The recommendation for Wilshire Bus-Only Lanes came out of a study for alternative transit options on the Wilshire corridor where a Bus Rapid Transit alternative was recommended in 2000 and subsequently voted down by L.A. City Council who has the jurisdiction over the city streets.

In 2004, a one-mile bus-only lanes project was implemented from Barrington to Centinela Avenues along Wilshire Boulevard championed by former Councilmember Cindy Miscicowski of council district 11.

Launch of Wilshire Bus-Only Lanes Now Campaign!

In 2005, the Clean Air, Clean Lungs, Clean Buses Campaign launched the Wilshire Bus-Only Lanes Campaign. We immediately hit the streets to protect the 1-mile bus-only lane that was threatened to be cut by the LA City Council. Demanding that the 1-mile project be expanded from Downtown to Santa Monica we went organizing door-to-door and built a coalition of over 150 local businesses, environmental organizations, community organizations and institutions along the Wilshire Corridor in support of the bus-only lanes project. We've mobilized over 100 allies and members to testify in support of the Wilshire BOL during the past 5 years at LA City Transportation Committee Meetings, City Council, MTA, Public Hearings, and Rallies.

Wilshire Bus-Only Lanes Timeline

	The Los Angeles City Council unanimously votes against theWilshire BRT/BOL Project including 24 hour dedicated bus-lanes.
	Metro completes Final Environmental Impact Report
	Los Angeles City Council approves motion proposed by councilmember Cindy Miscicowski of district 11 authorizing to implement 1 mile bus-only lane pilot project on Wilshire Blvd. from Federal to Centinela.
	Peak period bus only lanes are implemented as a pilot project.
	New district 11 councilmember Bill Rosendahl is elected and wants to remove the 1-mile bus-only lane.
	BRU starts organizing businesses and institutions along Wilshire to support the project and initiates mass pressure campaign urging City Council and Mayor Villaraigosa to keep the 1-mile bus-only lane and extend it from Downtown LA to Santa Monica.
	City Council moves to suspend 2 blocks from 1 mile bus-only lanes project-from Federal Ave. to Centinela Ave while studying the implementation of full bus-only lanes.
	LA City Council approves to implement a full Wilshire BOL from Downtown LA to West LA and suspends the 1 mile bus-only lane from Barrington to Centinela.
	MTA submits "Very Small Starts" Capital Grant application requesting funding for the $27 million Wilshire BRT/BOL project in the FY2009 budget to the Federal Transportation Administration (FTA).
	Congress approves the first $9.8 million for the Wilshire BOL Project.
	Congress approves $13.5 million, the second installment of federal funding for the Wilshire BOL.
	Public Scoping meetings begin as part of the Environmental Impact Report Process.
	Draft Environmental Impact Report is released and 4 public hearings held.
	Final EIR and MTA votes to exclude Condo Canyon's .9 miles from Bus Only Lane
	Councilman Rosendahl proposes to cut Bus Only Lane to 5.4 miles, cutting out the entire westside
	Pending Vote by MTA on accepting cuts to Bus Only Lane