A Budding Model: Los Angeles’s Flower Street Bus Lane

In June 2019 a temporary peak-hour bus lane was installed in downtown Los Angeles to address rail station closures. This mixed-use short bus lane, less than two miles, targeted a corridor of high congestion and high ridership. A survey of bus customers and operators reported that two-thirds of respondents using the bus lane perceived time savings. Travel time improved up to 30% while person-throughput increased 37%. This report outlines best practices and lessons learned from the Flower Street bus lane pilot project. The project gained widespread customer support, improved mobility, involved a comprehensive enforcement strategy, and was enabled by strong interagency collaboration.

• Record URL:
  https://www.enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/A-Budding-Model-Los-Angeless-Flower-Street-Bus-Lane.pdf
• Summary URL:
  https://www.enotrans.org/eno-resources/a-budding-model-los-angeless-flower-street-bus-lane/
• Corporate Authors:

  Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

  Los Angeles, CA  United States 

  Eno Center for Transportation

  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Huang, Emma
  • Halls, Cassie
  • Schank, Joshua
• Publication Date: 2021-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Maps; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 26p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Best practices; Bus lanes; Case studies; Lessons learned; Peak periods; Pilot studies; Stakeholders; Surveys
• Geographic Terms: Los Angeles (California)
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01776500
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 14 2021 1:43PM