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Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
. 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
Transportation planning
Transportation planning is a field involved with the evaluation, assessment, design and siting of transportation facilities .-Models and Sustainability :...
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
Animaniacs
Steven Spielberg Presents Animaniacs, usually referred to as simply Animaniacs, is an American animated series, distributed by Warner Bros. Television and produced by Amblin Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation. The cartoon was the second animated series produced by the collaboration of Steven...
character Dot as she watches buses go by with her name.
History
Los Angeles City Department of Traffic officer John K. Dancler was fired in 2009 after appearing in a pornographic video in 2008. He had appealed the firing. Fellow officer Vaughn Dorsey, who appeared in the video, is still employed by the Department of Transportation. Department of Transportation should not be confused with the LAPD as it is a separate department and is non-sworn.DASH
DASH (Downtown Area Short Hop) currently operates 30 routes covering Downtown Los AngelesDowntown Los Angeles
Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, United States, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area...
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.
DASH Community Routes include:
- Beachwood Canyon (connects with the Metro Red Line) (LADOT community connection #208)
- Boyle Heights/East LAEast Los Angeles (region)East Los Angeles is the portion of the City of Los Angeles that lies east of Downtown Los Angeles, the Los Angeles River and the unincorporated areas of Lincoln Heights, west of the San Gabriel Valley, East Los Angeles and City Terrace, south of Cypress Park, and north of Vernon, California and...
(EX LACMTA #255)
- Chesterfield Square (connects with the Metro Blue Line)
- CrenshawCrenshaw-People:*Ander Crenshaw , American politician*Ben Crenshaw , American professional golfer*John Crenshaw , American landowner and slave trader*Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw , law professor...
- Downtown A: Little TokyoLittle TokyoLittle Tokyo may refer to:* Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, California* Little Tokyo, Vancouver* Little Tokyo, U.S.A., a 1942 American film* Another term for a Japantown* Shigeri Akabane , Japanese professional wrestler...
/City West (connects with Metro Red Line, Metro Gold Line and the Metro Blue Line)
- Downtown B: ChinatownChinatown, Los AngelesChinatown in Los Angeles, California is located in the city's downtown area. Built in 1938, it is the second Chinatown to be constructed in Los Angeles. The original historic Chinatown was founded in the late 19th century, but was demolished to make room for Union Station, the city's major rail...
/Financial District (connects with the Metro Red Line, Metro Gold Line, Metro Blue Line, MetrolinkMetrolink (Southern California)Metrolink is a commuter rail system serving Los Angeles and the surrounding area of Southern California; it currently consists of six lines and 55 stations using of track....
Lines: Ventura County, Antelope Valley, San Bernardino, 91, Riverside, and Orange County, and AmtrakAmtrakThe National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
lines: Pacific SurflinerPacific SurflinerThe Pacific Surfliner is a Amtrak regional passenger train route serving communities on the coast of Southern California between San Diego and San Luis Obispo....
, Coast StarlightCoast StarlightThe Coast Starlight is a passenger train operated by Amtrak on the West Coast of the United States. It runs from King Street Station in Seattle, Washington, to Union Station in Los Angeles, California. The train's name was formed as a merging of two of Southern Pacific's train names, the Coast...
, Sunset LimitedSunset LimitedThe Sunset Limited is a passenger train that for most of its history has run between New Orleans, Louisiana and Los Angeles, California, and that from early 1993 through late August 2005 also ran east of New Orleans to Jacksonville, Florida, making it during that time the only true transcontinental...
, Southwest ChiefSouthwest ChiefThe Southwest Chief is a passenger train operated by Amtrak on a 2256-mile BNSF route through the Midwestern and Southwestern United States. It runs from Chicago, Illinois, to Los Angeles, California, passing through Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and California...
, and Texas EagleTexas EagleThe Texas Eagle is a 1306-mile passenger train route operated by Amtrak in the central and western United States. Trains run daily between Chicago, Illinois, and San Antonio, Texas, and continue to Los Angeles, California, 2728 miles total, three days a week...
- Downtown D: Union StationUnion Station (Los Angeles)Los Angeles Union Station is the main railway station in Los Angeles, California. The station has rail services by Amtrak and Amtrak California and Metrolink; light rail/subways are the Metro Rail Red Line, Purple Line, Gold Line. Bus rapid transport runs on the Silver Line...
