Mayor Bass Breaks Ground On New Spring-Alameda Mobility Project, Creating New Pedestrian and Road Safety Improvements in Downtown and Chinatown

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LOS ANGELES- Mayor Bass on Thursday was joined by Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez, Councilmember Ysabel Jurado, LADOT General Manager Laura Rubio-Cornejo, City Engineer Crystal Lee, Board of Public Works Commissioner John Grant and community members to break ground on the Spring-Alameda Safety and Mobility Project, which will create new pedestrian and road safety improvements for the Downtown and Chinatown communities. The Mayor's Capital Infrastructure Program (CIP) enabled the City to fund this project, providing the cross-department coordination needed to deliver this project on-time and on-budget. Photos available here.

"Every day, thousands of Angelenos move through the intersection of Spring and Alameda - heading to Union Station, to the LA River Bike Path, to work, to visit a small business, to school, or to see family. Now, we're making that journey safer for all of them," said Mayor Bass. "I'm proud that my Capital Infrastructure Program enabled the City to fund these improvements, bringing protected bike lanes, new pedestrian crossings, improvements to curb ramps and street resurfacing to our Downtown and Chinatown communities."

Spring St. and Alameda St. are some of the most important corridors in Los Angeles, providing Angelenos with direct access to Union Station, the LA State Historic Park, the Chinatown Metro Station, and the LA River Bike Path.

"No one should have to risk their life simply crossing the street in their own neighborhood," said Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez. "I'm proud that we are building infrastructure shaped by the people who use it every day and investing in a Chinatown that is safer, more connected, and more accessible for the working-class communities who have called it home for generations. This is what it looks like when we listen to community, invest in public infrastructure, and build a city around people instead of cars."

"This path not only promotes safe and sustainable modes of transportation but is also a fantastic example of community-driven development. Ensuring reliable access between our central transit hubs and our parks is a major milestone in building a more equitable active transportation network throughout Los Angeles," said Councilmember Ysabel Jurado. "LA State Historic Park has always been a gateway between our Downtown and our Eastside neighborhoods, and this groundbreaking is an important reminder of the bridges our communities have always built between culture, history, and opportunity."

The Spring-Alameda Safety and Mobility Project represents what is possible with the City's new Capital Infrastructure Program (CIP) that Mayor Bass launched this year. Prior to the creation of the CIP, these major improvements would continually be delayed due to never-ending City bureaucracy - increasing completion costs and leaving Angelenos with more broken infrastructure. Mayor Bass' Capital Infrastructure Program enabled the City to fund the improvements along Spring and Alameda, with every responsible City department now working off the same, coordinated plan.