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Council approves new crosswalk allocation methodology; two members dissent over school crossing-guard impacts
Summary
The Los Angeles City Council voted 11-2 July 30 to approve item 20, a new methodology for allocating crosswalks and related resources. Councilmembers Lee and Park said they would oppose the measure until they can see district-level effects on school crossing-guard assignments and the start date in fall 2025.
The Los Angeles City Council on July 30 approved a new methodology for allocating crosswalks and related resources, voting 11 in favor and 2 opposed.
Councilmember Lee called item 20 for a separate vote, saying he lacked information about how the methodology would affect different districts and that the change was scheduled to begin in the fall of 2025. “I’m calling item number 20 for a separate vote because I don’t really know what the impact will be to the different districts,” Lee said. “Until I can see the effects of this, I will have to vote no.”
Councilmember Park also spoke against the proposal, saying that without a clear list of which schools would lose crossing-guard coverage she could not support it. “Our crossing guard program is beloved by parents and needed by students,” Park said. She added that using a new methodology to reassign existing crossing guards — rather than adding new posts — raises concerns about removing longstanding services from local schools.
The measure was approved 11-2. Councilmembers Lee and Park recorded their opposition on the floor. According to remarks on the dais, the methodology is slated to take effect in time for the fall 2025 school term, a timetable that helped shape the objections. The text of the item as discussed in the meeting did not list the specific schools that would be affected; members seeking that district-level information asked staff for follow-up analysis before implementation.
Councilmembers who supported the measure said the new methodology is intended to standardize how crosswalks and related staffing are allocated across the city, but the transcript does not contain a detailed explanation of the technical formula or the specific reassignments that will result.
The vote occurred as part of the meeting’s consent and regular agenda procedures; the council opened and closed the public comment list for the item before recording the tally. No formal amendment to item 20 was adopted during the July 30 session.
Because council members requested additional district-level impact information, staff follow-up was discussed during the hearing but no specific deadline for that analysis was recorded in the meeting transcript.