/South Park (connects with the Metro Red Line, Metro Gold Line, Metro Blue Line, MetrolinkMetrolink (Southern California)Metrolink is a commuter rail system serving Los Angeles and the surrounding area of Southern California; it currently consists of six lines and 55 stations using of track....
Lines: Ventura County, Antelope Valley, San Bernardino, 91, Riverside, and Orange County, and AmtrakAmtrakThe National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
lines: Pacific SurflinerPacific SurflinerThe Pacific Surfliner is a Amtrak regional passenger train route serving communities on the coast of Southern California between San Diego and San Luis Obispo....
, Coast StarlightCoast StarlightThe Coast Starlight is a passenger train operated by Amtrak on the West Coast of the United States. It runs from King Street Station in Seattle, Washington, to Union Station in Los Angeles, California. The train's name was formed as a merging of two of Southern Pacific's train names, the Coast...
, Sunset LimitedSunset LimitedThe Sunset Limited is a passenger train that for most of its history has run between New Orleans, Louisiana and Los Angeles, California, and that from early 1993 through late August 2005 also ran east of New Orleans to Jacksonville, Florida, making it during that time the only true transcontinental...
, Southwest ChiefSouthwest ChiefThe Southwest Chief is a passenger train operated by Amtrak on a 2256-mile BNSF route through the Midwestern and Southwestern United States. It runs from Chicago, Illinois, to Los Angeles, California, passing through Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and California...
, and Texas EagleTexas EagleThe Texas Eagle is a 1306-mile passenger train route operated by Amtrak in the central and western United States. Trains run daily between Chicago, Illinois, and San Antonio, Texas, and continue to Los Angeles, California, 2728 miles total, three days a week...
- Downtown E: City West/Financial District (connects with the Metro Red Line and Metro Blue Line)
- Downtown F: Financial District Exposition Park/USCUniversity of Southern CaliforniaThe University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
(connects with the Metro Red Line and Metro Blue Line
- El SerenoEl Sereno-Locations:* For the district in Northeast Los Angeles, see El Sereno, Los Angeles.* For the mountain in Santa Clara County, California, see the El Sereno Open Space Preserve.* For the city named after El Sereno mountain, see Monte Sereno, California-Schools:...
/City Terrace
- FairfaxFairfax, CaliforniaFairfax is an incorporated town in Marin County, California, United States. Fairfax is located west-northwest of San Rafael, at an elevation of 115 feet...
- Highland ParkHighland Park, Los Angeles, CaliforniaHighland Park is a neighborhood in Northeast Los Angeles.-Geography:Highland Park is located along the Arroyo Seco. It is situated within what was once Rancho San Rafael of the Spanish / Mexican era...
/Eagle RockEagle Rock, Los Angeles, CaliforniaIn 1909, Hill Avenue, now Hill Drive, was one of Eagle Rock's most beautiful streets. Other streets were Royal Drive , Acacia Street , Kenilworth Avenue , Highland Avenue , and Fairmont Avenue...
- Hollywood (connects with the Metro Red Line)
- Hollywood/Wilshire (Larchmont Shuttle) (connects with the Metro Red Line, Metro Purple LinePurple Line- Public transit lines :The following public transit lines are either named the Purple Line, or colored purple on system maps:- In North America :* Purple Line , an elevated train line in Chicago...
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- King-East
- Leimert/Slauson
- Lincoln Heights /ChinatownChinatown, Los AngelesChinatown in Los Angeles, California is located in the city's downtown area. Built in 1938, it is the second Chinatown to be constructed in Los Angeles. The original historic Chinatown was founded in the late 19th century, but was demolished to make room for Union Station, the city's major rail...
(connects with the Metro Gold Line)
- Los Feliz (connects with the Metro Red Line) (LADOT community connection #203)
- MidtownSouth Los AngelesSouth Los Angeles, often abbreviated as South L.A. and formerly South Central Los Angeles, is the official name for a large geographic and cultural portion lying to the southwest and southeast of downtown Los Angeles, California. The area was formerly called South Central, and is still widely known...
- Northridge (connects with MetrolinkMetrolinkMetrolink, MetroLink, or Metro-link is the name of several transport services throughout the world:Australia*Metro-link Bus Lines, a bus operator in Sydney, New South Wales...
