What do y'all think of the proposed service changes by Big Blue Bus?
http://www.bigbluebus.com/home/index.asp?noticeid=2
Some highlights:
More Rapid 7; less local Route 7: Study results indicate more than half of Pico Blvd. riders are choosing to board Rapid 7 buses over local Route 7 buses. As a result, BBB plans to increase Rapid 7 frequency and extend service to the Metro Red Line (Wilshire at Western), which requires a decrease in local Route 7 service frequency.
Convert Express 10 to Rapid 10: Increased street congestion has been slowing this primarily freeway-bound route. To speed this primarily commuter service back up, BBB plans to convert it from a local to a Rapid style service by reducing the number of stops along the route.
Goodbye, Route 13?: Ridership has dropped since both Rapid 7 and local Route 7 duplicate most of this service. Due to low demand and high peak hour cost of operation, BBB plans to discontinue this service to support improvements on more popular services.
Hello, Expo Light Rail!: When, where and how BBB will interface with this new service will be previewed.
If you want to attend a meeting, here is the schedule (note: I'll be at the Saturday, March 5th meeting):
Wednesday March 2 from 6–8 p.m.
Ken Edwards Center, Room 100
Take Routes 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8 or 9
Thursday March 3 from 6–8 p.m.
Palms/Rancho Park Library, 2nd Floor
2920 Overland Ave., L.A.
Take Route 8 or 12 to Westwood Blvd. @ National
(library is 2 blocks east on Overland)
Saturday March 5 from 2:30–5:30 p.m.
S.M. Main Library, 2nd Floor
Take Routes 1*, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7*, 8, 9, or 10* (closest services)
Tuesday March 8 from 6–8p.m.
Virginia Ave. Park, Thelma Terry Center
Take Route 7
**Wednesday March 9 from 12–2pm
UCLA’s Ackerman Union, Room 3517
Take Route 1, 2, 3, 8, 11, 12 or Super 12
(If driving from the south, use Parking Structure 6; from the north, use Parking Structure 4)
Thursday March 10 from 11am–1 pm
SMC Main Campus, Curriculum Development, Room 193
Take Route 6, 7, Rapid 7, 8, 11, Sunset Ride or Crosstown Ride