Commuters wait for connecting trains at the rail station near the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Western Avenue in Los Angeles. The Wilshire Corridor is one of the busiest in the nation . (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
A rabbi reads from a book of prayers while riding a Metro bus along Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
Riders making the long commute on the Metro bus along Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles often nap along the way. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
Riders on the Metro bus along Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles have a slightly elevated view of the heavy traffic they no longer have to battle. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
Riders crowd onto one of the buses running along Wilshire Boulevard as they head toward Westwood. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
Automated ticket machines hasten subway riders on their way at the station near the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Western Avenue in Los Angeles. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
A commuter waits for her train at the rail station near the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Western Avenue. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
