Signal Timing Guidelines Update

At a glance

• What: a Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) report (Council File 23-1210) updating the guidelines for traffic signal phasing and timing.
• Where it stands: adopted by the City Council on 2026-10-27, 13 ayes, 0 noes (McOsker and Price absent). The Council noted and filed the August 17, 2026 Department of Transportation report and instructed the department to report back in 90 days with updated guidelines for signal operations, leading pedestrian intervals, scramble crosswalks and No Turn On Red restrictions.
• Neighborhood councils: the North Westwood Neighborhood Council was for it; the Studio City Neighborhood Council was against unless amended.
• Next: the Department of Transportation report due in 90 days (about late January 2027).

Sources

• Transportation Committee journal, October 21, 2026: https://lacity.primegov.com/Public/CompiledDocument?meetingTemplateId=165100&compileOutputType=1
• City Council journal, October 27, 2026: https://d22tgksh1zpp6f.cloudfront.net/OnlineDocs/agendas/2026/2026-10-27-council-journal-449a82a5-0b8c-418a-a0ac-af59948f5b99.pdf

Log

2026-10-27 - City Council Meeting

Item 14 (Council File 23-1210). Adopted, 13 ayes, 0 noes, 2 absent. Community impact statements: North Westwood Neighborhood Council for; Studio City Neighborhood Council against unless amended. The Department of Transportation reported no General Fund impact because its August 17 report is informational.

2026-10-21 - Transportation Committee

Item 9. Approved as amended, 3 ayes, 0 noes, 2 absent.