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Los Angeles Department of Transportation

Headquarters	Caltrans District 7 Headquarters Building
Locale	Los Angeles, California, US
Service type	Bus services, paratransit, traffic operations, transportation planning
Routes	15 Commuter Express 31 DASH
Website	ladot.lacity.org ladottransit.com

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.

Routes

DASH

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.

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. 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.

Routes 419, 423, 431, 437, 438, and 448 are former Southern California Rapid Transit District lines that were transferred to LADOT.

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.

Bus fleet

DASH

Commuter Express

References

1. "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.
2. ^ "DASH Downtown Los Angeles station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
3. "DASH Beachwood Canyon station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
4. "DASH Boyle Heights/East LA station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
5. "DASH Chesterfield Square station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
6. "DASH Crenshaw station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
7. "DASH El Sereno/City Terrace station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
8. "DASH Fairfax station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
9. "DASH Highland Park/Eagle Rock station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
10. "DASH Hollywood station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
11. "DASH Hollywood/Wilshire station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
12. "DASH King-East station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
13. "DASH Leimert/Slauson station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
14. "DASH Lincoln Heights/Chinatown station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
15. "DASH Midtown station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
16. "DASH North Hollywood station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
17. "DASH Northridge station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
18. "DASH Observatory/Los Feliz station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
19. "DASH Panorama City/Van Nuys station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
20. "DASH Pico Union/Echo Park station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
21. "DASH Pueblo Del Rio station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
22. "DASH San Pedro station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
23. "DASH Southeast station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
24. "DASH Sylmar station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
25. "DASH Van Nuys/Studio City station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
26. "DASH Vermont/Main station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
27. "DASH Watts station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
28. "DASH Wilmington station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
29. "DASH Wilshire Center/Koreatown station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
30. LADOT Short Range Transit Plan FY 2011-12, Retrieved 2014-09-20
31. 1989 RTD Bus System Map, Retrieved 2014-09-20
32. 1985 RTD Bus Map, Retrieved 2014-09-20
33. "Commuter Express 142 station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
34. "Commuter Express 409 station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
35. "Commuter Express 419 station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
36. "Commuter Express 422 station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
37. "Commuter Express 423 station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
38. "Commuter Express 431 station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
39. "Commuter Express 437 station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
40. "Commuter Express 438 station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
41. "Commuter Express 439 station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
42. "Commuter Express 448 station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
43. "Commuter Express 534 station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
44. "Commuter Express 549 station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
45. "Commuter Express 573 station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
46. "Commuter Express 574 station". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
47. "Union station/ Bunker Hill Shuttle". Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-26.

External links

• Los Angeles Department of Transportation
• TrafficInfo
• Department summary, p. 36

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