Bus-only lanes during rush hour on Wilshire Blvd. in LA have gotten the green light.
Metro has approved bus-only lanes that would operate during rush hour on Wilshire Blvd. in Los Angeles.
The buses would run on both sides of the street between MacArthur Park to the Santa Monica city limit — except for a one-mile stretch in West Los Angeles. That’s because of high-rise development in an area known as “Condo Canyon”
Some who opposed breaking up the bus lanes accused the MTA board of caving in to the interests of well-off homeowners at the expense of low-wage earners, students and others who would use the line.
MTA officials say the project will cut bus run times by about 12 minutes, but would increase travel times for commuters by about 6 minutes.
The $31.5 million project, which could be completed by the summer of 2012, is expected to increase daily bus ridership along the corridor from 29,000 to 33,000 riders.
Via Total Traffic affiliate KFI (AM640)
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