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“Our buses are often seen sitting in traffic in what is supposed to be an express lane.
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All others riding with two or three passengers will be charged a toll instead of riding free, according to a proposal by Fasana adopted by the board.įasana wants to free up space on what was once called the I-10 busway for Metro and Foothill Transit express buses that take passengers from the Inland Empire and the San Gabriel Valley to downtown L.A.īut the lanes have become overused by paying single-occupancy customers, who represent 49 percent of the Metro Express Lanes customers, and free-riding EV drivers, which account for about 6 percent.įoothill Transit board member and West Covina Mayor Corey Warshaw testified that express buses are often stuck in severe congestion.
Metro is also studying changing the definition of a “carpool” on the I-10 Freeway Express Lanes to only registered buses and vanpools.
“I think this is a step in right direction to being able to move more people, which will reduce emissions.” Carpool “If we charge electric vehicles, some will stay in these lanes, some may use regular lanes or some may use public transit,” said John Fasana, Duarte Councilman and Metro board member. (Photo by Scott Varley, Contributing Photographer)
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A series of cameras and sensors monitor cars traveling along the 110 Express Lanes in the Harbor Gateway area of Los Angeles on Friday, Apr 13, 2018. Clean air car owners who used to pay $0 will pay about $12.75 with the discount.
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The change affects EV drivers using Express Lanes on two Los Angeles County freeways: the 110 Freeway from the South Bay to South Los Angeles and an 11-mile stretch of the I-10 Freeway from the San Gabriel Valley to downtown Los Angeles.Ī ride the length of the I-10 lanes at peak times cost about $15. Owners of Teslas, as well as Nissan Leafs, Chevy Volts and Bolts, VW Golf EVs, BMW i3’s and dozens of other alternative-fueled cars certified as clean air vehicles by the state will receive a 15 percent discount from Metro to take the Express Lanes. The new policy will take effect in November or December, Metro reported. “I cannot subsidize someone who puts their tie on and drives their Tesla to work in these lanes,” said Los Angeles City Councilman and Metro board member Paul Krekorian. From January 2016 to January of this year, the number of clean air vehicles on the northbound 110 Express Lanes during peak morning hours has doubled, Metro reported.Įven though these cars generate zero tailpipe emissions, slowing traffic in the pay lanes creates more emissions, the agency reported. Since 2013, the year the Metro Express Lanes opened, there has been a 1,000 percent increase in decals issued by the state for clean air vehicles.