Recent Streetsblog LA posts about BRT

Senate Requests Trio of Transit Related Reports from GAO

By Dana Gabbard | Jan 11, 2012 | No Comments

The Dictionary of Terms compiled by Metro’s Dorothy Peyton Gray Transportation Library defines BOARD BOX as “an interoffice memo to board members that does not require board action. The board box provides an avenue for staff to track status of projects or programs, and includes information of upcoming workshops and other special events.” While not […]

Metro Board Quickly Moves on Green Construction, Position on HSR, Bike Share and Bus Studies

By Damien Newton | Aug 4, 2011 | 3 Comments

This morning, Mayor Villaraigosa’s last term as Chair of the Metro Board of Directors got off to an efficient and relatively controversy-free start as Supervisors passed motions on studying the impacts of Metro’s bus cuts and Bus Rapid Transit expansion, a second study on the costs and benefits of a bike share program, the approval […]

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Moving Beyond the Automobile: Bus Rapid Transit

By Elizabeth Press | Mar 10, 2011 | No Comments

Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) provides faster and more efficient service than an ordinary bus. “These systems operate like a surface subway, say BRT advocates, but cost far less than building an actual metro.” Watch this chapter of Moving Beyond the Automobile to learn about the key features of bus rapid transit systems around the world […]

Can the U.S. Make Bus Rapid Transit Work as Well as Latin America?

By Tanya Snyder | Mar 9, 2011 | No Comments

In suburban Maryland, the debate about transit has often been cast as a decision between a light rail “purple line” and bus rapid transit. Democrat Martin O’Malley and local environmentalists lobbied for light rail while Republican Bob Ehrlich’s push for bus rapid transit was largely seen as an effort to “obfuscate, alter, study and delay” […]

Battle Lines Drawn in Battle Over Fate of Wilshire BRT in Condo Canyon

By Damien Newton | Dec 2, 2010 | 11 Comments

Late yesterday afternoon, the news broke that the federal dollars needed to construct the Wilshire Bus-Only Lanes project would not be put in danger if the one mile just west of Beverly Hills were excluded. This means that the “Condo Canyon” residents who don’t want bus-only lanes outside their condos and County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, […]

Wilshire Bus-Only Lanes Move the Environmental Review Stage

By Dana Gabbard | Jun 16, 2010 | 8 Comments

It won’t be separated as this BRT in the PRC, but it will be nice. Photo:我爱铰接巴士/Flickr Sometimes I enjoy having dinner at the Wilshire/Western Denny’s for the opportunity it affords to watch the amazing dynamic transit action occurring at that intersection. This includes frequent and very busy bus lines (local and Rapid) along both streets plus hoards of […]

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