Line: Ventura County)
- Panorama City/Van Nuys
- Pico Union/Echo Park (connects with the Metro Red Line)
- San PedroSan Pedro, Los Angeles, CaliforniaSan Pedro is a port district of the city of Los Angeles, California, United States. It was annexed in 1909 and is a major seaport of the area...
(LADOT community connection #147)
- SoutheastSouth Los AngelesSouth Los Angeles, often abbreviated as South L.A. and formerly South Central Los Angeles, is the official name for a large geographic and cultural portion lying to the southwest and southeast of downtown Los Angeles, California. The area was formerly called South Central, and is still widely known...
/Pueblo Del RioPueblo Del RioPueblo Del Rio is a public housing project located in south-central Los Angeles, California. The address of Pueblo Del Rio is 1801 East 53rd Street, which is near the intersection of 55th and Alameda streets....
(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)
- Wilmington
- Wilshire Center/Koreatown (connects with the Metro Red Line, Metro Purple LinePurple Line- Public transit lines :The following public transit lines are either named the Purple Line, or colored purple on system maps:- In North America :* Purple Line , an elevated train line in Chicago...
)
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.
In August 2010, LADOT instituted the first fare hike in the history of the DASH system, raising fares from $0.25 to $0.35. In 2011, DASH fares will be $0.50.
LADOT DASH Current Bus fleet
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| Gillig Phantom | 87031 | 1987 | 87029-87032 | Diesel | MV Transportation DASH5B |
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| ElDorado National E-Z Rider http://www.cptdb.ca/wiki/index.php?title=ElDorado_National_E-Z_Rider | 98017
98029 |
1998 | 98015-98030 |
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Propane Propane Propane is a three-carbon alkane with the molecular formula , normally a gas, but compressible to a transportable liquid. A by-product of natural gas processing and petroleum refining, it is commonly used as a fuel for engines, oxy-gas torches, barbecues, portable stoves, and residential central... |
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| ElDorado National E-Z Rider |
99018 99059 |
1999–2000 | 99006-99037, 99040-99070 |
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Propane Propane Propane is a three-carbon alkane with the molecular formula , normally a gas, but compressible to a transportable liquid. A by-product of natural gas processing and petroleum refining, it is commonly used as a fuel for engines, oxy-gas torches, barbecues, portable stoves, and residential central... |
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| Freightliner Supreme Classic Trolley | 01002 | 2001 | 01001-01004 | Diesel Diesel engine A diesel engine is an internal combustion engine that uses the heat of compression to initiate ignition to burn the fuel, which is injected into the combustion chamber... |
Veolia Dash 1 & 2 |
Propane Propane is a three-carbon alkane with the molecular formula , normally a gas, but compressible to a transportable liquid. A by-product of natural gas processing and petroleum refining, it is commonly used as a fuel for engines, oxy-gas torches, barbecues, portable stoves, and residential central... . They use these vehicles for the Observatory Shuttle (shuttle to the Griffith Observatory Griffith Observatory Griffith Observatory is in Los Angeles, California, United States. Sitting on the south-facing slope of Mount Hollywood in L.A.'s Griffith Park, it commands a view of the Los Angeles Basin, including downtown Los Angeles to the southeast, Hollywood to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest... ) and Lincoln Heights/Chinatown route. |
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| ElDorado National E-Z Rider | 01041 | 2001 | 01041 |
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Propane Propane Propane is a three-carbon alkane with the molecular formula , normally a gas, but compressible to a transportable liquid. A by-product of natural gas processing and petroleum refining, it is commonly used as a fuel for engines, oxy-gas torches, barbecues, portable stoves, and residential central... |
Veolia Dash 1&2 |
Octa Octa may refer to:*Octa, Ohio*Octa of Kent , early king of Kent*Okta, a cloud cover over one eighth of the sky in weather reports*octa, an Infrastructure-as-a-Service portal for Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization... |
| ElDorado National E-Z Rider II |
02003 02077 |
2002 | 02001-02078 |
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Propane Propane Propane is a three-carbon alkane with the molecular formula , normally a gas, but compressible to a transportable liquid. A by-product of natural gas processing and petroleum refining, it is commonly used as a fuel for engines, oxy-gas torches, barbecues, portable stoves, and residential central... |
