Comments on: Gov. Gives Money for Wilshire Bus Only Lanes

By: Dana Gabbard

Dana Gabbard — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:32:22 +0000

ubrayj02 complains "It is so infuriating that the MTA considers automobile trips (which are primarily single-occupant) to be more important that their own buses."

Or that it more often gives auto directions to its meetings than which bus serves the location. But MTA is just reflecting the widely held perception of our region being auto-centric. It is the slow change in that which is making the difference (albeit at a glacial pace).

As someone who lives, works and shops along Wilshire I welcome this change, which prioritizes moving people over moving vehicles.

By: ubrayj02

ubrayj02 — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 04:10:10 +0000

It is so infuriating that the MTA considers automobile trips (which are primarily single-occupant) to be more important that their own buses. That press release you linked to says it all to me:

"The 13-block stretch of Wilshire Boulevard was chosen, in part, because limiting curbside lanes to buses during peak hours would not adversely impact automobiles, which currently do not operate in those lanes. In fact, Metro planners expect automobile drivers to experience a smoother and safer traffic flow because buses will operate in their own dedicated lane except when needing to pass local service buses in operation or other vehicles illegally parked in the curbside lane."

By: Radical Transportation Engineer

Radical Transportation Engineer — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 23:49:13 +0000

No worries, I've just been busy, but followed you here to LA streetsblog (though I do miss the brown background). I wouldn't miss out on this. Yours is one of the most insightful blogs in this city, writing about transportation as a whole and how it, in all its forms, affect every aspect of people's lives, let alone the environment. Keep up the good work!

By: Damien Newton

Damien Newton — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 23:03:47 +0000

I remembered that comment and dug it up for you.

http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/02/28/todays-headlines-26/#comment-228

I haven't seen you in awhile, I was worried you were waiting for an update back at Street Heat.

By: Radical Transportation Engineer

Radical Transportation Engineer — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 22:53:41 +0000

I believe I posted a comment on this very subject last week on streetheat, do you still have that to link to? No point in me repeating myself. In short, it's about time a project like this got funding. The project is vital to the area and will truly encourage use of transit in that area. I'm sure some people think, "Why use the bus on Wilshire if you are sitting in the same traffic that the cars are?" I think this is a great step in the right direction, as long as they actually enforce it, unlike the HOV lanes.