Recent Streetsblog LA posts about buses

The one heavily damaged Metro bus on Beverly was an outlier - Photo via Reddit user kaykakis

May Protest Update: Metro Refused Some Mutual Aid Requests, Most Bus Damage Was Minimal

By Joe Linton | Aug 6, 2020 | No Comments

Metro shuttled LAPD officers, provided 23 buses to police, and reported "62 damaged buses" when only about a dozen sustained significant damage.

Metro NextGen Bus Study: Upcoming Meetings and More Detail Online

By Joe Linton | Jul 30, 2020 | No Comments

NextGen implementation is scheduled to start in December. Detailed route and bus stop changes are available online.

Improving Transit Equity in L.A. During the Pandemic

By Martin Wachs and Brian D. Taylor | Jul 28, 2020 | No Comments

Funding expanded transit operations maintains and grows employment locally and almost immediately

L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti, flanked by Metro CEO Phil Washington (left) and City Councilmember Paul Krekorian (right), at this morning's G Line electrification announcement

Metro Kicks Off G Line Bus Electrification

By Joe Linton | Jul 27, 2020 | No Comments

Six months late, Metro now has its first electric bus operating on the popular Metro G Line BRT in the San Fernando Valley

Orange Line bus below North Hollywood station electric charger. Photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

G Line Bus Electrification Now Expected by End of 2020

By Joe Linton | Jul 17, 2020 | No Comments

The six-month G Line delay, among other developments, does not bode well for broader Metro bus fleet electrification, scheduled to be completed by 2030

New bus lane on 5th Street in downtown Los Angeles. All photos Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Eyes on the Street: New Bus and Bike Lanes in Progress in Downtown and South L.A.

By Joe Linton | Jul 16, 2020 | No Comments

LADOT is striping new bus lanes on 5th and 6th Streets, and new bike lanes on 5th, 6th, Olive Street, and Avalon Boulevard

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