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==External links== |
==External links== |
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Headquarters | 100 S. Main Street |
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Locale | Los Angeles, California, United States |
Service type | bus service, paratransit, transportation planning |
Routes | 36 DASH, 16 Commuter Express, 2 shuttles |
Website | LADOT |
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The Los Angeles Department of Transportation, commonly referred to as LADOT, is an agency created by Los Angeles City Ordinance, and is governed by a citizen commission. The 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 next to LACMTA. It consist 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, construction, and operation is provided by the Los Angeles City Department of Public Works. The LADOT performs many different transportation related duties:
This Department is responsible for the development of plans to meet the ground transportation needs of the traveling public and commerce; it has centralized authority over the conceptual planning and operation of the City’s streets and highways system; and it provides a primary interface with the other government agencies on transportation matters. The Department studies traffic problems; analyzes the effect of new development on parking and highway needs; designs, installs and maintains traffic signs, signals, parking meters, street name signs, line striping and other transportation control devices; develops and operates bus transit programs for the general public and the elderly and disabled; coordinates the development of off-street parking; enforces parking regulations; administers the City’s Administrative Adjudication Program for parking citation appeals; collects parking violation revenues; collects parking meter revenue; provides for intersection control; provides crossing guard services at public and parochial schools; provides public utility regulation through investigation of services and rates of the privately owned public utilities, such as taxicabs, ambulances and sightseeing vehicles; and prepares and enforces provisions of franchises. - From pg. 36 "Your Government at a Glance, Facts About the City of Los Angeles" 2006 Edition by Frank T. Martinez, Los Angeles City Clerk.
LADOT is one of the few transportation agencies to have a song sung about it. L.A. Dot, with music by Randy Rogel, tells the story of the Animaniacs character Dot as she watches buses go by with her name.[1]
Current LADOT transit services
DASH
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DASH (Downtown Area Short Hop) currently operates 30 routes covering Downtown Los Angeles and many outlying communities within the City. Its primary function is to provide localized service and is a feeder into the countywide MTA Metro service.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Ladot-dash2.jpg/200px-Ladot-dash2.jpg)
DASH Community Routes include:
- Beachwood Canyon (connects with the Metro Red Line) (LADOT community connection #208)
- Boyle Heights/East LA (EX LACMTA #255)
- Chesterfield Square (connects with the Metro Blue Line)
- Downtown A: Little Tokyo/City West (connects with Metro Red Line, Metro Gold Line, Metro Blue Line and Metro Expo Line)
- Downtown B: Chinatown/Financial District (connects with the Metro Red Line, Metro Gold Line, Metro Blue Line, Metrolink Lines: Ventura County, Antelope Valley, San Bernardino, 91, Riverside, and Orange County, and Amtrak lines: Pacific Surfliner, Coast Starlight, Sunset Limited, Southwest Chief, and Texas Eagle
- Downtown D: Union Station/South Park (connects with the Metro Red Line, Metro Gold Line, Metro Blue Line, Metro Expo Line, Metrolink Lines: Ventura County, Antelope Valley, San Bernardino, 91, Riverside, and Orange County, and Amtrak lines: Pacific Surfliner, Coast Starlight, Sunset Limited, Southwest Chief, and Texas Eagle
- Downtown E: City West/Financial District (connects with the Metro Red Line and Metro Blue Line)
- Downtown F: Financial District Exposition Park/USC (connects with the Metro Red Line Metro Blue Line and Metro Expo Line)
- Hollywood (connects with the Metro Red Line)
- Hollywood/Wilshire (Larchmont Shuttle) (connects with the Metro Red Line, Metro Purple Line)
- King-East
- Leimert/Slauson
- Lincoln Heights /Chinatown (connects with the Metro Gold Line)
- Los Feliz (weekdays)/Weekend Observatory Shuttle (connects with the Metro Red Line) (LADOT community connection #203)
- Northridge (connects with Metrolink Line: Ventura County)
- Pico Union/Echo Park (connects with the Metro Red Line and Metro Blue Line)
- San Pedro(LADOT community connection #147)
- Southeast/Pueblo Del Rio (connects with the Metro Blue Line)
- Van Nuys/Studio City (connects with the Metro Orange Line)
- Vermont/Main
- Watts (connects with the Metro Blue Line, Metro Green Line)
- Wilshire Center/Koreatown (connects with the Metro Red Line, Metro Purple Line )
Most DASH buses are El Dorado EZ-Rider vehicles powered by clean propane fuel. The first two digits of DASH bus numbers denote which year the bus came into service. For instance, 98001 denotes 1998 and 06301 denotes 2006. All DASH buses are 30 feet (9.1 m) long, making it easier for dense neighborhoods where there are narrower streets and tighter turns.
