Los Angeles Department of Transportation

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.

Los Angeles Department of Transportation
HeadquartersCaltrans District 7 Headquarters
LocaleLos Angeles, California, United States
Service typeBus Services, Paratransit, Transportation Planning, Signal Construction, Traffic Operations
Routes36 DASH, 16 Commuter Express, 2 shuttles
WebsiteOfficial website
Birds-eye view of the Caltrans District 7 Headquarters building, where the department is housed.

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. 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.[1]

Current LADOT transit services

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.

A typical DASH bus.

DASH routes include:

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.[2] Routes 419, 423, 431, 437, 438, and 448 are former Metro lines that were cancelled;[3] Route 142 was previously operated by Long Beach Transit.[4] 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. The only exception is route 142, which uses more typical transit buses. All buses in the Commuter Express fleet are powered by low-emission CNG engines.

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.

Route Terminals via Notes
142
[5]		 San Pedro
LA Waterfront		 Long Beach Transit Gallery 7th Street, SR47, I-710, Ocean Boulevard
  • Daily service
  • Open-door along the entire route
409
[6]		 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
  • Closed-door along the entire route, except at Glendale Park & Ride
419
[7]		 Chatsworth Station Downtown LA
University of Southern California		 San Fernando Valley: Devonshire Street
Downtown LA: Hill Street, Figueroa Street
  • Closed-door along the entire route, except at Devonshire St & Balboa Blvd
422
[8]		 Downtown LA
University of Southern California		 Thousand Oaks
The Oaks Shopping Center		 Downtown LA: Figueroa & Flower Streets

Ventura County: Thousand Oaks Boulevard, Agora Road
  • Service operates towards Thousand Oaks in the AM rush and towards Downtown LA in the PM rush
  • Closed-door within Downtown LA, open-door elsewhere
423
[9]		 Thousand Oaks
Thousand Oaks Transit Center		 Downtown LA
University of Southern California		 Ventura County: Agora Road, Ventura Boulevard
Downtown LA: Figueroa & Flower Streets
  • Closed-door along the entire route, except at Ventura Blvd & Topanga Canyon Blvd and Encino Park & Ride
431
[10]		 Westwood
Sepulveda Boulevard and Ohio Avenue		 Downtown LA
Union Station		 Westside: Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Glen Boulevard
Downtown LA: Venice Boulevard, Figueroa & Flower Streets, Grand & Olive Streets
  • Closed-door along the entire route
437
[11]		 Venice
Pacific Avenue and Washington Boulevard

Playa Vista Lincoln Boulevard and Manchester Avenue

 Downtown LA
Temple Street and Vignes Street		 Westside: Culver Boulevard, Jefferson Boulevard
Downtown LA: Figueroa & Flower Streets, Grand & Olive Streets
  • Closed-door along the entire route
438
[12]		 Redondo Beach
Palos Verdes Boulevard and Via Valencia

&
Marine Park & Ride

 Downtown LA
Union Station		 Beach Cities: Highland Avenue, Hermosa Avenue
Downtown LA Figueroa & Flower Streets
  • Closed-door along the entire route, except at 37th St Transitway Station
439
[13]		 Downtown LA
Union Station		 El Segundo
El Segundo Boulevard & Nash Street		 Downtown LA: Figueroa & Flower Streets
El Segundo: Imperial Highway, Douglas Street
  • Closed-door within El Segundo, open-door elsewhere
  • A reversal of the CE 438, where it heads to El Segundo during the A.M. rush hour & Downtown Los Angeles during the P.M. rush hour
448
[14]		 Rancho Palos Verdes
Crest Road and Crenshaw Boulevard		 Downtown LA
Temple Street and Los Angeles Street		 South Bay: Hawthorne Boulevard, Pacific Coast Highway
Downtown LA: Figueroa & Flower Streets
  • Closed-door along the entire route, except at Harbor/Century Transitway Station and 37th St Transitway Station
534
[15]		 Downtown LA
Union Station		 Westwood
Wilshire Boulevard and Veteran Avenue		 Downtown LA: Figueroa & Flower Streets, 1st Street
Westside: Wilshire Boulevard, Olympic Boulevard
  • Operates towards Westwood in the AM rush and towards Downtown in the PM rush
  • Closed-door along the entire route
549
[16]		 Encino
Encino Park and Ride		 Pasadena
Lake L Line station		 Burbank Boulevard, Ventura Freeway
  • Service is provided in both directions during peak hours.
  • This is a service with only designated pick up points between cities operating as a limited stop service.
  • Open-door along the entire route
573
[17]		 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
  • Service is provided in both directions during peak hours.
  • Closed-door along the entire route, except at Balboa Blvd & Devonshire St and Encino Park & Ride
574
[18]		 Sylmar Metrolink station El Segundo
Space Park Drive and Aviation Boulevard		 San Fernando Valley: Balboa Boulevard, Chatsworth Street
South Bay: Sepulveda Boulevard, Aviation Boulevard
  • Service operates towards the South Bay in the AM rush and towards Sylmar in the PM rush
  • Closed-door along the entire route, except at Balboa Blvd & Devonshire St, Encino Park & Ride, and Sepulveda Blvd & Century Blvd (LAX)
Union Station/Bunker Hill Shuttle
[19]		 Downtown LA
Union Station		 Bunker Hill
Hope Street and 4th Street		 Grand Avenue
  • Operates towards Bunker Hill in the AM rush and towards Union Station in the PM rush
  • Open-door along the entire route

CityRide

CityRide is a program for individuals in the city of Los Angeles, aged 65 or older and for qualified disabled persons.

The transit agency makes a cameo appearance in the Animaniacs episode "Hooray for North Hollywood Part 2", where Dot Warner spots an LADOT bus, thinking it was named in her honor.[20] She then sings gleefully about it, but Yakko corrects his sister, telling her what LADOT actually means. Realizing her mistake, Dot nevertheless finishes her song on a positive note.

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. LADOT Short Range Transit Plan FY 2011-12, Retrieved 2014-09-20
  3. 1985 RTD Bus Map, Retrieved 2014-09-20
  4. 1989 RTD Bus System Map, Retrieved 2014-09-20
  5. Commuter Express 142
  6. Commuter Express409
  7. Commuter Express 419
  8. Commuter Express 422
  9. Commuter Express 423
  10. Commuter Express 431
  11. Commuter Express 437
  12. Commuter Express 438
  13. Commuter Express 439
  14. Commuter Express 448
  15. Commuter Express 534
  16. Commuter Express 549
  17. Commuter Express 573
  18. Commuter Express 574
  19. Union station/bunker Hill Shuttle
  20. "96- Discussing Animaniacs Episode 96 "Hooray for North Hollywood" Part Two". Listen Notes. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
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