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Metro Ridership Snapshot Suggests Added Service, Bus Lanes, and Walk/Bike Projects Increase Riders
Overall Metro ridership grew 7.5 percent year-over-year, but some rail and bus lines grew 10-20+ percent. SBLA explores factors that influenced outsized system-leading ridership increases.
November 8, 2024
Metro Rider Updates: C/K Lines, Bus Lane Cameras, TAP-to-Exit, and Cell Service
Cameras on Metro buses are now enforcing bus lanes! Metro K Line Aviation/Century Station opens this Sunday, with changed C and K Line operations. TAP-to-exit and cell phone reception are expanding.
November 4, 2024
L.A. City Council Approves On-Bus Camera Enforcement of Bus-Only Lanes
After outreach and a 60-day warning period, actual bus lane citations are likely to start in early 2025
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October 8, 2024
Advocates Push Metro and L.A. City for a More Multimodal Vermont Avenue; HLA Compliance Challenged
Metro's too-modest Vermont Avenue bus plans don't appear to comply with Measure HLA Mobility Plan requirements. It's one of at least a half-dozen Metro projects that appear to clash with HLA/MP2035.
October 4, 2024
New Bike and Bus Lanes on Townsend Avenue and Avenue 51
A mile of new bus and bike lanes represents a worthwhile modest step toward safer, more multimodal streets. The hillside project includes uphill bike lanes and downhill sharrows.
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October 1, 2024
Roscoe Blvd Bus-Priority Lanes Are Open
At 10.4 miles (20.8 lane-miles) Roscoe Boulevard now has the most bus-only lane mileage of any street in Southern California
August 30, 2024
Alliance for Community Transit Activates Koreatown Bus Stop, Gathers Rider Input for Vermont Bus Lanes
Shade, refreshments and engagement were welcomed by bus riders, looking to get out of the hot August sun
August 23, 2024
With City Bike/Bus Upgrades on Hold, What’s Next for Measure HLA?
Voters supported safe multimodal streets in March, but instead of doing more multimodal projects right now, the city is doing less. A City Council Safe Streets ordinance might help uncork city department delays.
June 5, 2024
Media Critique: Mainstream Media Needs to Include the Facts in Stories About Bike Lanes on Merchant Corridors
Merchants often make claims about bike lanes, transit lanes, and parking that are demonstrably false
June 5, 2024
Transit Expert Jarrett Walker has Advice for Los Angeles
Jarrett Walker talks choice riders, all-door boarding, bus lanes, BRT, and making the bus system more legible
May 15, 2024
