Metro hosts Wilshire bus lane meetings beginning tonight

A quartet of public meetings begin tonight to discuss the proposed Wilshire bus lane project. The idea is to dedicate the right-hand lane to buses on Wilshire in the city of L.A. during rush hours. Transit officials have said in the past this will speed up the bus ride on Wilshire; I wonder if it means buses sitting behind cars trying to make a right turn.

The Federal Transit Administration earlier this year indicated a willingness to help fund the project -- but the agency can't fund it if it's not properly planned. It might be fun to ask transit officials if the project is still a go if the subway extension that would be funded by Measure R is indeed a go.

Here's a link to a March report from the city of L.A. on the lanes and here's a link to a city report from October 2007.

Press release from Metro (also known as the MTA) with meeting time and locations after the jump.

-- Steve Hymon