Article: BUSES RUN RAGGED; RAIL-LOVING MTA'S ONE-TRACK MIND LEAVES FLEET IN TATTERS.(News)(Statistical Data Included)

Byline: David Bloom Daily News Staff Writer

Los Angeles' public buses - hailed in 1984 for efficiently moving masses in and out of Olympic events - are in such disrepair today that mechanics say they can barely keep enough rolling to meet day-to-day needs.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority's bus fleet - plagued by age and mechanical problems - is stretched beyond the city's daily capacity, making buses chronically late and overcrowded.

The deterioration has occurred as the transit agency has poured about $6 billion into subway and light-rail lines that carry one-tenth as many passengers as buses.

Today, the MTA is still ...

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