North San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor

The primary corridors to be improved through the BRT Network Improvements include Roscoe Boulevard, Nordhoff Street and Lankershim Boulevard, with additional improvements planned for Reseda Boulevard, Sherman Way, Vanowen Street and Victory Boulevard. These include a number of capital and operational improvements, such as:

> Service and amenity improvements:

• Improved service frequency daytime weekdays to every 10 minutes for the Roscoe Line 152 and Nordhoff Line 166
• New bus shelters at nearly 400 locations
• Significant bus top amenity improvements for bus stops at five key transfer locations, including larger shelters, more seating, new real time and wayfinding information, and better lighting
• 75 new zero emission electric buses for Lines 152, 162, 166 and 240

> Bus speed and reliability improvements:

• New peak hour only bus lanes (7–10am, 3–7pm) weekdays on 10.5 miles of Roscoe Bl
• Transit signal priority added for up to seven bus lines (152, 162, 164, 165, 166, 224, and 240)
• New bus stop design (bus bulbs) to avoid delays for buses merging in and out of traffic at over 80 stops
• All-door boarding on all bus lines in the San Fernando Valley

The Metro Board of Directors approved the project at their December 1, 2022 Regular Board Meeting, which also approved the project environmental clearance through an exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Senate Bill 288 (SB 288).  The Board Report can be accessed here.

SB 288, signed into law on September 28, 2020, provides a new statutory California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) exemption for transit prioritization projects which may include transit signal priority, conversion of general-purpose lanes to peak-hour bus-only lanes, and bus stop enhancements on existing public rights-of-way (ROW).

SB 288 accelerates sustainable transportation projects by providing an exemption from CEQA for a targeted set of sustainable transit projects, “active transportation” (walking and biking) projects and projects that expand sustainable mobility.

Learn more about the project by visiting the online StoryMap and explore the interactive maps and information on your own time.

Project implementation is expected to begin in fall 2023 and be completed by winter 2025.