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 Downtown DASH Proterra Catalyst bus in July 2023 | |
| Headquarters | Caltrans District 7 Headquarters Building |
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| Locale | Los Angeles, California, US |
| Service type | Bus services, paratransit, traffic operations, transportation planning |
| Routes | 15 Commuter Express 31 DASH |
| Operator | MV Transportation (bus services) |
| Website | ladot ladottransit |
The Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) is a municipal government agency and transportation authority of the city of Los Angeles.
The department oversees transportation planning, design, construction, maintenance, and operations within the city of Los Angeles. LADOT was created by city ordinance, and is run by a general manager appointed by the mayor of Los Angeles, under the oversight of a citizens' commission also appointed by the mayor. LADOT is best known for providing public transportation to the city of Los Angeles. It currently operates the second-largest fleet in Los Angeles County, after the county's Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. LADOT consists of over 300 vehicles, serving nearly 30 million passengers a year and operating over 800,000 hours.
LADOT also develops the traffic signal timing and transportation planning for the city. Actual road maintenance and construction is provided by the Los Angeles City Department of Public Works through StreetsLA, formerly the Bureau of Street Services, and the Bureau of Engineering. LADOT performs many transportation related duties, with six main operating groups: Parking Enforcement & Traffic Control, Operations, Project Delivery, Parking Management & Regulations, Transit Services, and Administration.[1]
Routes
[edit]DASH
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DASH is LADOT's system of neighborhood circulator bus services. DASH buses serve to provide localized service in a neighborhood, and for passengers making longer trips, acting as a feeder to the countywide Metro Bus and Metro Rail system.
The name DASH started as acronym for Downtown Area Short Hop, the original purpose of the service. Since its launch in Downtown Los Angeles, DASH has expanded to 27 other neighborhoods in the City of Los Angeles.
DASH buses are 30 feet (9.1 m) or 35 feet (11 m) long, making it easier to navigate in dense neighborhoods with narrower streets and tighter turns compared to a typical 40-foot (12 m) transit bus. All buses in the DASH fleet are powered by either low-emission CNG or Propane engines or are zero-emission battery electric buses.
| Route | Terminals | Via | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downtown A [2] |
Downtown LA Palmetto St & Hewitt St |
1st St |
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| Downtown B [2] |
Chinatown Bernard St & Broadway |
Grand Av |
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| Downtown D [2] |
Downtown LA Patsaouras Transit Plaza |
Downtown LA Washington Bl & Olive St |
Spring St, Main St |
|
| Downtown E [2] |
Westlake Westlake/MacArthur Park station |
Los Angeles Trinity St & Washington Bl |
7th St |
|
| Downtown F [2] |
Downtown LA Beaudry Av & 3rd St |
Figueroa St |
| |
| Beachwood Canyon [3] |
Hollywood Hollywood/Vine station |
Hollywood Hills Beachwood Dr & Westshire Dr |
Beachwood Rd | |
| Boyle Heights/East LA [4] |
Los Angeles Marengo St & Mission Rd |
East LA Herbert Av & Whittier Bl |
Rowan Av |
|
| Chesterfield Square [5] |
South LA 54th St & Western Av |
Huntington Park Pacific Bl & Florence Av |
Florence Av |
|
| Crenshaw [6] |
Crenshaw MLK Jr. Bl & Magic Johnson Theater |
Crenshaw Bl |
| |
| El Sereno/City Terrace [7] |
El Sereno Huntington Dr & Lowell Av |
East LA Rowan Av & Dozier St |
Huntington Dr | |
| Fairfax [8] |
Beverly Grove 3rd St & Sherbourne Dr |
Mid-Wilshire La Brea Av & 6th St |
Fairfax Av |
|
| Highland Park/Eagle Rock [9] |
Highland Park San Pascual Av & Comet St |
Eagle Rock Colorado St & Eagledale Av |
Colorado Bl |
|
| Hollywood [10] |
Hollywood Fountain Av & Vine St |
Franklin Av |
| |
| Hollywood/Wilshire | Hollywood Hollywood/Vine station |
Koreatown Wilshire/Western station |
Western Av, Gower St | |
| King-East [12] |
Los Angeles 37th St & Grand Av |
Martin Luther King Jr. Bl |
| |
| Leimert/Slauson [13] |
Crenshaw MLK Bl & Magic Johnson Theater |
Martin Luther King Jr. Bl |
| |
| Lincoln Heights/Chinatown [14] |
Chinatown Main St & Cesar Chavez Av |
Broad Way, Main St |
| |
| Midtown [15] |
Crenshaw MLK Bl & Magic Johnson Theater |
Mid-Wilshire Redondo Bl & Packard St |
Crenshaw Bl |
|
| North Hollywood [16] |
North Hollywood North Hollywood station |
Vineland Av |
| |
| North Hollywood Lankershim Bl & Chandler Bl | ||||
| Northridge/Reseda [17] |
Northridge Northridge station |
Reseda Bl | ||
| Observatory/Los Feliz [18] |
Hollywood Vermont/Sunset station |
Los Angeles Griffith Observatory |
Vermont Canyon Rd, Vermont Av | |
| Panorama City/Van Nuys [19] |
