Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Wilshire BRT

Eyes on the Street: Don’t Park in the Bus Lane

By Damien Newton | Aug 19, 2013 | 2 Comments

One of the most common complaints of cyclists is that it is nigh impossible to get the LAPD to enforce bans on parking in the bicycle lane. However, thanks to Dana Gabbard we may have found an answer. L.A. just needs more bus only lanes, which are after all also “bike o.k.” Gabbard, a long […]

First Leg of Wilshire Bus Only Lanes Finally Opens

By Damien Newton | Jun 4, 2013 | 8 Comments

Moments ago, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and representatives of the Federal Transit Administration celebrated tomorrow’s official opening of 1.8 miles of Bus Only Lanes on Wilshire Boulevard between Western Avenue and South Park View St. at MacArthur Park. The lanes open tomorrow morning at 7 am, just in time for the morning rush hour. The 1.8 miles of bus only […]

Wilshire Repaving to Start This Weekend, Ahead of BRT Design

By Dana Gabbard | Sep 7, 2012 | 3 Comments

As I noted previously due to the terrible condition of Wilshire between Fairfax and Wilton repaving of the curb lanes along that portion is being undertaken in advance of the reconstruction of curb lanes to occur as part of the impending Wilshire bus lane project. Work was supposed to commence in August yet as the […]

Recapping the Wilshire Rush Hour Sprint

By Damien Newton | Aug 13, 2012 | 14 Comments

It was a warm night last May when four racers gathered at the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Amherst Boulevard to race. The race would take them east, for three miles to the corner of Wilshire and Beverly Glen Boulevard. The goal? To prove that even during Wilshire’s legendary rush hour, that our chosen mode […]

LADOT: Building a Bus Only Lane Isn’t As Easy As It Sounds

By Dana Gabbard | Dec 2, 2011 | 5 Comments

Earlier this week I shared the latest on the Wilshire BRT and Gateway Plaza busway station projects. Several of the commenters posed questions about the length of time the city says is needed for completing the Wilshire lanes. For example, Allison M asked “I’m trying to understand why it will take 2 years to do […]

Wilshire BRT and El Monte Busway Improvements Coming…In 2015

By Dana Gabbard | Nov 28, 2011 | 7 Comments

As far as I can tell two recent agency reports with updated information on the status of important transit-related improvements went straight under the radar with nary a word in the blogsphere or mass media (much like the poorly publicized TAP cards sold by bus operator pilot project I wrote about previously). Belatedly let me […]

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