Innovative Transit Projects
Zaki Mustafa, LADOTMartha Butler, METRO
Andres Ramirez, OmniTrans
in Southern California
Spring St
Spring St
Broadway
Broadway
Broadway
Broadway
Metro Operates Three Types of BRT Services
Metro Rapid
Metro Orange Line
Metro Silver Line
Nearly half of total Metro bus boardings are on BRT corridors
Metro Orange Line
Metro Orange Line
Original 14-mile exclusive right-of-way • Opened October 28, 2005
4-mile extension from Canoga to Chatsworth • Opened in June 2012
Approximately 30,000 daily boardings
Metro Orange Line
18 stations9 park and ride lots (4,300 spaces) Bike path/bike lanes/bike lockers55 acres of landscaping5 mid-block pedestrian crossings7 miles of sound walls
Wilshire BRT
• 12.5 total miles from Downtown LA to Westside
• 9.9 miles of bus signal priority improvements
• 7.7 miles of dedicated weekday peak period bus lanes
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• 12.5 total miles from Downtown LA to Westside
• 9.9 miles of bus signal priority improvements
• 7.7 miles of dedicated weekday peak period bus lanes
E-Street Corridor Project (Green Line)§ First route in the system§ First Major Capital Improvement
Project for Omnitrans§ Consists of 3 Components
• Articulated Buses• Vehicle Maintenance Facility
Enhancements• BRT Corridor
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§ 15.7 mile corridor• 5.4 miles of exclusive
center-running BRT lanes• 10.3 miles of mixed flow
BRT operation§ 16 sbX stop locations
• 6 center station locations• 10 side station locations• Boarding on both side
§ 4 Park-and-Ride facilities
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