Traffic and Transportation Updates
SBRA is monitoring projects impacting traffic and transportation in South Brentwood
Barrington/Chenault Traffic Light Review
SBRA and other Brentwood groups worked with LADOT to adjust the timing of the new traffic signal at Barrington/Chenault. The new timing allocated more time to North-South Barrington traffic during each signal cycle in afternoon peak hours relative to East-west Chenault traffic. This has helped alleviate some of the back-up on Barrington that was caused by the new signal.
San Vicente/Darlington Left Turn Lanes
SBRA and the Brentwood Community Council have been advocating for left turn lanes at this intersection since the traffic light was installed in 2011. This would decrease the back-up on San Vicente and would increase visibility by getting cars out of the through lanes.
CD11 has located some funding but continues to look for additional amounts to complete installation.
Tragically, a pedestrian was killed at that intersection in 2025.
SBRA continues to work with other Brentwood groups to push for the left turn lanes to be installed.
SBRA Supports Subway Alternatives for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor
SBRA has consistently supported subway options through the Sepulveda Pass. Most recently, we supported Alternative 4 of the Sepulveda Transit Corridor’s (STC) DEIR. This project will go from Van Nuys to the Sepulveda/Expo Station with a stop at UCLA. Alternative 4 would put the project underground from Van Nuys to Westwood/Wilshire, minimizing the number of homes that would need to be removed.
SBRA does not support a dedicated station at the Getty since as that would increase travel time for all riders for a very small projected number that would use the station. The DEIR alternative that includes a Getty station predicts significantly lower ridership that alternatives that don’t. At the same time, SBRA supports shuttle systems or improved bus service to help people get from Westwood to the Getty once the line opens.
More information about the Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project can be found at https://www.metro.net/projects/sepulvedacorridor/.
Wilshire Purple Line Construction
(Line D)
Construction on the Wilshire D line continues, with the Phase 3 opening (Westwood and VA stations) scheduled for Fall 2027. This is a delay from initial projections but still prior to the 2028 Olympics.
SBRA is advocating for discussions among Brentwood residents, Metro, the VA, and Council District 11 about the First/Last Mile — in other words, how Westside residents and commuters going to Santa Monica will access the station without relying on hundreds of Ubers and Waymos in this already gridlocked corridor.
For the latest information on Purple Line Construction and to sign up for updates, please visit the project’s website.
STAP (Sidewalk and Transit Amenities Program)
The Bureau of Street Services is in the process of replacing the existing bus shelters on Wilshire Blvd. with new ones that will include digital rotating ads to replace the static ads currently on the shelters. These are scheduled to be installed over a 4 to 6 year period that began in 2024.
SBRA reviewed the proposed locations in Brentwood (north side of Wilshire at San Vicente, Barrington, Brockton, Bundy, and Carmelina) and asked the STAP team to prioritize locations that are not adjacent to housing so that the lights don’t bother residents.
According to STAP, lighting on the shelters is designed to be no brighter than ambient lighting, similar to the lighting in place today. Lighting on the new shelters will be able to be dimmed remotely from a central station and is LED not fluorescent.
A newer version of STAP includes additional locations proposed for Sunset Blvd., which the Brentwood Community Council objected to because Sunset Blvd. in Brentwood is a designated scenic corridor.
The newer proposal also calls for “Urban Panel” advertising panels which would be freestanding along Wilshire and not on the bus shelters, which is not what SBRA reviewed and thought was ok.
The vendors installing the bus shelters are responsible for maintaining them and emptying the trash receptacles. If you see a maintenance issue, please email streetsla.stap@lacity.org or call 1- 866-633-0068 (stops with shelters) or 1-855-441-1300 (stops with bus benches only.)
More information on the STAP program can be found here. https://streetsla.lacity.org/stap-program-fact-sheet
San Vicente Walkability Project
SBRA and other Brentwood community groups, CD11, LADOT, and Streets LA have been working together since 2017 to try to make San Vicente more pedestrian-friendly. The first phase is under construction atSan Vicente and Gorham. Improvements are funded by Measure M and will include ADA-compliant ramps on all corners and medians, installation of curb bump-outs to make crossing times shorter, and other pedestrian improvements. No changes to traffic, parking, or bike lanes are anticipated.
As part of this project, Streets LA will be taking down many of the old news racks that have been in place for decades and are now rusty and dilapidated. We have been in touch with the team who is using some of these news racks as lending libraries to keep a few of the more popular locations.
If you would like to get involved in this project or others, please contact us at info@southbrentwood.org.
SBRA Supports Councilmember Park’s Resolution to Quantify HLA Impact
SBRA sent a letter of support for Traci Park’s resolution asking the City to quantify the impacts of projects in Measure HLA including its impact on maintaining other City Services.
Measure HLA (which passed) requires the City to install bike lanes and other street changes from the Mobility Plan 2035 whenever a street is repaved or other work is done.
Of particular concern is adding protected bike lanes to San Vicente instead of the current painted bike lanes. This would almost certainly require a “road diet” eliminating two lanes on San Vicente.
HLA is estimated to cost $250M/year over ten years. The City currently has a deficit of $500M. As a comparison, $250M is the annual budget of Inside Safe.
Mobility Plan 2035 was never intended to be implemented in full:
This Plan is not intended as a recipe book that must be followed to the letter but simply a preliminary roadmap to guide the City in making future multi-modal improvements.(page 134)
Mobility Plan 2035 requires community outreach before any project is implemented, but now that outreach is in question.
Continental Crosswalks
If you think that the lights are not changing as quickly as they used to, you’re correct. LADOT adjusted the timing city-wide over the past several years to give pedestrians more time to cross.
However, LADOT also advises that if you are waiting at one of the new continental crosswalks with wide stripes since the sensor that triggers the changes at these types of intersections is further back than it was the old crosswalk configurations.
Congestion Pricing/"Traffic Reduction" Study
Metro is still considering congestion pricing – aka toll lanes --- for all lanes of the I-10 from Santa Monica and in Westside canyons as part of its “Traffic Reduction Study.” https://www.metro.net/projects/trafficreduction/
SBRA has taken a position against congestion pricing as adding tolls to the freeway would only force more cars onto Brentwood’s streets as drivers who have no alternatives avoid paying tolls.
We have requested that any consideration of tolls be delayed until after the Wilshire Subway and Sepulveda Transit Corridor projects are implemented and give people an alternative way to get to and from the Westside.
Metro recently sent an email stating that:
“We plan to conduct further analysis regarding the types of improvements that people would like to see funded in these areas, such as bus-only lanes, Metro station upgrades, and bicycle and pedestrian improvements.”
SBRA has confirmed with Metro that this email does not mean that congestion pricing is off the table. Instead, Metro is asking for suggestions so that they can be used to justify why Metro congestion pricing revenue is needed to fund them. SBRA continues to monitor this issue.
Additional parking for Farmers Market
SBRA explored whether parking guidelines could be relaxed on the north side of San Vicente during the Farmers Market to allow for legal parking, but learned that safety issues prevent this from happening. Farmers Market attendees who drive should continue parking along the golf course (San Vicente and Montana) and in the surrounding neighborhoods where available. Parking illegally in conflict with the posted street signs is subject to ticketing.
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