A Wilshire Bus Only lane promises public health outcomes that build on the already impressive results of the “express”-type Rapid Bus service that we won on Wilshire Blvd. In a study conducted by Ryan Snyder, a professional urban planner, the creation of the Wilshire Rapid Bus line led to 35,000 new riders flocking to the 20-mile express bus line of whom 17,000 were former auto commuters. Based upon this data of auto drivers leaving their cars and jumping on the buses we calculated that this led to the elimination of 4.1 tons of nitrogen oxides, .5 tons of particular matter, and 83 tons of carbon monoxide annually!

With an average daily traffic volume of 80,000 vehicles passing through the Wilshire corridor, its buses now carry the greatest number of passengers of any bus line in the U.S.—approximately 100,000 weekday bus boardings. That ridership even exceeds the weekday boardings of most of the MTA’s multi-billion dollar rail lines including the Blue Line, Green Line, and the Gold Line.

It is the perfect place  for a new bus lane that would stretch 9.6 miles from Westlake/MacArthur Park area to West LA, carrying passengers faster across the county, and potentially attracting thousands of drivers out of their carcinogenic cars.  While one lane of automobiles on Wilshire moves an average of only about 1,200 people per hour, a well-designed bus-only lane has the capacity to carry at least 6,000-7,000 passengers per hour.

4 reasons for the Wilshire Bus-Only Lanes!

• Improve mobility by taking one existing lane of mixed flow traffic and using it exclusively for buses to triple or quadruple the lane’s utility, and save 20 minutes of bus travel time from Valencia to Centinela.


• Create a vibrant Wilshire Boulevard!Bus-only lanes along with pedestrian and bike improvements help re-vitalize the local economy. Communities can save by traveling less in private auto and patronizing transit accessible/ walkable businesses and services.


• Improve air quality and public health by reducing 10,000 tons of criteria pollutants such as NOx, carbon monoxide and particulate matter every year from cars!


• Reduce over 87,922 tons of carbon emissions that contribute to global warming and climate change.