Infrastructure

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A pedestrian crossing sign with flashing lights, now dark, shown against an ominous gray sky

The road ahead

The city's first capital improvement plan will be focused exclusively on projects related to the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. It's already being referred to as the "Games CIP"

A wheatpasted poster of Donald Trump that reads "Dick Tater" on an electrical box by a bike share kiosk

Service disruptions

"The immediate-term outcome is that the discretionary grants from the federal government are going to be oriented away from urban areas, communities of color, and pedestrian, bike and transit projects"

A worker walks along a clean and unbroken sidewalk that's been repaired along a row of giant ficus trees

LA has a plan

Executive Directive 9, signed today by LA Mayor Karen Bass, will force LA's infrastructure spending to align with a set of citywide priorities around climate, safety, and accessibility

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