Fun on Spring Street
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES — Riding the 84 this morning I saw where a DASH bus and a pickup truck got into a scrape at the corner of 4th and Spring. The right front corner of the bus had a nice looking ding in it, but the pickup got the worst of the deal with a bent in left-front tire. I wasn't in position to judge exactly what had happened or who was at fault, but I do know that those bus drivers aren't exactly timid when it comes to asserting their right to cut in front of you. I suspect the truck failed to pay the proper respect.
So of course that accident backed up southbound traffic a bit on Spring. To make matters oh so much better, though, a Sherriff's car stopped a Lexus travelling north in the bus lane and buses were forced to make a pass in the southbound traffic lane. I definitely look forward to seeing that contraflow lane go away (which last I heard should happen in May or June).
Scott Mercer on January 24, 2006, at 12:38PM – #1
Last I heard was the northbound bus lane on Spring would be gone in December. That passed with no action. Now you say in June? Can we get some confirmation on that?
Eric Richardson (@blogdowntown) on January 24, 2006, at 02:14PM – #2
In the end, the timing lies between LADOT and the MTA. In meetings over the summer we had been told December, so a little over a month ago I asked DOT for an update. At that point they told me May/June, but maybe a bit sooner. So while no one can say how exactly things will happen, I trust that to be their internal timeframe at the moment.