Voters expressed strong support for road safety improvements.
Los Angeles voters approved a measure that will force the city to implement its own 2015 Mobility Plan, signaling strong support for safe streets measures.
Joe Linton explains the results of Measure HLA in Streetsblog Los Angeles, noting that “HLA requires that, during street repaving, the city must implement bus, bike and walk improvements in the city's Mobility Plan, which was approved in 2015 and 2016 but remains predominantly unimplemented.”
Streetsblog calls the results “a clear mandate for change” on L.A. streets. “Voters have clearly spoken that they want a healthier multimodal city that will be safer for all road users: bicyclists, transit riders, pedestrians, people with disabilities, and yes, safer for drivers, too.” The measure won with just over 63 percent of the vote.
Read the full story: L.A. Voters Approve Measure HLA, Mandating City Implement Bus Lanes, Bike Lanes, and Ped Safety Improvements
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