Comments on: Council Moves Forward with EIR for Wilshire Boulevard

By: Joe Linton

Joe Linton — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 03:10:45 +0000

Today, the Wilshire Bus-Only Lane motion was scheduled to be heard by the full City Council on Tuesday September 22nd.

By: RayS

RayS — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:58:17 +0000

Tom LaBonge popped into last night’s meeting of the Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council meeting and the question of resurfacing Wilshire “curb to curb” from Wilton to La Brea came up. According to the councilmember’s aide, resurfacing would start in July 2010.

The “bus-only” lanes were not mentioned which leads me to believe the resurfacing will happen whether or not the transit project is approved. The outside lanes are in such bad condition now (according to LaBonge in addition to the thousands of heavy buses traversing the street the water table is unusually high in that area) they are virtually unusable. (Even the Metro buses avoid them when possible.)

By: Joe Linton

Joe Linton — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:32:16 +0000

@bzcat – I wouldn’t say that Koretz picked up a NIMBY torch. He is certainly under a lot of pressure to… but at the end of the day, he did do what I consider the right thing – he voted for the project to proceed. I bet he takes heat for this… so I think that those of us who support the environment and mobility in L.A. should be praising his action.

@Damien – I agree that many of the homeowner concerns express were difficult to take seriously. I suspect that it’s likely to be easier for an ambulance to access the site with a dedicated bus lane.

By: bzcat

bzcat — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:53:26 +0000

Koretz wasted no time picking up the NIMBY torch.

By: Dana Gabbard

Dana Gabbard — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:11:45 +0000

As perhaps their harshest critics, I do want to acknowledge the BRU has been very proactive on supporting the lanes these past few years including having members speak at the sort of wait forever to get your pittance of speaking time meetings the city seems to be best at doing.

I see the Comstock Hills opposition being of the “we are too rich to have to put up with THAT in our neighborhood” variety a la the battle over El Toro. The actual pros and cons are secondary to all that for them.

By: ubrayj02

ubrayj02 — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:03:19 +0000

Boy, I hope the “condo canyon” folks realize that re-dedicating roadway space to a rapid bus lane (and BIKE LANES?) will help move more people more efficiently – and if done properly will reduce the number of private vehicles blasting by their doors on a daily basis.

By: Dana Gabbard

Dana Gabbard — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:37:04 +0000

This project includes funding to repave the worse stretch of Wilshire–Wilton to La Brea.

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:15:46 +0000

Why don’t they start with repaving that minefield? Wilshire kills cars and swallows bicyclists.

By: Damien Newton

Damien Newton — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:12:49 +0000

I’m pretty sure that emergency vehicles can use “bus-only” lanes when their sirens are flashing. If by “negatively impact” the residents mean “will help them get their faster” they are correct.