Eyes on the Street: Wilshire’s Car-Only Bus Lane
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There is little point in bus-only lanes existing without enforcement.
Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Wilshire BRT
Metro Piloting Fast, Convenient All-Door Boarding on Wilshire Rapid Bus
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Metro is in its third week of an all-door boarding pilot at two stops on the 720 Wilshire Rapid Bus line. Riders can take advantage of all-door boarding mornings westbound at Wilshire/Vermont and afternoons eastbound at Wilshire/Westwood. Streetsblog checked out how it was working this morning, and it looks great! Here’s how Metro’s trial works: Signage […]
Law-Breaking Drivers Disrespecting New Wilshire Boulevard Bus-Only Lanes
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On April 8, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and other Metro, federal, county, and city leaders cut the ceremonial ribbon opening the second phase of the $31.5 million Wilshire BRT (Bus Rapid Transit). Metro forecasted that the Wilshire Boulevard peak-hour bus-only lanes will significantly improve commute times for the more than 25,000 people who board Wilshire Boulevard buses at peak […]
Five New Miles Of Wilshire Peak-Hour Bus-Only Lanes Opened Today
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Elected officials and agency representatives gathered yesterday to host a ribbon-cutting event for Wilshire Boulevard’s newest peak-hour bus-only lanes. The $31.5 million project, dubbed the Wilshire Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is a joint effort of Metro, L.A. City, and L.A. County. The bus-only lanes operate from 7-9 a.m. and 4-7 p.m. The celebration took place at […]
City Remains Vigilant on Bus Only Lane Parking Scofflaws
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To its credit, the City of Los Angeles is working hard to keep the Wilshire Bus Only Lanes (Bike OK!) open for business. Dana Gabbard grabbed this picture yesterday of parking enforcement hard at work. Wilshire, south side of street between Coronado and Carondelet this morning at about 7:51 a.m. The car had a disabled […]
What’s Going on with the Wilshire BRT? This Weekend’s So.CA.TA Meeting Has the Answers
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Due to the Yom Kippur holiday the September meeting of Southern California Transit Advocates is this Saturday, the 21st (normally we meet on the second Saturday). The guest speaker will be a representative of Metro making a presentation on the status of the Wilshire bus lane project. This will start at 2:15 pm at Angelus […]