LA getting serious about lifting parking requirements in downtown

Re:LA getting serious about lifting parking requirements in ... by Johnny555 on Wednesday August 07, 2019 @03:12PM (#20637866)

If you want faster buses, evict the cars from the bus travel lanes.

That's hard to do without BRT - we have plenty of dedicated bus lanes (the right lane) around here, but they all allow cars for right-hand turns, so buses still get stuck behind a line of cars.

Without BRT and center-island boarding, it's harder to reserve anything but the far-right lane since the bus needs to get there to pickup/dropoff passengers.

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Re:LA getting serious about lifting parking requirements in ... by SECProto on Wednesday August 07, 2019 @04:10PM (#20638397)

> That's hard to do without BRT - we have plenty of dedicated bus lanes (the right lane) around here, but they all allow cars for right-hand turns, so buses still get stuck behind a line of cars.

Dedicated bus signalization, no right turn on red, and cars perform right turns from the second lane. Dedicated signal phase can be combined with separated bike lanes to improve safety for other road users, as well.

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