Los Angeles Department of Transportation
{{Short description|Transport municipal agency in Los Angeles, California, USA}}
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| name = Los Angeles Department of Transportation
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| image =Downtown DASH Proterra Catalyst bus in July 2023.jpg
| image_caption =Downtown DASH Proterra Catalyst bus in July 2023
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| headquarters = Caltrans District 7 Headquarters Building
| locale = Los Angeles, California, US
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| service_type = Bus services, paratransit, traffic operations, transportation planning
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| routes = 15 Commuter Express
31 DASH
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|operator=MV Transportation (bus services)| website = {{URL|ladot.lacity.org}}
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The Los Angeles Department of Transportation, commonly referred to as LADOT, is a municipal agency that 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 next to Metro. 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 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.{{cite web|title=Operating Groups : Department of Transportation : City of Los Angeles|url=http://ladot.lacity.org/WhatWeDo/AboutUs/OperatingGroups/index.htm|website=LADOT|access-date=2017-07-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929021428/http://ladot.lacity.org/WhatWeDo/AboutUs/OperatingGroups/index.htm|archive-date=2013-09-29|date=29 September 2013}}
Routes
= DASH =
File:Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) bus at Lincoln Heights.jpg
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 {{convert|30|ft|m}} or {{convert|35|ft|m}} long, making it easier to navigate in dense neighborhoods with narrower streets and tighter turns compared to a typical {{convert|40|ft|m|adj=on}} 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.
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= Commuter Express =
Commuter Express is an express bus service, consisting of 15 routes, all but one running during rush hours only. Service started in 1985.[http://ladot.lacity.org/stellent/groups/Departments/@LADOT_Contributor/documents/Contributor_Web_Content/LACITYP_021768.pdf LADOT Short Range Transit Plan FY 2011-12], Retrieved 2014-09-20 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 {{convert|40|ft|m|adj=on}} or {{convert|45|ft|m|adj=on}} 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.[http://libraryarchives.metro.net/DPGTL/maps/1989_SCRTD_transit_map.JPG 1989 RTD Bus System Map], Retrieved 2014-09-20
Routes 419, 423, 431, 437, 438, and 448 are former Southern California Rapid Transit District lines that were transferred to LADOT.[http://libraryarchives.metro.net/DPGTL/maps/1985_RTD_Bus_Map_11x17.jpg 1985 RTD Bus Map], Retrieved 2014-09-20
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.
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style="vertical-align:top"|{{Anchor|142}}142 {{Cite web |title=Commuter Express 142 station |url=https://www.ladottransit.com/comexp/routes/142/142.html |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=Los Angeles Department of Transportation}} |San Pedro |Long Beach |7th St, SR47, I-710, Ocean Bl |
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style="vertical-align:top"|{{Anchor|409}}409 {{Cite web |title=Commuter Express 409 station |url=https://www.ladottransit.com/comexp/routes/409/409.html |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=Los Angeles Department of Transportation}} |Sylmar |Downtown LA |San Fernando Valley: Foothill Bl |
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style="vertical-align:top"|{{Anchor|419}}419 {{Cite web |title=Commuter Express 419 station |url=https://www.ladottransit.com/comexp/routes/419/419.html |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=Los Angeles Department of Transportation}} |Downtown LA |San Fernando Valley: Devonshire St |
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style="vertical-align:top"|{{Anchor|422}}422 {{Cite web |title=Commuter Express 422 station |url=https://www.ladottransit.com/comexp/routes/422/422.html |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=Los Angeles Department of Transportation}} |Exposition Park |Downtown LA: Figueroa St/Flower St |
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style="vertical-align:top"|{{Anchor|423}}423 {{Cite web |title=Commuter Express 423 station |url=https://www.ladottransit.com/comexp/routes/423/423.html |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=Los Angeles Department of Transportation}} |Thousand Oaks |Downtown LA |Ventura County: Agoura Rd, Ventura Bl |
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style="vertical-align:top"|{{Anchor|431}}431 {{Cite web |title=Commuter Express 431 station |url=https://www.ladottransit.com/comexp/routes/431/431.html |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=Los Angeles Department of Transportation}} |Westwood |Downtown LA |Westside: Wilshire Bl, Beverly Glen Bl |
