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MOVE Culver City bus and bike lanes

MOVE Culver City is the City's bus and bike lane project on Culver and Washington Boulevards. The first pilot opened in November 2021. In 2023 the Council voted 3–2 to change it to shared bus/bike lanes with a second car lane where feasible, for a maximum of two more years. A lawsuit against that change lost in trial court and on appeal. The eastern extension to Fairfax reached substantial completion on May 22, 2026, and the City lists a post-pilot report for summer 2026, after which the Council decides what comes next.

Modified pilot in place; post-pilot report due

$4.87Mselected 2021–2026 authorizations, contracts plus maximum contingencies
3–2April 2023 and January 2024 votes to modify and build
13% / 47% / 38%March 2023 survey: keep as is / continue with changes / end it

Timeline

  1. Council directed staff to plan quick-build bus/bike lane pilot projects. [2]
  2. Council voted unanimously to move forward with a quick-build mobility lane project. [2]
  3. Council approved a professional services agreement with Sam Schwartz to plan, design and build the pilots. [3]
  4. Council approved final plans for the Downtown Corridor and a contract with LNI Custom Manufacturing for bus/bike platforms. [3]
  5. The first Downtown Corridor pilot was completed. [1]
  6. City released the mid-pilot report. [1]
  7. City's representative survey: 13% keep unchanged, 47% continue with changes, 38% end it. [1]
  8. Council voted 3–2 to continue the pilot for a maximum of two years with shared bus/bike lanes and a second car lane where feasible. [4]
  9. Council voted 3–2 to ratify the modified plans and find them exempt from CEQA. [5]
  10. Friends and Families for MOVE Culver City sued, saying the CEQA exemption was unlawful. [5]
  11. Council voted 3–2 to award the construction contract to Sterndahl Enterprises for $1,465,075. [6]
  12. Superior Court ruled for the City on all causes of action. [7]
  13. Western Segment (Culver/Duquesne to Washington/La Cienega Blvd) completed. [1]
  14. Court of Appeal upheld the trial-court result. [8]
  15. Council approved final plans for the Eastern Segment to Washington/Fairfax and Adams Blvd. [9]
  16. Council awarded the Eastern Segment contract to Toro Enterprises for $1,332,754, plus up to $333,189 in contingency. [10]
  17. City released the modified pilot's mid-pilot report (August 2025 data vs. August 2024 baseline). [1]
  18. Eastern Segment reached substantial completion. [1]
  19. Post-pilot report listed by the City. [1]

How the Council voted

DateItemYesNo
April 24, 2023Continue the pilot with a modified design (shared bus/bike lanes, second car lane)Passed 3–2 [4]Albert Vera, Göran Eriksson, Dan O'BrienYasmine-Imani McMorrin, Freddy Puza
Jan. 22, 2024Award $1,465,075 construction contract to Sterndahl EnterprisesPassed 3–2 [6]Dan O'Brien, Albert Vera, Göran ErikssonYasmine-Imani McMorrin, Freddy Puza

Campaign money in these records

MOVE lawsuit and money record →

People and groups with pages

Freddy PuzaYasmine-Imani McMorrinBryan “Bubba” FishAlex FischNancy BarbaStreets For AllTodd WexmanAaron Sosnick

Listed because a record on this page names them. It does not say what position they hold.

Sources

  1. City of Culver City: MOVE Culver City Downtown Corridor ↗
  2. City of Culver City: MOVE Culver City Project, Downtown Corridor ↗
  3. Culver City Legistar file 21-1085 (Belco contract staff report) ↗
  4. LAist, April 2023: Council majority scales down the pilot ↗
  5. City of Culver City: City notified of planned appeal ↗
  6. City Council meeting summary, Jan. 22, 2024 ↗
  7. City of Culver City: City prevails in MOVE lawsuit ↗
  8. City staff report confirming the appellate result ↗
  9. City Council meeting summary, Oct. 13, 2025 ↗
  10. Culver City Legistar file 26-331 (Eastern Segment contract) ↗

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