DASH Service
  • Discontinue the following routes:
    1. Center City East DASH
    2. Downtown C DASH
    3. Downtown Discovery (DD) DASH
    4. Fairfax DASH
    5. Hollywood/West Hollywood DASH
    6. Hyde Park Shuttle
    7. Warner Center DASH
  • Reduce service on the following routes:
    1. Fairfax DASH
      Reduce service to 30 minute frequency
    2. Van Nuys/Studio City DASH
      Reduce service to 30 minute frequency
    3. Downtown D DASH
      Reduce service to 15 minute frequency after 6:00 PM
    4. El Sereno/City Terrace DASH
      Reduce weekday and Saturday service to 25 minutes frequency from 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM; Reduce Sunday and Holiday service to 25 minute frequency
    5. Highland Park/Eagle Rock
      Realign service along Townsend Ave., discontinuing service along Yosemite Dr. and Colorado Blvd. east of Townsend Ave. due to Metro Duplication; Eliminate weekday service after 6:30 PM; Eliminate service on Sundays and Holidays
    6. Lincoln Heights/Chinatown DASH
      Reduce service to 30 minute frequency on weekdays and Saturdays; Eliminate weekday service after 6:30 PM; Eliminate service on Sundays and Holidays
    7. Northridge DASH
      Eliminate commuter trippers and reduce midday service to 15 minute frequency
    8. Wilmington DASH
      Eliminate service after 7:00 PM
    9. Hollywood DASH
      Eliminate weekday service after 6:30 PM; Eliminate service on Sundays and Holidays
    10. Southeast DASH
      Eliminate weekday service after 6:30 PM
    11. Wilshire Center/Koreatown DASH
      Eliminate weekday service after 6:30 PM
    12. Panorama City/Van Nuys DASH
      Eliminate weekday service after 6:30 PM
    13. Crenshaw DASH
      Eliminate service on Sundays and Holidays
    14. Midtown DASH
      Eliminate service on Sundays and Holidays
    Increase Fares as follows:
    Fare Type Current Fare Year 1 Fare Year 2 Fare
    DASH Cash Fare $0.25 $0.35 $0.50
    DASH Discount Fare $0.10 $0.15 $0.25
    DASH Monthly Pass $9.00 $13.00 $18.00
    DASH Booklet of 60 $15.00 $21.00 $30.00
Commuter Express
  • Discontinue the following routes:
    1. Commuter Express 413
    2. Commuter Express 430
    3. Commuter Express 575
  • Reduce service on the following routes:
    1. Commuter Express 142
      Remove alignment to Customs House; Reduce service to 30 minute frequency until 9:00 PM, reduce service to 60 minute frequency after 9:00 PM
    2. Commuter Express 422
      Eliminate two WB trips (6:29 AM, 6:44 AM) and two EB trips (3:50 PM, 4:34 PM)
    3. Commuter Express 423
      Move western terminus from Borchard Rd to Thousand Oaks Transit Center; Elminate one EB trip (8:00 AM)
    4. Commuter Express 419
      Remove service west of Metrolink Station
  • Adjust service on the following routes:
    1. Commuter Express 431
      Realign selected trips to serve Loyola High School to provide alternative for students impacted by the cancellation of CE 430
  • Increase Fares as follows:

    Fare Type

    Current Fare

    Year 1 Fare

    Year 2 Fare

    CE Base Cash $0.90 $1.25 $1.50
    CE Zone 1 Cash¹ $1.75 $2.20 $2.50
    CE Zone 2 Cash¹ $2.20 $2.75 $3.00
    CE Zone 3 Cash¹ $2.65 $3.30 $3.75
    CE Zone 4 Cash¹ $3.10 $3.90 $4.25
    CE Base Pass $40.00 $50.00 $57.00
    CE Zone 1 Pass $56.00 $70.00 $80.00
    CE Zone 2 Pass $71.00 $89.00 $100.00
    CE Zone 3 Pass $86.00 $108.00 $124.00
    CE Zone 4 Pass $99.00 $124.00 $140.00
    LADOT Booklet $18.00 $25.00 $30.00
    Booklet Zone 1 $32.00 $40.00 $46.00
    Booklet Zone 2 $39.00 $49.00 $56.00
    Booklet Zone 3 $46.00 $58.00 $67.00
    Booklet Zone 4 $52.00 $65.00 $75.00

    ¹Discount fares would be offered at 50 percent of the base
    cash fare for each zone.

Cityride
    1. Eliminate Bus Pass Subsidy Program
      • Monthly cost will increase from $0.98 to $14, price of regular Metro Discounted pass
      • Per trip cost will increase from $0.03 to $0.36
    2. Increase quarterly fees & reduce Cityride
      annual fare to $168
      • Increase from $6 per quarter to $9 per quarter for low-income classification
      • Increase from $15 per quarter to $21 per quarter for non low-income
      • Both will buy $168 in annual fare value
    3. Reduce Dial-a-Ride service based on demand
      • Reduction in annual fare value to $168 will require
        less Dial-a-Ride service
      • Reduction will also require less Taxi service
    4. Charge additional premium of $4 in fare value for trips of 11-20 miles
      • Total cost of trips over 10 miles will increase to $8
    5. Increase Dial-a-Ride Fare once Scrip runs out
      • Cost increase to $3 per trips up to 10 miles,
        $6 for trips over 10 miles
    6. Increase one-time emergency fare value fees
      • Cost increase from $2 for $24 in fare value to
        $12 for $24 in fare value

       

Charter Bus

    Discontinue Charter Bus Program unless direct funding be made available through individual Council Districts and City Departments

     

Next Steps
    1. Recommendations will need to be implemented in July 2010
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