Here is a cluster of ideas to improve, enhance, and promote public transportation in and beyond Los Angeles:

* a program to design and create low-cost sunshades at the City's most sun-drenched bus stops (these might double as MTA promos);

* the design and installation of a new set of visually prominent MTA bus stop signs (each uniquely numbered);

* uniquely- and brightly-colored LED bus headsigns that visually distinguish approaching buses from other vehicles, and that distinguish local from BRT buses;

* the greatest possible amalgamation of local and BRT bus stops at the same locations, too many of which are still separated by cross streets or long blocks;

* the installation of last-departure-time digital signage at all subway and light rail stations, to encourage greater use of the City's light rail lines;

* bus ad-wraps should be required to leave an uncovered clear-window horizontal strip at average eye level so bus riders can see outside the bus; and

* the very useful and very inexpensive local DASH services should much more robustly promote themselves with, for example, proclamation of their low fares right on the vehicles ("Only 50 Cents!") and with large maps of adjacent DASH routes near the entrances of major retail sites (for example, on the Van Nuys-Studio City DASH route: Trader Joe's, Westfield Mall, Ralph's market, CVS Drugs).

Feel free to share personal comments with me as well as on the LA/2B site.

Gregory Wright greg@newciv.org