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| ElDorado National E-Z Rider II | 03001
03006 |
2003 | 03001-03008 |
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Propane Propane Propane is a three-carbon alkane with the molecular formula , normally a gas, but compressible to a transportable liquid. A by-product of natural gas processing and petroleum refining, it is commonly used as a fuel for engines, oxy-gas torches, barbecues, portable stoves, and residential central... |
Veolia Dash 1&2 | |
| ElDorado National E-Z Rider II MAX |
06301 06315 06318 |
2006 | 06301-06319 |
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Propane Propane Propane is a three-carbon alkane with the molecular formula , normally a gas, but compressible to a transportable liquid. A by-product of natural gas processing and petroleum refining, it is commonly used as a fuel for engines, oxy-gas torches, barbecues, portable stoves, and residential central... |
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| ElDorado National E-Z Rider II MAX | 07302
07302 |
2007 | 07301-07305 |
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Propane Propane Propane is a three-carbon alkane with the molecular formula , normally a gas, but compressible to a transportable liquid. A by-product of natural gas processing and petroleum refining, it is commonly used as a fuel for engines, oxy-gas torches, barbecues, portable stoves, and residential central... |
MV Transportation DASH4 | |
| ElDorado National E-Z Rider II MAX | 09301
09302 09321 |
2009 | 09301-09324 |
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Propane Propane Propane is a three-carbon alkane with the molecular formula , normally a gas, but compressible to a transportable liquid. A by-product of natural gas processing and petroleum refining, it is commonly used as a fuel for engines, oxy-gas torches, barbecues, portable stoves, and residential central... |
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| StarTrans Classic American Trolley | http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonat13/5969883246/ | 2011 | 11201-11203 | ? | Propane Propane Propane is a three-carbon alkane with the molecular formula , normally a gas, but compressible to a transportable liquid. A by-product of natural gas processing and petroleum refining, it is commonly used as a fuel for engines, oxy-gas torches, barbecues, portable stoves, and residential central... |
Veolia-Dash1&2 |
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LADOT DASH Retired bus fleet
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Picture | Year | Numbers | Engine and Transmission |
Fuel Type | Ex-Assigned Divisions | Retired | Notes |
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| ElDorado National Escort RE | 92093 | 1992 | 92093 | First Transit 6 | ||||
| Bluebird CSFE 3703 | 96004 | 1996 | Veolia DASH5A | |||||
| ElDorado National Escort RE | 20002 | 199? | 20001-?????, | First Transit 6 | ||||
| El Dorado Transmark | 98014 | 1998 | 98001-98014 |
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| El Dorado Transmark | 98031 | 1999 | 98031 | Propane | ||||
| ElDorado National Escort RE | 99002 | 1999 | 99002 | Electric | MV Transportation 1&2
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Commuter Express
Commuter Express is an express busExpress bus
An express bus service is a bus service that is intended to run faster than normal bus services between the same two commuter points....
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.
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| San Pedro Ports O' Call |
Long Beach Long Beach, California Long Beach is a city situated in Los Angeles County in Southern California, on the Pacific coast of the United States. The city is the 36th-largest city in the nation and the seventh-largest in California. As of 2010, its population was 462,257... Long Beach Transit Mall |
Seventh Street, Ocean Boulevard |
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| Sylmar Foothill Boulevard and Glenoaks Boulevard |
Downtown LA Hill Street and 12th Street |
San Fernando Valley: Foothill Boulevard Downtown LA: Flower & Figueroa Streets, Seventh Street |
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| Chatsworth Station Chatsworth (Amtrak station) The Chatsworth Amtrak/Metrolink Station, sometimes referred to as the Chatsworth Transportation Center, is an Amtrak and Metrolink rail station in the Los Angeles community of Chatsworth, California, USA. It is served by both Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner from San Luis Obispo to San Diego and... |
Downtown LA University of Southern California University of Southern California The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university... |
San Fernando Valley: Devonshire Street Downtown LA: Hill Street, Figueroa Street |
