BUSES vs. TRAINS * USA - Metro plans to cut L.A. bus service as rail capacity expands
Changes to Metro's bus system come five years after a federal consent decree was lifted
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Los Angeles,CAL,USA -The Los Angeles Times, by Sam Allen -March 19, 2011: -- The consent decree arose from a settlement of a suit alleging the transit agency violated civil rights by favoring rail over buses... As transit officials push forward on an ambitious plan to expand rail service across L.A. County, they are also proposing significant reductions in bus service aimed at cutting costs and making the system more efficient... The latest plans, combined with changes last year, mark the most significant overhaul of L.A.'s bus system in more than a decade and would slash overall bus service by 12% and increase the number of passengers on individual buses. Nine routes are set to be eliminated in June and 11 more would be cut back... The series of reductions by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority comes after a federal judge ended a decade-long consent decree five years ago. The decree gave a court-appointed special master oversight over how the agency managed its bus service, which today accounts for about 80% of Metro's total 1.4 million average weekday boardings...
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