Results tagged “rapid”

Albeit slowly, the 10 year process is now in a community meeting phase. Last night, StreetsblogLA writer Damien Newton attended: "By removing buses from the snail's pace of rush hour traffic, Metro will be able to sweepingly reverse the trend of longer commutes for transit riders along the Wilshire Corridor. Rex Gephardt, who oversees the Rapid Bus program for Metro, noted that bus speeds are declining by .5% to .75% every year in the corridor." So what's next before this becomes a reality? Design, environmental review, federal approval and the actual work such as restriping lanes, widening some streets and redesigning 17 intersections. If all goes ahead and works, Los Angeles is looking at a strong* bus route that will compliment the hopeful "Subway to the Sea." (*Beverly Hills and Santa Monica are not taking part in this program)

The Rapid 720, one of Metro's most popular bus lines traversing Wilshire between Santa Monica and downtown, along with a couple others routes will be a little funky tomorrow. From those in charge: "Metro bus service will be temporary detoured Sunday, October 5 on Wilshire Boulevard between Fairfax Avenue and Orange Drive due to the Tarfest Miracle Mile Run. The Metro Bus lines impacted will be lines 20 and 720 on Wilshire Boulevard and Metro Bus line 212 at La Brea. The detours will begin at 6 a.m. until 1 p.m. Metro will post information signs on the detours in the affected areas."

In Santa Clarita, transit officials will roll out a plan within the next nine to twelve months that will make bus commuting less frustrating. GPS tracking on all buses will fill up interactive maps on the city's website as well as ones placed at the city's 35 busiest bus stops, reports The Signal. Additionally, when busses are running late, the system will automatically notify authorities and text message or call commuter's cell phones.

We spent the past week in NYC gallivanting around on the subway system, gleefully reaching each destination in a timely manner and with minimal walking distance. Yes, we do ride the Red Line occasionally, however we would ride the Metro subway more often if it provided better access to all parts of the city. We recently covered a citizens' initiative to further develop the LA subway system (Get LA Moving), but the ongoing political...

Wilshire is the most congested artery in the nation, right? So putting dedicated bus lanes during rush hour until the subway is built would make it worse for the cars, right? Good. Let's do it like City Councilman Tom LaBonge said in his recent newsletter: "I do support a dedicated Rapid Bus lane during peak traffic hours along Wilshire to encourage riders… as long as the MTA fixes the roadway they are helping to...