A New Model For L.A.'s Transit Agency

A revolutionary new idea for Los Angeles' transit agency would divide operations into five geographic sectors.

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March 4, 2002, 7:00 AM PST

"L.A.'s Metropolitan Transit Authority management has come up with a potentially revolutionary proposal to transform the agency's poorly performing bus services. According to the plan, bus-service operations would be divided into five geographic semiautonomous "sectors... Make no mistake about it. The sector idea has much to offer, and MTA management is to be commended for putting it on the table. But at this stage of development, MTA management's plans do not form an adequate blueprint for effective organizational development."

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Read the full story: Can Reorganization Tame the MTA Beast?

Sunday, March 3, 2002 in The Los Angeles Times

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