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Burbank council reviews transit study, favors near‑term orange‑route test while pursuing funding for fuller network
Summary
City staff presented a Comprehensive Operations Analysis recommending four routes for Burbank Bus, a near‑term orange‑route modification that could be implemented with little or no extra budget, and funding targets of about $5.2M annually for a full buildout; council questioned rideshare data availability and coordination with LA Metro.
Karen Pan, transportation services manager for Burbank Bus, told the Burbank City Council on March 24 that staff’s Comprehensive Operations Analysis (COA) recommends four route changes and a near‑term modification to the orange route while the city seeks funding to implement a full, three‑route network.
The COA, begun in January 2025 and presented as the result of two community engagement phases and data analysis, found three primary trip markets within the city—downtown Burbank, the Empire Corridor and the media district—and recommends: improving the orange route to strengthen airport and downtown connections; adding a north–south Buena Vista route to fill a service gap; retaining the pink route as a local circulator; and monitoring integration with Metro’s planned Bus Rapid Transit (BRT).
Pan said staff used travel‑pattern datasets (Replica), on‑board observations, interviews with neighboring agencies and a…
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