Van Nuys Van Nuys station |
Van Nuys Bl |
| |
| Pico Union/Echo Park [20] |
Echo Park Echo Park Av & Donaldson St |
Downtown LA Grand/LATTC station |
Echo Park Av |
|
| Pueblo del Rio [21] |
Los Angeles Vernon station |
Florence-Graham Wilmington Av & Gage Av |
Long Beach Av | |
| San Pedro [22] |
San Pedro Western Av & 25th St |
San Pedro Western Av & Park Western Plaza |
1st St | |
| Southeast [23] |
Los Angeles 37th St & Grand Av |
Vermont Av |
| |
| Sylmar [24] |
Sylmar Sylmar/San Fernando station |
Sylmar Los Angeles Mission College |
Hubbard St | |
| Van Nuys/Studio City [25] |
Studio City Laurel Canyon Bl & Ventura Bl |
Moorpark St, Hazeltin Av |
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| Studio City Ventura Bl & Laurel Canyon Bl | ||||
| Vermont/Main [26] |
South LA Vermont Av & 59th St |
Vermont Av, Main St |
| |
| Watts | Willowbrook 119th St & Wilmington Av |
Avalon Bl |
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| Willowbrook 120th St & Wilmington Av | ||||
| Wilmington [28] |
Wilmington Avalon Bl & L St |
PCH, Avalon Bl, Wilmington Bl |
| |
| Wilshire Center/Koreatown [29] |
Koreatown San Marino St & Western Av |
Vermont Av, Western Av |
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| Koreatown James M. Wood Bl & Western Av | ||||
Commuter Express
[edit]Commuter Express is an express bus service, consisting of 15 routes, all but one running during rush hours only. Service started in 1985.[30] Fares are based on a flat rate for travel on streets plus an extra charge based on the distance traveled on freeways.
Most Commuter Express buses are 40-foot (12 m) or 45-foot (14 m) MCI D-Series motorcoaches, offering a more comfortable ride on these longer routes. All buses in the Commuter Express fleet are powered by low-emission CNG engines or are zero-emission battery electric buses.
Route 142 operates more like a normal transit route, operating daily at all hours, using more typical transit buses. The route was previously operated by Long Beach Transit.[31]
Routes 419, 423, 431, 437, 438, and 448 are former Southern California Rapid Transit District lines that were transferred to LADOT.[32]
Unless otherwise noted, all services operates towards Downtown LA during the morning rush and from Downtown LA during the afternoon rush. For the purposes of this chart, closed-door means that customers are not allowed to use buses for local trips and open-door means that customers are allowed to use buses for local trips.
| Route | Terminals | via | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 142 [33] |
San Pedro Miner St & Harbor Bl |
Long Beach Downtown Long Beach station |
7th St, SR47, I-710, Ocean Bl |
|
| 409 [34] |
Sylmar Foothill Bl & Glenoaks Bl |
Downtown LA Hill St & 12th St |
San Fernando Valley: Foothill Bl Downtown LA: Flower St/Figueroa St, 7th St |
|
| 419 [35] |
Chatsworth Chatsworth station |
Downtown LA USC |
San Fernando Valley: Devonshire St Downtown LA: Hill St, Figueroa St |
|
| 422 [36] |
Exposition Park USC |
Thousand Oaks The Oaks |
Downtown LA: Figueroa St/Flower St Ventura County: Thousand Oaks Bl, Agoura Rd |
|
| 423 [37] |
Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks Transportation Center |
Downtown LA USC |
Ventura County: Agoura Rd, Ventura Bl Downtown LA: Figueroa St/Flower St |
|
| 431 [38] |
Westwood Sepulveda Bl & Ohio Av |
Downtown LA LA Union Station |
Westside: Wilshire Bl, Beverly Glen Bl Downtown LA: Venice Bl, Figueroa St/Flower St, Grand St/Olive St |
|
| 437 [39] |
Venice Pacific Av & Washington Bl |
Downtown LA Temple St & Vignes St |
Westside: Culver Bl, Jefferson Bl Downtown LA: Figueroa St/Flower St, Grand St/Olive St |
|
| 438 [40] |
Redondo Beach Palos Verdes Bl & Via Valencia |
Downtown LA LA Union Station |
Beach Cities: Highland Av, Hermosa Av Downtown LA: Figueroa St/Flower St |
|
| Redondo Beach Redondo Beach station (short line) | ||||
| 439 [41] |
Downtown LA LA Union Station |
El Segundo El Segundo station |
Downtown LA: Figueroa St/Flower St El Segundo: Imperial Hwy, Douglas St |
|
| 448 [42] |
Rancho Palos Verdes Crest Rd & Crenshaw Bl |
Downtown LA Temple St & Los Angeles St |
South Bay: Hawthorne Bl, Pacific Coast Hwy Downtown LA: Figueroa St/Flower St |
|
| 534 [43] |
Downtown LA LA Union Station |
Westwood Wilshire Bl & Veteran Av |
Downtown LA: Figueroa St/Flower St, 1st St Westside: Wilshire Bl, Olympic Bl via Beverly Hills |
|
| 549 [44] |
Encino Encino Park and Ride |
Pasadena Lake station |
Burbank Bl, SR134 |
|
| 573 [45] |
Mission Hills Chatsworth St & Orion St |
Century City Constellation Bl & Century Park West |
San Fernando Valley: Balboa Bl Westwood: Gayley Av, Wilshire Bl |
|
| 574 [46] |
Sylmar Sylmar/San Fernando station |
Redondo Beach Space Park Dr & Aviation Bl |
San Fernando Valley: Balboa Bl, Chatsworth St South Bay: Sepulveda Bl, Aviation Bl |
|
| Union Station/Bunker Hill Shuttle [47] |
Downtown LA LA Union Station |
Bunker Hill Hope St & 4th St |
Grand Av |
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Bus fleet