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| Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, California Thousand Oaks is a city in southeastern Ventura County, California, in the United States. It was named after the many oak trees that grace the area, and the city seal is adorned with an oak.... The Oaks Shopping Center The Oaks Shopping Center The Oaks Shopping Center is a two-level indoor/outdoor, super-regional shopping mall located in Thousand Oaks, California. It is owned and managed by Macerich... |
Downtown LA University of Southern California |
Ventura County: Thousand Oaks Boulevard, Agora Road Downtown LA: Figueroa & Flower Streets |
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| 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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| Westwood VA Medical Center Park and Ride |
Downtown LA Union Station Union Station (Los Angeles) Los Angeles Union Station is the main railway station in Los Angeles, California. The station has rail services by Amtrak and Amtrak California and Metrolink; light rail/subways are the Metro Rail Red Line, Purple Line, Gold Line. Bus rapid transport runs on the Silver Line... |
Westside: Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Glen Boulevard Downtown LA: Venice Boulevard, Figueroa & Flower Streets, Grand & Olive Streets |
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| 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 |
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| Downtown LA Temple Street and Los Angeles Street |
Redondo Beach Redondo Beach, California Redondo Beach is one of the three Beach Cities located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 66,748 at the 2010 census, up from 63,261 at the 2000 census. The city is located in the South Bay region of the greater Los Angeles area.Redondo Beach was originally part of... Palos Verdes Boulevard and Via Valencia |
Downtown LA Figueroa & Flower Streets Beach Cities: Highland Avenue, Hermosa Avenue |
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| Downtown LA Temple Street and Los Angeles Street |
Rancho Palos Verdes Rancho Palos Verdes, California Rancho Palos Verdes is a city in Los Angeles County, California that was incorporated on September 7, 1973. The population was 41,643 at the 2010 census... Crest Road and Crenshaw Boulevard |
Downtown LA: Figueroa & Flower Streets South Bay: Hawthorne Boulevard, Pacific Coast Highway |
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| Westwood Wilshire Boulevard and Veteran Avenue |
Downtown LA Union Station |
Westside: Wilshire Boulevard, Olympic Boulevard Downtown LA: Figueroa & Flower Streets, First Street |
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| Encino Encino Park and Ride |
Pasadena Pasadena, California Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Although famous for hosting the annual Rose Bowl football game and Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena is the home to many scientific and cultural institutions, including the California Institute of Technology , the Jet... Lake Gold Line station |
Burbank Boulevard, Ventura Freeway |
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| Mission Hills Mission Hills, California Mission Hills is a census-designated place in Santa Barbara County, California, a short distance north of Lompoc on Highway 1. The population was 3,576 at the 2010 census, up from 3,142 at the 2000 census.-Geography:... 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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| Sylmar Metrolink station Sylmar/San Fernando (Metrolink station) Sylmar/San Fernando is a Metrolink rail station in the city of San Fernando, California. It is served by Metrolink's Antelope Valley Line from Los Angeles Union Station to Lancaster... |
El Segundo El Segundo, California El Segundo is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Located on the Santa Monica Bay, it was incorporated on January 18, 1917, and is one of the Beach Cities of Los Angeles County and part of the South Bay Cities Council of Governments... Space Park Drive and Aviation Boulevard |
San Fernando Valley: Balboa Boulevard, Chatsworth Street South Bay: Sepulveda Boulevard, Aviation Boulevard |
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Bunker Hill Hope Street and Fourth 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
Vermont/Sunset (LACMTA Station)
Vermont/Sunset Station is a heavy-rail subway station in the Los Angeles County Metro Rail system. It is located at Vermont Avenue and Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, among the East Hollywood neighborhoods of Los Feliz, Silver Lake, and Little Armenia. This station is served by the Red Line...
to Griffith Observatory
Griffith Observatory
Griffith Observatory is in Los Angeles, California, United States. Sitting on the south-facing slope of Mount Hollywood in L.A.'s Griffith Park, it commands a view of the Los Angeles Basin, including downtown Los Angeles to the southeast, Hollywood to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest...
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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.
