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Metro's 12-mile 'light rail on wheels' aims to slash commute times on LA’s busiest bus routes by 17 minutes

California Post·Katie Jerkovich·25 days ago
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A new “light rail on wheels” promises to cut commuters time on bus routes through the county’s busiest corridors from Los Feliz to South Los Angeles by as much as 17 minutes. Preconstruction work will soon get started on the new Vermont Avenue Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), per a notice from LA Metro . The project involves installing a 12-mile stretch along the roadway from Sunset Boulevard to 120th St by altering the existing road to allow for dedicated BRT lanes, per Metro. The dedicated BRT lanes will use the “travel lane adjacent to the parking lane in each direction,” so as to not disturb parking for business in the area. A new “light rail on wheels” promises to cut commuters time through the county’s busiest corridors by as much as 17 minutes. Shutterstock / Walter Cicchetti The BRT lanes will allow the buses to “move through the corridor faster and more reliably,” along with “transit signal priority” per the agency.…

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