPXRZwCsOK~WLNVqUjubS3eycc3UI23P7JoNh0suxzbUCPMrLPUQ1zphDN85cve9ziOpJGetx8y3kGSd49BOM2gfEpkeYE8QryMhQPBU1BBQHqs61fIiSppKXEmc3HpQypCeW04g7Olag-R90L6sl6lb8tP9QCitKYrlgYcvGKpekGAkkMte74azCLUL~jVVzcl9gFlB~10i8lJy9IMR-qQK7oRuXZXd8sQ1WHiU1A338e7RYfAPUgwZ2b9MgWPmvr-yRG8JJGrUAKAd6pkMY89L9cdRSI2Jq7JklsO27YfO9Ktilr3HZbj6g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Councilwoman Heather Hutt, chair of the Los Angeles City Transportation Committee, on April 9 approved a Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) proposal to shift the city's residential speed-hump program from a petition-based application model to a purely data-driven prioritization system and directed LADOT to coordinate the prioritized list with local council offices before publication.

The change responds to a drop in program funding from $1,900,000 in prior cycles to $715,000 for fiscal year 2024–25, a cut LADOT staff said will reduce the number of speed-hump installations citywide from roughly 300 under the prior budget to about 120 under the current allocation.

The committee heard LADOT presentations laying out proposed prioritization criteria and the rationale for abandoning the petition process. \"Speed humps are a proven strategy for enhancing road safety by reducing vehicle speeds and collision severity,\" Rachel Junkin, supervising transportation planner 1 at LADOT, told the committee. LADOT recommended weighting safety measures at 50 percent, equity at 30 percent and proximity to community destinations at 20 percent when ranking candidate corridors.

Principal transportation engineer Cardinal Shriels described operational differences between the old petition model and the proposed data-driven approach. \"The difference is based on this data driven approach — we're going to use metrics and data to inform the prioritized list of location that we would be advancing,\" Shriels said, adding that the petition requirement for two-thirds adjacent property-owner support would be removed for locations meeting feasibility requirements.

Committee members questioned whether relying on the Mobility Plan 2035 Neighborhood Enhanced Network (NEN) and the proposed weighting would leave some communities out. Dan Mitchell, assistant general manager for project delivery and operations at LADOT, acknowledged a trade-off: the new approach aims to use limited funds strategically to create a connected network, but some locations that previously qualified via petitions could be ineligible under the new criteria.

The committee also pressed LADOT on cost and procurement. Staff said the typical capital cost per location is about $6,000 and that the department will follow up on whether using Bureau of Street Services (BSS) asphalt production or alternate contracting could reduce unit costs. LADOT told the committee it would return in 120 days with a ranked list of corridors for the 2025 program cycle.

Action and amendment

Councilmember Hutt moved to approve LADOT's recommendations. Council member Park supported an amendment instructing LADOT, in coordination with local council offices, to use the department's preliminary prioritization indicators and to consider NEN segments when identifying eligible streets; that amendment was seconded and adopted. A separate Park proposal to divide the fiscal year 2024–25 speed-hump budget ($715,000) equally across 15 council districts did not receive a second and was not adopted.

The committee recorded roll-call votes on the final motion for items 6 and 7 as: Hutt — yes; Park — yes; Hernandez — yes. The motion carried.

Why it matters

LADOT officials said the program has been oversubscribed and the petition-based process created barriers tied to language access, digital access and difficulty obtaining signatures in multifamily areas. The change aims to prioritize installations where they will deliver the greatest safety and equity benefits given sharply reduced funding. Council members asked staff to pursue cost-savings in procurement and to coordinate outreach with council offices to notify residents of the approach change.

Implementation and next steps

LADOT will post and share a ranked list of corridors and report back to council in approximately 120 days with that list and additional details on procurement and cost-savings opportunities. Staff said separate, school-focused speed-hump funding remains a distinct program and will continue to be advanced independently.","The Transportation Committee approved LADOT's shift from a petition-based speed-hump program to a data-driven prioritization system and directed the department to coordinate the ranked list with local council offices. The change follows a budget reduction that will sharply reduce the number of installations in 2024–25.","actionData","errors"]

Article not found

Votes at a glance: April 9 Transportation Committee

Committee adopts LADOT definition of 'self-enforcing infrastructure'; advocates urge caution on automated enforcement

LADOT moves to data-driven speed-hump prioritization after budget cut; committee approves coordination with council offices