Marshall Bus Line Preserved

John Marshall High School students board MTA bus 175, which will continue operating for at least one year because CM LaBonge, the school community and neighborhood leaders lobbied for it.

CM LaBonge is pleased to announce that the public bus serving John Marshall High School will continue to operate for at least one more year. The Board of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) voted recently to preserve this line after CD4, school neighbors and the Marshall community pleaded with them to preserve Bus Line 175.
     "We need to keep students in school and graduating," the Councilmember said. "Now that gas prices are so high, bus service has become a vital link for many, many Marshall students."
     “Students, parents and staff at Marshall high are breathing a huge sigh of relief that Bus Line 175 is being preserved,” said CM LaBonge. “Congratulations and thanks go to the board of the MTA, Marshall students and the community for working with us to make this happen."
     The Councilmember began hearing rumors from students last fall that the MTA proposed to eliminate Bus Line 175. About 85 percent of the riders on this line are from the Marshall community.
     CM LaBonge spoke against eliminating the bus route. He also organized a meeting the MTA staff, Marshall school staff, the Deputy Mayor for Education and Los Angeles Unified School District Board Member Yolie Flores Aguilar to address the issue. CD4 and members of the Los Feliz community also sought help from County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky since the MTA is a county agency.
     Marshall students and staff then sent hundreds of letters to the MTA board, urging them to preserve this line. The MTA said some schedule changes for this route will be announced soon.
     Residents should contact that agency or visit its website for more information: www.mta.net.