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As the term is used in this guide, a bus lane is a traffic lane on a surface street reserved for the exclusive use of buses. With curbside bus lanes, bicyclists and right turners are usually permitted. In a very few cases, carpools are also allowed. Reserved lanes help buses pass congested...
Metropolitan areas in the US are well served by networks of radial and circumferential high-performance limited-access highways ("expressways"). Express bus routes were in many cases routed to these facilities soon after they were opened to traffic. Many express routes, "Freeway Flyers," as they...
A busway is a special roadway designed for the exclusive use of buses. A busway can be in its own right-of-way, or in a railway or highway right-of-way. Short stretches of streets designated for exclusive bus use are sometimes also called busways. A busway can also be built in an...
DEAR BUS RIDER: Please take a minute to fill this out and help us plan for your transit needs. Place the survey in the collection box as you exit the bus, or hand it to the person who gave it to you.
1. Why are you...
DEAR BUS RIDER: Please take a minute to fill this out and help us plan for your transit needs. Place the survey in the collection box as you exit the bus, or hand it to the person who gave it to you.
1. Why are you...
DEAR METRO RAPID RIDER: Please take a minute to fill this out and help us evaluate our service. Place the survey in the collection box as you exit the bus, or hand it to the person who gave it to you.1. Why are you...
Metro Rapid "After" and Limited "Before" Ratings
Service AttributeMetro Rapid RatingLimited RatingDifferenceFrequency of Buses3.763.15+0.61**Routes go where I need to go3.823.66+0.16*Reliability3.743.30+0.44**Travel time on the bus3.823.42+0.40**Value for fare paid3.833.27+0.56**Availability...The MTA and City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) implemented the Metro Rapid Bus Demonstration Program on June 24, 2000 in the Whittier-Wilshire and Ventura corridors.
On-board questionnaires were distributed to bus riders "before" Metro Rapid in early June 2000...