LADOT

What LADOT does

LADOT (Los Angeles Department of Transportation) is the municipal transportation agency of the City of Los Angeles, founded in 1979 and headquartered at 100 S. Main St., 10th Floor in downtown LA. The department is responsible for transportation planning, design, construction, maintenance, and operations across the city, serving LA's 4+ million residents, local businesses, and visitors. Core operations include DASH public transit buses, the LA Express Park smart parking system with online meter payment, parking enforcement and citation adjudication, and permitting for taxis, dockless shared mobility, and construction-related traffic control.

The agency's technology stack centers on the ATSAC (Automated Traffic Surveillance and Control) system for traffic signal management, the Mobility Data analytics platform, and the Code the Curb digitization initiative. Safety is delivered through the Vision Zero program, Safe Routes to School and Seniors, Speed Humps, and an expanding fleet of automated Speed Safety Systems targeting 125 citywide locations. Strategic programs include the Mobility Action Plan (a five-to-twenty-year investment framework), the Green New Deal for LA sustainability agenda, Universal Basic Mobility, and a recently launched curbside EV charging expansion via a November 2025 partnership with It's electric to deploy 90 public charging ports, including the city's first detachable cable solution to mitigate theft and vandalism.

LADOT is a government entity funded through City of Los Angeles budget allocations, federal transportation grants, state funding, and user fees (parking citations, meter payments, permits). It is wholly owned by the City of Los Angeles, reports to the Mayor and City Council, and does not have commercial shareholders or external equity investors. Revenue is not reported in the conventional sense, and headcount data in the input (1-10) is inconsistent with the operational footprint described.

Name

LADOT

Legal name

Los Angeles Department of Transportation

Website

https://ladot.lacity.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

LADOT is the City of Los Angeles' municipal transportation agency, delivering transit (DASH), parking management, traffic control (ATSAC), safety programs, permits, and emerging EV charging infrastructure to LA's 4+ million residents, businesses, and visitors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Transportation Services

NAICS

Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit Systems (485113)

SIC

Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro primary industry

Managed Services & Operations Outsourcing for Tolling/RUC Programs (TLAJABAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Routing, Scheduling & Dispatch Services (EDAEADAB)

Keywords

• Municipal transportation services
• Public transit operations
• Traffic management systems
• Parking management services
• Mobility infrastructure planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: LADOT operates as a municipal department funded through city budgets, federal transportation grants, and state funding allocations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

LADOT is the municipal transportation authority for the City of Los Angeles, operating DASH public transit buses, automated traffic surveillance and control (ATSAC), smart parking management (LA Express Park), permitting services for businesses and mobility operators, and Vision Zero safety programs. The department manages transportation planning, design, construction, maintenance, and operations across the city, including speed safety systems at 125 locations, EV charging infrastructure expansion, and shared mobility regulation.

Product overview

LADOT (Los Angeles Department of Transportation) operates as a comprehensive municipal transportation agency offering a multi-service platform. The core offerings include LADOT Transit/DASH bus services providing public transit throughout LA, the Speed Safety Systems for automated enforcement, and LA Express Park for smart parking management. Supporting these are programs like Vision Zero (safety), Shared Mobility (dockless vehicle permitting), Bicycling in LA, and various permitting services. Technology-enabled initiatives include Mobility Data analytics, Code the Curb (curb digitization), and ATSAC (traffic signal control). The agency also runs strategic programs such as the Mobility Action Plan, Universal Basic Mobility, Street Design Modernization, and Safe Routes to School, all aligned with Los Angeles' Green New Deal objectives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• LADOT Transit / DASH

Quantifiable outcome

• 90 new EV charging ports will expand equitable EV access in dense urban neighborhoods where residents lack private garage charging

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• It's ElectriccoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 November 2025It's Electric has been selected by LADOT to deploy 90 new curbside EV charging ports over 12 months, with the first 15 opening in Koreatown in November and December 2025. The deployment converts former BlueLA carshare network chargers into fully public charging stations and introduces LA's first detachable cable EV charging solution designed to combat cable theft and vandalism while maximizing uptime.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Caltrans (California Department of Transportation): State-level transportation authority that funds and coordinates with LADOT on state highway operations, federal grant pass-throughs, and statewide safety programs (including speed enforcement and EV infrastructure), serving as LADOT's primary state-level counterpart.

Direct peers

• Philadelphia Streets Department: Philadelphia's municipal transportation and right-of-way authority, managing streets, signage, parking enforcement, and complete streets programs in a major U.S. city — comparable in municipal scope to LADOT.
• San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA): Integrated municipal transportation agency combining transit (Muni), parking, traffic engineering, and curb management within San Francisco — directly analogous to LADOT's combined transit/parking/traffic mandate, though smaller in geographic scale.
• District Department of Transportation (DDOT, Washington DC): Municipal transportation agency for Washington DC managing streets, signals, parking, transit, and Vision Zero initiatives — a near-equivalent in scope and function to LADOT.
• New York City Department of Transportation: Municipal transportation authority for New York City with the most comparable scope: street design, traffic management (similar to ATSAC), Vision Zero, bike lane expansion, parking management, and permit issuance. Operates at even larger scale than LADOT, making it the closest functional peer.
• Boston Transportation Department: City of Boston's transportation authority overseeing traffic engineering, parking, bike infrastructure, and complete streets programs — comparable mandate to LADOT within a smaller urban context.
• Seattle Department of Transportation: Seattle's municipal transportation agency with similar functions: traffic management, transit (streetcar), bike infrastructure, parking, and curb digitization, often cited alongside LADOT as a peer in urban mobility innovation.
• LA Metro (Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority): Regional transit and transportation planning agency operating across Los Angeles County, overlapping with LADOT on transit operations, multi-modal planning, and First/Last Mile programs, but with broader jurisdictional reach including rail and bus rapid transit.
• Chicago Department of Transportation: City of Chicago's transportation authority responsible for streets, traffic signals, parking, and bike/pedestrian infrastructure. Comparable in mandate and urban context to LADOT, and similarly focused on Vision Zero-style safety outcomes.

Emerging players

• It's Electric: Curbside EV charging provider that was selected by LADOT as a deployment partner for 90 new public charging ports. Relevant as an emerging technology vendor working inside LADOT's infrastructure ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/LADOTofficial
• Facebookfacebook.com/ladotofficial
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/city-of-los-angeles

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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