LADOT DASH Commuter Express Current Bus fleet
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Fuel Type | Notes |
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| Gillig Gillig Gillig Corporation, formerly Gillig Bros., is a manufacturer of heavy-duty low-floor transit buses located in Hayward, California. Prior to 1993, Gillig had also been a manufacturer of school buses.-History:... Phantom |
85004 http://www.chaffeeyiu.com/photo/ladot/lx-5490.jpg |
1985 | 85001-85004 |
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Diesel |
Detroit Diesel As a corporation, Daimler Trucks North America has decided to rename the company "DETROIT".Detroit Diesel Corporation is an American-based diesel engine producer headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, USA... 6V92TA in 2000. |
| Gillig Phantom | 87020
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1987 | 87001,87003-87005,87007-87028 |
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Diesel |
Detroit Diesel As a corporation, Daimler Trucks North America has decided to rename the company "DETROIT".Detroit Diesel Corporation is an American-based diesel engine producer headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, USA... 6V92TA in 2003-2004. |
| Gillig Phantom | http://www.chaffeeyiu.com/photo/ladot/ladot-88005-423.jpg | 1988 | 88001-88010 |
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Diesel |
Octa Octa may refer to:*Octa, Ohio*Octa of Kent , early king of Kent*Okta, a cloud cover over one eighth of the sky in weather reports*octa, an Infrastructure-as-a-Service portal for Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization... unit. |
| Gillig Phantom | 1988 | 88011-88013 | Diesel |
Orange County Transportation Authority The Orange County Transportation Authority is the public sector transportation planning body and mass transit service provider for Orange County, California. Its ancestor agencies include not only the prior Orange County Transit District but also such diverse entities as the Pacific Electric... 4139 & 4143. |
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| Gillig Gillig Gillig Corporation, formerly Gillig Bros., is a manufacturer of heavy-duty low-floor transit buses located in Hayward, California. Prior to 1993, Gillig had also been a manufacturer of school buses.-History:... Phantom |
1991 | 91045 |
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Diesel |
San Diego Metropolitan Transit System The San Diego Metropolitan Transit System is the public transit service provider for Central, South, Northeast and Southeast San Diego County, in the United States. MTS operating subsidiaries include the San Diego Trolley, Incorporated , and San Diego Transit Corporation... 328. |
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| Neoplan AN340/3 | 92002 | 1992 | 92001-92038, 92060-92065 |
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Diesel |
Antelope Valley Transit Authority Antelope Valley Transit Authority is the transit agency serving the cities of Palmdale, Lancaster and Northern Los Angeles County. Antelope Valley Transit Authority is operated under contract by Veolia Transportation, and is affiliated and offers connecting services with Metro and... Santa Clarita Transit City of Santa Clarita Transit is administered by the City's transit division serving the City of Santa Clarita, California and nearby surrounding unincorporated areas. Daily operations and maintenance of the fleet are under contract with MV Transportation... |
| Stewart and Stevenson Apollo T-40 | 92058 | 1992 | 92039-92044, 92046, 92048, 92050, 92052, 92054-92055, 92057-92058 |
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Diesel |
Detroit Diesel As a corporation, Daimler Trucks North America has decided to rename the company "DETROIT".Detroit Diesel Corporation is an American-based diesel engine producer headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, USA... 6V92TA in 2000-2001 |
| Gillig Phantom | 96401 | 1994 | 96401 |
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Diesel |
Foothill Transit Foothill Transit is a joint powers authority of 21 member cities in the San Gabriel and Pomona Valleys. It operates a fixed-route bus public transit service in the San Gabriel Valley of Greater Los Angeles, California.-Overview:... . |
| Gillig Phantom | 96002 | 1996 | 96001-96005 |
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| Orion Orion Bus Industries Orion International, previously Orion Bus Industries and Ontario Bus Industries in Canada and Bus Industries of America in the United States, is a bus manufacturer based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada and established by the Government of Ontario in 1975... 05.505 CNG |
1996 | 96501 |
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CNG Compressed natural gas Compressed natural gas is a fossil fuel substitute for gasoline , diesel, or propane/LPG. Although its combustion does produce greenhouse gases, it is a more environmentally clean alternative to those fuels, and it is much safer than other fuels in the event of a spill... |
Sacramento Regional Transit District The Sacramento Regional Transit District, commonly referred to as RT, is the agency responsible for public transportation in the Sacramento, California area. It was established on April 1, 1973, as a result of the acquisition of the Sacramento Transit Authority... 9656 |
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| Orion Orion Bus Industries Orion International, previously Orion Bus Industries and Ontario Bus Industries in Canada and Bus Industries of America in the United States, is a bus manufacturer based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada and established by the Government of Ontario in 1975... 05.505 CNG |
