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Local businesses, residents and MTA clash over Wilshire Bus Rapid Transit study; Council keeps the issue in committee
Summary
Council heard sustained public opposition from Miracle Mile and Wilshire Center groups to MTA’s proposed Wilshire Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) dedicated busway; MTA and DOT urged study and said feasibility remains untested. Council did not withdraw the item from committee and directed transportation committee oversight.
Residents, business groups and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority clashed at the May 24 Los Angeles City Council meeting over MTA’s study of a Wilshire Boulevard Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) dedicated busway.
More than a dozen speakers representing the Miracle Mile, Wilshire Center Business Improvement Corporation and area homeowner associations opposed the BRT proposal at a five-minute public hearing. They said a dedicated center busway would remove parking, eliminate left-turn lanes in places and damage recent streetscape investments. “Removing the islands, the curbside parking for a dedicated rapid bus lane will destroy over 13 years of community effort and beautification for the mile,” said Wally Marks, president of the Miracle Mile Civic Coalition.
MTA and city Department of Transportation staff told the council the…
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