City Council

(15) 17-1115 TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to the regulation of Tour Bus operations pursuant to Ordinance No. 187078. Recommendations for Council action: PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION, attached to the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) report dated September 22, 2023, attached to the Council file, making it unlawful to: Stop or park a Tour Bus on the following street segments that the LADOT has determined unsafe for Tour Bus stopping or parking, has verified that there is a significant number of tour buses using those streets, and where existing parking prohibitions have not yielded the desired levels of compliance: Outpost Drive between Franklin Avenue and Mulholland Drive Outpost Cove Drive between Outpost Drive and the dead-end west of Carmen Crest Drive Mulholland Drive between Cahuenga Boulevard West and Woodrow Wilson Drive (east of Multiview Drive) Mulholland Drive between Floye Drive and Dona Pegita Drive Torreyson Drive between Mulholland Drive and Torreyson Place Torreyson Place between Torreyson Drive and the dead-end south of Torreyson Drive Senalda Road between Outpost Drive and Castilian Drive Mapleton Drive between Sunset Boulevard and Club View Drive Charing Cross Road between Sunset Boulevard and Beverly Glen Boulevard Wyton Drive between Mapleton Avenue and Beverly Glen Boulevard Orange Grove Avenue between Sunset Boulevard and Hollywood Boulevard Operate a Tour Bus on the following street segments that the LADOT has determined unsafe for Tour Bus operation and has verified that there is a significant number of Tour Buses using those streets: Outpost Drive between Franklin Avenue and Mulholland Drive Outpost Cove Drive between Outpost Drive and the dead-end west of Carmen Crest Drive Torreyson Drive between Mulholland Drive and Torreyson Place Torreyson Place between Torreyson Drive and the dead-end south of Torreyson Drive Senalda Road between Outpost Drive and Castilian Drive Mapleton Drive between Sunset Boulevard and Club View Drive Charing Cross Road between Sunset Boulevard and Beverly Glen Boulevard Wyton Drive between Mapleton Avenue and Beverly Glen Boulevard Orange Grove Avenue between Sunset Boulevard and Hollywood Boulevard DIRECT the LADOT to: Install the required signs for the locations above to inform Tour Bus operators of the tour bus restrictions in effect. Provide a map on the LADOT Website or NavigateLA system identifying where Tour Buses are restricted before posting any "No Tour Bus" restrictions. Provide a 90-day notification of the street segments approved for Tour Bus restrictions in the Resolution, attached the Council file, to the Tour Bus companies known by the LADOT to use those streets. DIRECT the LADOT and the Los Angeles Police Department to: Issue warnings in lieu of citations for 30 days following the installation of Tour Bus restrictions signs by the LADOT. Report to the Council within six months after the full installation of regulatory signage associated with the September 22, 2023 LADOT report, attached to the Council file, in regard to citations, observed tour bus volume, and behavior since implementation, as well as remaining street segments that should be assessed or reassessed for tour bus regulations. Fiscal Impact Statement: The LADOT reports that there is no financial impact at this time.