1994 | 94401 |
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| Neoplan USA AN345/3 | 024505 | 2002 | 024501-024505 |
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CNG Compressed natural gas Compressed natural gas is a fossil fuel substitute for gasoline , diesel, or propane/LPG. Although its combustion does produce greenhouse gases, it is a more environmentally clean alternative to those fuels, and it is much safer than other fuels in the event of a spill... |
Victor Valley Transit Authority Victor Valley Transit Authority , the second largest transit operator in San Bernardino County , is a transit agency providing bus service in the Victor Valley, California area.-Origins of the VVTA:... 4501-4505 |
| Orion V | 04403 | 2004 | 04400-04403 |
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On Order/Future fleet
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Picture | Year | Numbers | Engine and Transmission |
Fuel Type | Notes |
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| Motor Coach Industries D4000CT | 2011-2012 | 11402-11491? |
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TBA= To be Announced
Retired Bus fleet
| Make and Model |
Picture | Year | Numbers | Engine and Transmission |
Fuel Type | Retired | Notes |
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| Neoplan Neoplan USA Neoplan USA was a major transit bus manufacturing company based in Denver, Colorado, which was entirely separate from the German corporation, Neoplan, licensing its designs from the German company of the same name. The company was founded in 1981 and folded in 2006. It was originally a subsidiary... AN440 |
http://www.chaffeeyiu.com/photo/ladot/ladot-neoplan.jpg http://www.chaffeeyiu.com/photo/ladot/ladot-neoplan-1.jpg |
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Diesel | ? | |
| Neoplan Suburban Neoplan USA Neoplan USA was a major transit bus manufacturing company based in Denver, Colorado, which was entirely separate from the German corporation, Neoplan, licensing its designs from the German company of the same name. The company was founded in 1981 and folded in 2006. It was originally a subsidiary... AN440/3 40' |
http://www.chaffeeyiu.com/photo/ladot/ladot-1188-1.jpg | 1987 | 1128, 1188, ? |
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Diesel | ? |
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority is the California state-chartered regional transportation planning agency and public transportation operating agency for the County of Los Angeles formed in 1993 out of a merger of the Southern California Rapid Transit District and the... |
| TMC Transportation Manufacturing Corporation Transportation Manufacturing Corporation was a bus manufacturer based in Roswell, New Mexico.The company was formed in 1974 by Greyhound Bus Lines to manufacture Motor Coach Industries vehicles... RTS-06 (T80-206) |
1344 | 1992 | 1245, 1344, 1375, ? |
Detroit Diesel As a corporation, Daimler Trucks North America has decided to rename the company "DETROIT".Detroit Diesel Corporation is an American-based diesel engine producer headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, USA... 6V92TA Allison Allison is a family name of English and Scottish origin.When used as a given name it is traditionally masculine, as opposed to the feminine name Alison.... V731 |
Diesel | 2010 |
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority is the California state-chartered regional transportation planning agency and public transportation operating agency for the County of Los Angeles formed in 1993 out of a merger of the Southern California Rapid Transit District and the... same #. |
| Gillig Gillig Gillig Corporation, formerly Gillig Bros., is a manufacturer of heavy-duty low-floor transit buses located in Hayward, California. Prior to 1993, Gillig had also been a manufacturer of school buses.-History:... Phantom |
8079 | 1994 | 8079 |
Detroit Diesel As a corporation, Daimler Trucks North America has decided to rename the company "DETROIT".Detroit Diesel Corporation is an American-based diesel engine producer headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, USA... Series 50 ZF Ecomat The ZF Ecomat automotive transmission was specifically designed by ZF Friedrichshafen AG primarily for city-buses and motorcoaches. It has several generations - all of the automatic transmission type, and many variants. The latest variants utilise a lock-up torque converter along with a retarder... |
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Regional Transportation District The Regional Transportation District, or RTD, was organized in 1969 and is the regional authority operating public transit services in eight of the twelve counties in the Denver-Aurora-Boulder Combined Statistical Area in Colorado. RTD is governed by a 15-member, publicly elected Board of... , leased by LADOT in early 2008. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority is the California state-chartered regional transportation planning agency and public transportation operating agency for the County of Los Angeles formed in 1993 out of a merger of the Southern California Rapid Transit District and the... (another contract to Veolia Transportation) and renumbered as #9980 but retired in 2010. |
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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 |
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| Ford E350/Aerotech | http://www.flickr.com/photos/navymailman/3326837587/ | 2003 | 03101-031?? | Diesel | opreated by MV Transportation inc | ||
| Ford E350/Aerotech | http://www.flickr.com/photos/39569101@N07/5560647074/ | 2009 | 09101-091?? | Diesel | opreated by MV Transportation inc |