Bus shelters around LA

From Cities of West Hollywood, Long Beach to Pasadena and more around Los Angeles

• National averages demonstrate that public transportation produces significantly lower greenhouse gas emissions per passenger mile than private vehicles, it is the single greatest way to reduce carbon footprint and one of the most immediate multimodal strategies that encompass physical and operation improvements. However public transportation is designed to do more than improve traffic flow and reduce emissions it also provides social and economic benefits.
• Public Transportation plays a critical role in everyday life for Angelenos. Nearly 75% of public transit riders in Los Angeles rely on buses as their “go to” mode of transportation. LA Metro buses make roughly 1.3 million trips daily, connecting Angelenos to their jobs, schools, homes, food, family, friends, and cultural entertainment.
• Bus shelters are transit amenities serving commuters on their daily trips. They are also an integral part of urban planning solutions that advance transportation equity metrics for all transportation, planning, and mobility objectives and improve access, safety, and sustainability and congestion to make for more livable communities and complete streets

• Through Public-Private Partnership, we,  Outfront/Decaux, we provide, build, and maintain over 2,400 bus shelters to date, serving more than 200,000 Metro transit riders a day, and over 1 million weekly throughout Los Angeles.

• Transit amenities make public transportation experiences more comfortable and will continue to do so as long as we continue to support and progress mobility and transit policy goals within the First and Last Mile Strategic Plan, Measure M, Mobility Plan 2025 and so on so forth.
• We continue to work with municipalities, neighborhoods, and stakeholders across Los Angeles to support the investment of local transit infrastructure in efforts towards enhancing transit rider experiences at bus stops systemwide and advancing equity driven transit policies.

• Sensible and well-designed street furniture improves urban life and makes cities more human by creating pleasant and safe pathways and resting, shaded spaces for transit users.
• Each of our bus shelters provides transit riders with a solid roof and vertical panels for protection against weather conditions, extended shade, seating for comfort, light for visibility and safety at night, and comes fully equipped with a trash receptacle.
• Some of our newer “Smart Shelters” are equipped to serve transit users with USB charging ports, free Wi-Fi, real-time next bus arrival information, and push-to-talk buttons for the visually impaired and have been designed to be more sustainable in using less energy (LED lighting) or solar energy. Adding smart technology, sustainable practices and other public services are key to enhancing those first/last mile connections.
• Bus shelters serve as an equitable place-making element in every neighborhood, addressing inequities in underserved neighborhoods, and providing acceptable levels of mobility for all those who work, travel and live in Los Angeles.

Left: Transit shelter equipped with overhead lighting, seating bench, roof shade structure, and trash receptacle. Right: A smart transit shelter we installed in South Central LA which includes free wifi, USB charging ports, push-to-talk bus information, and an interactive play feature for younger commuters.

• We are Outfront/Decaux Street Furniture, a joint venture between Outfront Media and JCDecaux North America. Transit rider needs come first, our methodology of implementing urban services and transit amenities to enrich the urban transit experience and revitalize public space at no extra cost to municipalities comes second.
• Through the marketing of advertising media panels on the side of our street furniture, we are able to finance the City’s P3 program as well as share a portion of the advertising revenue with the City on an annual basis.
• Transit amenities such as bus shelters, seating, and shade structures, daily maintenance, and community activations, enhance transit rider experiences at bus stops across Los Angeles.
• Today Outfront/Decaux manages street furniture agreements with over 14 cities located in the LA County area.