Metro Adjusts Bus Services For Improved Reliability And Reduced Wait Times

Beginning this Sunday, LA Metro hopes to lessen wait times and provide more reliable transit options by adjusting the services of 130 bus routes.

According to Metro, the changes are based on travel data and direct feedback from customers and operators. The goal is to make sure riders get to their destination on time and wait less for different buses. Several changes are also coming to Metro service in San Fernando Valley after the latest data shows that bus ridership has increased the most in that region compared to other areas.

Here’s a breakdown of the bus improvements by region. For more information on the schedule changes, check here.

San Fernando Valley

• Line 152 and Line 166 will run every 10 minutes during their peak periods — seven new trips will be added to Line 152, eight trips to Line 166.
• Line 158 will add 25 new trips between the Moorpark/Van Nuys to Van Nuys/Woodman to run every 30 minutes instead of every hour.
• Line 165 will add two eastbound trips from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays.
• Line 169 on Saticoy Street will add an extra weekday trip going westbound during 6 a.m. and another trip going eastbound during 4 p.m.; service will run every 30 minutes instead of every hour.
  

Westside

• Line 81 northbound terminal will relocate to Eagle Rock Plaza and add two southbound trips from 3 to 4 p.m.
• Line 217 will extend from Vermont/Hollywood to Eagle Rock.
• Lines 180 and 217 will run every 12 minutes during the daytime on weekdays, and every 15 minutes on weekends.
• Line 20, 602 and 720 will no longer travel through the federal GSA building parking lot. Line 602 will now move its terminus from Veteran Avenue to Kinross Avenue west of Gayley Avenue and discontinue the stop at Wilshire Boulevard and Veteran Avenue.
• Line 20 and 720 will switch their eastbound trips to travel via Veteran Avenue, Santa Monica Boulevard and Sepulveda Boulevard.

San Gabriel Valley

• Line 76 will add new stops along Alameda Street, but discontinue stops at Vignes Street at Cesar Chavez.
• Line 267 will replace Line 686 on Colorado Boulevard and Allen Avenue, and will run until 9 p.m. Buses will run every 30 minutes between Pasadena and Altadena on weekdays.
• Line 268 will extend the route to Sierra Madre Boulevard via Baldwin Avenue, Sierra Madre Boulevard and Sierra Madre Villa Avenue.

  Gateway Cities

• Line 265 on Paramount Boulevard will increase trips to every 40-45 minutes on weekdays instead of every hour. Weekend service trips will remain at every hour.

South Bay

• Line 108 in the City of Commerce will move its terminus location to Harbor Street.