Fares
Fare Type | Fare |
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One-way | $0.50 |
One-way (S/D/M) | $0.25 |
60 Trip Tickets | $30.00 |
Monthly Pass | $18.00 |
LADOT DASH is free to Metrolink/EZ Pass holders and children age 4 (maximum of 2 with an accompanying adult).
LADOT DASH Current Bus fleet
Make and Model |
Picture | Year | Numbers (Quantity Ordered) |
Engine and Transmission |
Fuel Type | Notes | |
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30 feet in length | |||||||
ElDorado National E-Z Rider | 1999–2000 | 99006-99037, 99040-99070 (63 buses) |
|
Propane |
| ||
ElDorado National E-Z Rider II | 2002 | 02001-02040
02042-02078 |
|
Propane |
| ||
ElDorado National E-Z Rider II | 03006 | 2003 | 03001-03008 (8 buses) |
|
Propane |
| |
ElDorado National E-Z Rider II MAX | 2006 | 06301-06319 (19 buses) |
|
Propane |
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ElDorado National E-Z Rider II MAX | 07302 | 2007 | 07301-07305 (5 buses) |
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Propane |
| |
ElDorado National E-Z Rider II MAX | 09321 | 2009 | 09301-09324 (24 buses) |
|
Propane |
| |
StarTrans Classic American Trolley | 11203 | 2011 | 11201-11203 (3 buses) |
? | Propane |
| |
ElDorado National Axess BRT | 12301 | 2012 | 12301-12314 (14 buses) |
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CNG |
| |
El Dorado National EZ Rider BRT | 12316 | 2012 | 12315-12336 (22 buses) |
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CNG |
| |
El Dorado National EZ Rider BRT | 2013 | 13301-13322 (22 buses) |
|
CNG |
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ElDorado National Axess BRT | 2013 | 13323-13328 (6 buses) |
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CNG |
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LADOT DASH Retired bus fleet
Make and Model |
Picture | Year | Numbers (Quantity Ordered) |
Engine and Transmission |
Fuel Type | Retired | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gillig Phantom | 87031[1] | 1987 | 87029-87032 (4 buses) |
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Diesel | 2012 |
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ElDorado National Escort RE | 92093 | 1992 | 92093 (1 bus) |
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Bluebird CSFE 3703 | 96004 | 1996 |
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Orion 05.505 CNG | 1996 | 96501 (1 bus) |
CNG | 2012 |
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ElDorado National Escort RE | 20002 | 199? | 20001-?????, |
| |||
El Dorado Transmark | 98014 | 1998 | 98001-98014 (14 buses) |
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Propane | 2009 |
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ElDorado National E-Z Rider | 98017 | 1998 | 98015-98030 (16 buses) |
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Propane | 2012 |
|
El Dorado Transmark | 98031 | 1999 | 98031 (1 bus) |
Propane | |||
ElDorado National Escort RE | 99002 | 1999 | 99002 (1 bus) |
Electric | 2010 |
| |
Freightliner Supreme Classic Trolley | 01002 | 2001 | 01001-01003 (3 buses) |
Diesel | 2011 |
| |
ElDorado National E-Z Rider | 01041 | 2001 | 01041 (1 bus) |
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Propane | 2012 |
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New Flyer MiDi | 2014 | 14301 (1 bus) |
Electric | 2014 |
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Commuter Express
Commuter Express is an express bus service, consisting of 13 routes, all but one running during rush hours only. Most routes were former Metro lines that were cancelled. Fares are based on a flat rate for travel on streets plus an extra charge based on the distance traveled on freeways.
Services
Unless otherwise noted, all service operates weekdays rush hours only in the peak direction: towards Downtown LA during the AM rush and from Downtown LA during the PM rush.