[edit]DASH
[edit]| Image | Make/Model | Fleet numbers | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ENC E-Z Rider II BRT CNG | 12315-12336 | 2012 | |
| 13301-13322 | 2013 | |||
| 15355-15366, 17305 | 2016 | |||
| 17306-17309 | 2017 | |||
| 17310-17314 | 2018 | |||
| ENC Axess BRT CNG | 12301-12314 | 2012 | ||
| 13323-13328 | 2013 | |||
| 15367-15374 | 2016 | |||
| Gillig BRT CNG 29' | 15301-15354 | 2015 | ||
| BYD K9S | 17301-17304 | 2017 | ||
| Proterra Catalyst BE35 | 20301-20325 | 2020 | Used only on Downtown DASH routes. | |
|
BYD K7M | 21301-21330 | 2021 | |
| 22301-22400 | 2023 |
Commuter Express
[edit]| Image | Make/Model | Fleet numbers | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
MCI D4000CT CNG | 11401-11402 | 2010 | |
| 12401-12431 | 2011 | |||
| 12432-12462 | 2012 | |||
| 12463-12493 | 2013 | |||
| MCI D4500CT CNG | 16401-16409 | 2016 | ||
| 17401-17406 | 2017 | |||
| 19401-19405 | 2020 | |||
| ENC Axess BRT 35 CNG | 13401-13403 | 2013 | Exclusively used on line 142. | |
| BYD C10M | 21401 | 2021 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Operating Groups : Department of Transportation : City of Los Angeles". LADOT. 29 September 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-09-29. Retrieved 2017-07-22.
- ^ a b c d e "DASH Downtown Los Angeles station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "DASH Beachwood Canyon station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "DASH Boyle Heights/East LA station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "DASH Chesterfield Square station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "DASH Crenshaw station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "DASH El Sereno/City Terrace station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "DASH Fairfax station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "DASH Highland Park/Eagle Rock station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "DASH Hollywood station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "DASH Hollywood/Wilshire station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "DASH King-East station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "DASH Leimert/Slauson station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "DASH Lincoln Heights/Chinatown station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "DASH Midtown station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "DASH North Hollywood station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "DASH Northridge station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "DASH Observatory/Los Feliz station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "DASH Panorama City/Van Nuys station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "DASH Pico Union/Echo Park station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "DASH Pueblo Del Rio station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "DASH San Pedro station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "DASH Southeast station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "DASH Sylmar station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "DASH Van Nuys/Studio City station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "DASH Vermont/Main station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "DASH Watts station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "DASH Wilmington station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "DASH Wilshire Center/Koreatown station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ LADOT Short Range Transit Plan FY 2011-12, Retrieved 2014-09-20
- ^ 1989 RTD Bus System Map, Retrieved 2014-09-20
- ^ 1985 RTD Bus Map, Retrieved 2014-09-20
- ^ "Commuter Express 142 station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "Commuter Express 409 station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "Commuter Express 419 station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "Commuter Express 422 station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "Commuter Express 423 station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "Commuter Express 431 station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "Commuter Express 437 station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "Commuter Express 438 station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "Commuter Express 439 station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "Commuter Express 448 station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "Commuter Express 534 station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "Commuter Express 549 station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "Commuter Express 573 station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "Commuter Express 574 station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "Union station/ Bunker Hill Shuttle". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
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