A new analysis from Streets for All shows that Los Angeles Metro bus riders are delayed by a cumulative decade on the average weekday.
Bus riders are delayed by about 5.54 million minutes on each weekday, Streets for All found, a figure that’s a little over 10 and a half years.
It’s not all bad news; bus traffic tends to move more smoothly in the mornings, the analysis found But certain hotspots are disproportionately impacting travel, with only 5% of the routes causing 30% of the delays.
Problem streets include stretches of Vermont Avenue, Van Nuys Boulevard, Wilshire Boulevard and 3rd Street, among many others. While it’s frustrating to see major roadways get clogged with traffic, it also means the fixes should be relatively easy, Streets for All explained.
“The total rider delay across the network is clearly disproportionately driven by a specific set of major transportation corridors,” Streets for All said. “This means that we have sections of our transportation that are drastically underperforming compared to the high demand for reliable mobility through them, but it also means that total system throughput can be significantly increased by improving a relatively small section of the network.”
