They say the road to hell is paved with good intentions.
In Los Angeles, the problem is that theroads aren’t getting pavedat all.
Last summer, the city essentiallystopped repaving its streets.
In the past nine months, Los Angeles has resurfacedjust 9 milesof roadway — in a city withmore than 7,500 milesof streets, many of themcracked, potholed, and crumbling.
Why would a city in such obvious need of repairstop fixing its roads?
Because in Los Angeles, basic roadwork has become too complicated, too expensive, and too legally treacherous.
Mandates meant to improve streetshave instead made the work harderto carry out. So officials have found the path of least resistance: avoid repaving altogether.
It’s a master class in perverse incentives — and now it’s ending up in court.
A lawsuitfiled this monthaccuses the city of deliberately redefining and downsizing projects to avoid triggering its legal obligations.
At the center of the dispute isMeasure HLA— the Healthy Streets LA initiative approved by voters in 2024.
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