Boarding Restrictions: 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 | |
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142 [2]
|
San Pedro Ports O'Call |
Long Beach Transit Mall | 7th Street, Ocean Boulevard |
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409 [3]
|
Sylmar Foothill Boulevard and Glenoaks Boulevard |
Downtown LA Hill Street and 12th Street |
San Fernando Valley: Foothill Boulevard Downtown LA: Flower & Figueroa Streets, 7th Street |
|
419 [4]
|
Chatsworth Station | Downtown LA University of Southern California |
San Fernando Valley: Devonshire Street Downtown LA: Hill Street, Figueroa Street |
|
422 [5]
|
Thousand Oaks The Oaks Shopping Center |
Downtown LA University of Southern California |
Ventura County: Thousand Oaks Boulevard, Agora Road Downtown LA: Figueroa & Flower Streets |
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423 [6]
|
Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks Transit Center |
Downtown LA University of Southern California |
Ventura County: Agora Road, Ventura Boulevard Downtown LA: Figueroa & Flower Streets |
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431 [7]
|
Westwood VA Medical Center Park and Ride |
Downtown LA Union Station |
Westside: Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Glen Boulevard Downtown LA: Venice Boulevard, Figueroa & Flower Streets, Grand & Olive Streets |
|
437 [8]
|
Venice Pacific Avenue and Washington Boulevard |
Downtown LA Temple Street and Los Angeles Street |
Westside: Culver Boulevard Downtown LA: Figueroa & Flower Streets, Grand & Olive Streets |
|
438 [9]
|
Downtown LA Temple Street and Los Angeles Street |
Redondo Beach Palos Verdes Boulevard and Via Valencia |
Downtown LA Figueroa & Flower Streets Beach Cities: Highland Avenue, Hermosa Avenue |
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448 [10]
|
Downtown LA Temple Street and Los Angeles Street |
Rancho Palos Verdes Crest Road and Crenshaw Boulevard |
Downtown LA: Figueroa & Flower Streets South Bay: Hawthorne Boulevard, Pacific Coast Highway |
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534 [11]
|
Westwood Wilshire Boulevard and Veteran Avenue |
Downtown LA Union Station |
Westside: Wilshire Boulevard, Olympic Boulevard Downtown LA: Figueroa & Flower Streets, 1st Street |
|
549 [12]
|
Encino Encino Park and Ride |
Pasadena Lake Gold Line station |
Burbank Boulevard, Ventura Freeway |
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573 [13]
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Mission Hills Chatsworth Street and Orion Street |
Century City Constellation Boulevard and Century Park West |
San Fernando Valley: Balboa Boulevard Westwood: Gayley Avenue, Wilshire Boulevard |
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574 [14]
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Sylmar Metrolink station | El Segundo Space Park Drive and Aviation Boulevard |
San Fernando Valley: Balboa Boulevard, Chatsworth Street South Bay: Sepulveda Boulevard, Aviation Boulevard |
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Union Station/Bunker Hill Shuttle [15]
|
Downtown LA Union Station |
Bunker Hill Hope Street and 4th Street |
Grand Avenue |
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On weekends, LADOT also operates the Observatory Shuttle, which provides access for tourists from the Vermont/Sunset rapid transit station to Griffith Observatory.
Commuter Express services are provided by a variety of suburban vehicles, including Gillig Phantoms, Neoplan Metroliners, and Stewart & Stevenson Apollo T-40s. Also part of the fleet are a small number of CNG powered Orion V coaches.
Fares
Fare Type | General | Senior/Disabled/Medicare |
---|---|---|
Base | $1.50 | $0.75 |
Zone 1 | $2.50 | $1.25 |
Zone 2 | $3.00 | $1.50 |
Zone 3 | $3.75 | $1.85 |
Zone 4 | $4.25 | $2.10 |
Transfer | $0.25 | $0.10 |
Trip Tickets and Monthly Passes
Fare Type | 20 Trip Tickets | Monthly Pass | EZ Pass | EZ Pass (S/D/M) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Base | $30.00 | $57.00 | $84.00 | $35.00 |
Zone 1 | $46.00 | $80.00 | $106.00 | $44.50 |
Zone 2 | $56.00 | $100.00 | $128.00 | $54.00 |
