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City council sends smart-shuttle funding question to transportation committee after mixed reaction
Summary
The Los Angeles City Council voted to send a report back to the Transportation Committee on whether additional funding can keep the Smart Shuttle demonstration running after June 30, with council members sharply divided over the program's design and costs.
The Los Angeles City Council voted to send a report to its Transportation Committee to assess funding options for the Smart Shuttle demonstration and return to the full council for consideration on March 22. The referral passed by voice/roll call with a recorded tally of 12 ayes.
The motion asks the Department of Transportation to report back on the availability of additional funding to continue Smart Shuttle operations after June 30, when funding for three of four pilot areas is slated to expire. Jim Lefton of the Department of Transportation told the council that the program began as a two‑year demonstration funded under an MTA call for projects and that "for the third year of the project, we got, about 2,600,000.0 for this year to run all 4." He added that "the city…
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