Los Angeles, Tuesday, March 16, 2010
End of the Road for the LADOT!
BOX SOAP
By Stephen Box
As the City of Los Angeles grapples with the impact of the largest budget crisis since the Great Depression, it is imperative that departmental redundancies be eliminated. The place to start is LAs Department of Transportation.
Established in 1979 by City Council ordinance, the LADOT was originally charged with coordinating the City s various ground transportation and related activities. Along the way it has evolved and grown, picking up a gravitational force of its own, resulting in inter-departmental tensions and a city-family competitiveness at the expense of the community.