The nearly-completed new bus lane is located on Olive from Pico Boulevard to 2nd Street. It is the northbound half of a planned couplet that will soon also include a southbound bus lane on Grand Avenue. Per Metro's The Source, the Grand Avenue bus lane will be installed this Saturday, November 13.
According to Metro, Grand and Olive currently see 60 buses per hour at peak times. These streets carry many Metro lines - including the J (Silver) Line Bus Rapid Transit - plus LADOT DASH and other municipal buses.
The Olive (and soon Grand) bus lane operate from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays.
Below are photos of the new bus lanes - taken yesterday afternoon.
It's a good time to take a peek at how sustainable transportation and related topics are showing up on legislators' priorities. Here's a very NON-comprehensive list.