Local News in Brief : Sales Tax Funds for Bus Lines Urged
Mayor Tom Bradley proposed Wednesday using $7.3 million in existing sales tax revenue to add 25 buses to eight of Los Angeles’ busiest lines and hire 250 high school students to clean buses on those routes daily.
Bradley said that many of the buses on the busiest lines are operating at 150% of capacity and that the crowded buses need to be cleaned more often.
At a press conference outside City Hall, the mayor said his plan involves spending $5 million in funds from Proposition A, the half-cent sales tax dedicated to transportation improvements, to add one to six buses to each of the eight routes.
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