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MEASURE HLA on the March 5 Ballot in Los Angeles -- Last week, we wrote about the Los Angeles Mobility Plan 2035 which was passed in 2015. This Plan was designed to improve LA streets, add bike lanes and bus lanes, make travel safer for pedestrians, encourage public transit, and more. Unfortunately, the city has only implemented about 5% of the Plan in the almost-decade since it was passed. Last year in LA, more people were killed by traffic accidents than homicide, and over half of them were pedestrians. There's a measure on the City of LA ballot next week, Measure HLA or Healthy Streets LA, which would require the city to implement Mobility Plan 2035 every time it repaves 1/8 mile of street or repairs 1/8 mile of sidewalk. If it fails to do so, any LA resident can sue to force compliance. So far, Measure HLA has garnered the support of several council members, transportation committee members, advocacy groups, and labor unions. Opposing the measure is the LA Firefighters union, which argues the plan will slow down emergency response times and put LA citizens at risk.

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