Zone 3 | $67.00 | $124.00 | $150.00 | $63.50 |
Zone 4 | $75.00 | $140.00 | $172.00 | $73.00 |
LADOT DASH Commuter Express Current Bus fleet
Make and Model |
Picture | Year | Numbers (Quantity Ordered) |
Engine and Transmission |
Fuel Type | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Neoplan USA AN345/3 | 024505 | 2002 | 024501-024505 (5 buses) |
|
CNG |
|
Orion V | 04403 | 2004 | 04401-04403 (3 buses) |
|
CNG |
|
Motor Coach Industries D4000CT | [2] | 2011-2012 | 11401-11402, 12401-12493 (95 buses) |
|
CNG |
|
ElDorado National Axess BRT | 2013 | 13401-13403? (? buses) |
|
CNG |
|
Retired Bus fleet
Make and Model |
Picture | Year | Numbers | Engine and Transmission |
Fuel Type | Retired | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gillig Phantom | 85004 | 1985 | 85001-85004 (4 buses) |
|
Diesel | 2011 |
|
Gillig Phantom | 87020 | 1987 | 87001-87028 (28 buses) |
Diesel | 2011/2012 |
| |
Gillig Phantom | [5] | 1988 | 88001-88010 (10 buses) |
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Diesel | 2011-2012 |
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Gillig Phantom | 1988 | 88011-88013 (3 buses) |
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Diesel | 2011-2012 |
| |
Gillig Phantom | 1991 | 91045 (1 bus) |
|
Diesel |
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Neoplan AN440 | [6] | Diesel | |||||
Neoplan Suburban AN440/3 40' | [8] | 1987 | 1113, 1128, 1155 and 1188
|
|
Diesel |
| |
TMC RTS-06 (T80-206) | 1344 | 1992 | 1245, 1256, 1344, 1375, ? (5 buses) |
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Diesel | 2010 |
|
Neoplan AN340/3 | 92002 | 1992 | 92001-92038, 92060-92065 (44 buses) |
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Diesel | 2011-2012 |
|
Stewart and Stevenson Apollo T-40 | 92058 | 1992 | 92039-92044, 92046, 92048, 92050, 92052, 92054-92055, 92057-92058 (14 buses) |
|
Diesel | December 2011 |
|
Gillig Phantom | 8079 | 1994 | 8079 (1 bus) |
Diesel |
| ||
Orion 05.505 CNG | 1994 | 94401 (1 bus) |
CNG | 2012 |
| ||
Gillig Phantom | 96401 | 1994 | 96401 (1 bus) |
|
Diesel | 2012 |
|
Gillig Phantom | 96002 | 1996 | 96001-96005 (5 buses) |
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Diesel | 2012/2013(?) |
|
CityRide
CityRide is a program for individuals in the City of Los Angeles, aged 65 or older and for qualified disabled persons.
LADOT Cityride Current Bus fleet
Make and Model |
Picture | Year | Numbers | Engine and Transmission |
Fuel Type | Assigned Divisions | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ford E350/Aerotech | [9] | 2003 | 03101-031?? | Diesel | opreated by MV Transportation inc | ||
Ford E350/Aerotech | [10] | 2009 | 09101-091?? | Diesel | opreated by MV Transportation inc |
References
- ^ http://www2.cruzio.com/~keeper/125.html
- ^ http://www.ladottransit.com/comexp/routes/142/ce142.pdf
- ^ http://www.ladottransit.com/comexp/routes/409/ce409.pdf
- ^ http://www.ladottransit.com/comexp/routes/419/ce419.pdf
- ^ http://www.ladottransit.com/comexp/routes/422/ce422.pdf
- ^ http://www.ladottransit.com/comexp/routes/423/ce423.pdf
- ^ http://www.ladottransit.com/comexp/routes/431/ce431.pdf
- ^ http://www.ladottransit.com/comexp/routes/437/ce437.pdf
- ^ http://www.ladottransit.com/comexp/routes/438/ce438.pdf
- ^ http://www.ladottransit.com/comexp/routes/448/ce448.pdf
- ^ http://www.ladottransit.com/comexp/routes/534/ce534.pdf
- ^ http://www.ladottransit.com/comexp/routes/549/ce549.pdf
- ^ http://www.ladottransit.com/comexp/routes/573/ce573.pdf
- ^ http://www.ladottransit.com/comexp/routes/574/ce574.pdf
- ^ http://www.ladottransit.com/comexp/routes/UnionBunker/unionbunker.pdf
External links
LADOT DASH Eldorado EZ Rider II MAX #06318 Ladot Dash 06318
LADOT DASH's buses at Echo Park Ladot Dashes at...
LADOT DASH's at Maintenance Yard. Dashes at Maintenance yard
BUSTVCHAN LADOT Photo Album
External links
- Public transportation in Los Angeles County, California
- Bus transportation in California
- Transportation in Los Angeles, California
- Transportation in the San Fernando Valley
- Transportation in Los Angeles County, California
- Government of Los Angeles, California
- Transit authorities with alternative-fuel vehicles