If you drive, bike, or ride a bus in Los Angeles, it might feel like the streets are quietly falling apart right under your tires. Sadly, that feeling isn’t just a mood on social media or a handful of anecdotal pothole photos.
It is reflected in official city data showing that since the start of the current fiscal year, Los Angeles has repaved zero miles of roadway. And preliminary city budget plans suggest this will continue into the next fiscal cycle.
This has left streets filled with cracks, rutted pavement, and potholes that shake cars and force-swerve cyclists.
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A sprawling city of nearly four million residents should be resurfacing streets constantly. There are 7,500 miles of streets in Los Angeles to maintain, and even before this year, only about 60 percent were considered in good condition…