Where did the money go?

Developers have paid nearly $5million in traffic fees over the past two decades to help ease congestion on Ventura Boulevard, but the city hasn't spent a dime of it on actual transit improvements, the Daily News has learned. Kerry Cavanaugh in the Daily News.

While the Department of Transportation spent $120,000 to plant trees and install furniture along the San Fernando Valley's main drag, some $1.4 million went for administrative expenses - nearly triple what the city law allows, according to a review of records.

The rest of the money has gone unused.

Most council members and community activist groups said they had no idea the large pot of money was available, nor did they know why it hadn't been used to improve traffic flow on the Valley's main east-west artery.