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style="vertical-align:top"|{{Anchor|437}}437 {{Cite web |title=Commuter Express 437 station |url=https://www.ladottransit.com/comexp/routes/437/437.html |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=Los Angeles Department of Transportation}} |Venice |Downtown LA |Westside: Culver Bl, Jefferson Bl |
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rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"|{{Anchor|438}}438 {{Cite web |title=Commuter Express 438 station |url=https://www.ladottransit.com/comexp/routes/438/438.html |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=Los Angeles Department of Transportation}} |Redondo Beach | rowspan="2" |Downtown LA | rowspan="2" |Beach Cities: Highland Av, Hermosa Av | rowspan="2" |
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Redondo Beach Redondo Beach station {{small|(short line)}} |
style="vertical-align:top"|{{Anchor|439}}439 {{Cite web |title=Commuter Express 439 station |url=https://www.ladottransit.com/comexp/routes/439/439.html |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=Los Angeles Department of Transportation}} |Downtown LA |Downtown LA: Figueroa St/Flower St |
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style="vertical-align:top"|{{Anchor|448}}448 {{Cite web |title=Commuter Express 448 station |url=https://www.ladottransit.com/comexp/routes/448/448.html |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=Los Angeles Department of Transportation}} |Rancho Palos Verdes |Downtown LA |South Bay: Hawthorne Bl, Pacific Coast Hwy |
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style="vertical-align:top"|{{Anchor|534}}534 {{Cite web |title=Commuter Express 534 station |url=https://www.ladottransit.com/comexp/routes/534/534.html |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=Los Angeles Department of Transportation}} |Downtown LA |Westwood |Downtown LA: Figueroa St/Flower St, 1st St |
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style="vertical-align:top"|{{Anchor|549}}549 {{Cite web |title=Commuter Express 549 station |url=https://www.ladottransit.com/comexp/routes/549/549.html |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=Los Angeles Department of Transportation}} |Encino |Burbank Bl, SR134 |
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style="vertical-align:top"|{{Anchor|573}}573 {{Cite web |title=Commuter Express 573 station |url=https://www.ladottransit.com/comexp/routes/573/573.html |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=Los Angeles Department of Transportation}} |Mission Hills |Century City |San Fernando Valley: Balboa Bl |
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style="vertical-align:top"|{{Anchor|574}}574 {{Cite web |title=Commuter Express 574 station |url=https://www.ladottransit.com/comexp/routes/574/574.html |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=Los Angeles Department of Transportation}} |Sylmar |El Segundo |San Fernando Valley: Balboa Bl, Chatsworth St |
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style="vertical-align:top"|{{Anchor|Union Station/Bunker Hill Shuttle|Bunker Hill Shuttle}}Union Station/Bunker Hill Shuttle {{Cite web |title=Union station/ Bunker Hill Shuttle |url=https://www.ladottransit.com/comexp/routes/usbunkerhill/usbunkerhill.html |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=Los Angeles Department of Transportation}} |Downtown LA |Bunker Hill |Grand Av |
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Bus fleet
= DASH =
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!Make/Model !Fleet Numbers !Year !Notes |
rowspan="2" |ENC E-Z Rider II MAX Propane
|06301-06319 |2006 |
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09301-09324
|2009 |
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rowspan="4" |ENC E-Z Rider II BRT CNG
|12315-12336 |2012 | |
13301-13322
|2013 | |
15355-15366
|2016 | |
17305-17314
|2017 | |
rowspan="3" |ENC Axess BRT CNG
|12301-12314 |2012 | |
13323-13328
|2013 | |
15367-15374
|2016 | |
Gillig BRT CNG 29' |15301-15354 |2015 | |
Freightliner M2 35' |2601-2655 |2014 | |
BYD K9S
|17301-17304 |2016-2017 | |
Proterra Catalyst BE35
|20301-20326 |2020 |
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BYD K7M
|21301-21325 |2020 | |
Gillig BRT 29' |25301-25327 |2025 | |
Gillig BRT HEV 29' |25328-25354 |2025 | |
= Commuter Express =
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!Make/Model !Fleet Numbers !Year !Notes |
rowspan="6" |MCI D4000CT CNG
|11401 |2011 | |
11402
|2011 | |
12401-12493
|2011 | |
16401-16409
|2016 | |
17401-17406
|2017 | |
19401-19405
|2019 | |
ENC Axess BRT CNG
|13401-13403 |2013 |
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BYD C10M
|21401-21530 |2021 |
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References
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External links
- [http://www.ladot.lacity.org/ Los Angeles Department of Transportation]
- [http://trafficinfo.lacity.org/ TrafficInfo]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140611233056/http://cityclerk.lacity.org/cps/pdf/govtglnc.pdf Department summary, p. 36]
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Category:Public transportation in Los Angeles County, California
Category:Bus transportation in California
Category:Transportation in Los Angeles
Category:Transportation in the San Fernando Valley
Category:Transportation in Los Angeles County, California