![]() ![]() ![]() In the current landscape, bus shelters may have gained traction. ![]() The city elected its first Black woman mayor, Karen Bass, former council president Nury Martinez was ousted after she made racist comments and four districts elected new councilmembers. Since the new contract was approved in September, things have changed at city hall. Department of Transportation, but by StreetsLA (formerly the bureau of street services), the division within the Department of Public Works that oversees sidewalks, street trees and medians. In L.A., bus stops are managed not by L.A. Less than 25% of bus stops in Los Angeles provide shade for bus riders, leaving a group composed primarily of low-income people of color vulnerable to extreme heat. bus riders finally get the bus stops (and shade) that they need? New leadership may spell hope for bus riders As the contract wends its way through city hall, delayed by bureaucracy once again, questions remain about whether the city can meet its goals. the city that puts its cars and their drivers above all else- has an opportunity to prioritize bus riders, and by extension, promote racial and social equity. According to a 2012 audit by the city controller, the last contract failed because of a combination of NIMBYism and bureaucratic red tape. Last year, the city of Los Angeles approved a new bus shelter contract with Tranzito-Vector after a 20-year contract that shorted the city over 600 bus shelters and $70 million in advertising revenue. ![]()
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