Recent Streetsblog LA posts about DASH

No Reading Streetsblog on the Bus: LADOT Rejects Wi-Fi for Buses

By Damien Newton | Aug 8, 2008 | 3 Comments

In response to a City Council motion by Transportation Committee Chair Wendy Greuel and Councilman Tom LaBonge, the Los Angeles Department of Transportation studied the feasibility of providing Wi-Fi Internet service on Commuter Express Buses. Their conclusion? It’s too expensive to pursue right now. The city estimates that the cost of installing the necessary equipment […]

DASH to Offer Monthly Passes on All Routes

By Damien Newton | Apr 1, 2008 | No Comments

The LADOT announced at today’s City Council hearing that soon riders will be able to buy monthly DASH passes instead of carrying around a pocket full of quarters every time they want to take the bus. No date was given in the report for when monthlies will be available, but a successful pilot program has […]

LADOT’s Press Release on Downtown Fare Changes Probably Too Late to Control Blame

By Damien Newton | Dec 20, 2007 | No Comments

As we approach the start of the new year, we also get closer to the end of the free transfer between LADOT and Metro. While this blog seems to be the only people outside of city government that care about this "stealth fare hike" it is somewhat amusing to compare LA DOT’s press release with […]

Update on Two Transit Fare Increases…

By Damien Newton | Nov 14, 2007 | No Comments

Metro and LADOT eliminating free transfers on Metro Monthly Passes: Thanks to Bart Reed of the Transit Coalition for tracking this down. As StreetHeat reported last week, the free transfer between Metro and Dash buses downtown will be eliminated on January 1, 2008 as part of Metro’s roll out of the TAP cards. However, its […]

Metro’s Stealth "Short Term" Fare Hike

By Damien Newton | Nov 7, 2007 | No Comments

We’ve spent a lot of time on this blog praising many of Metro’s transit expansion plans, but out of today’s City Council Transportation Committee Hearing came news that the administration, not board, of Metro has unilaterally decided to terminate its fare reimbursement agreement with LADOT. This means that starting January 1, commuters who use both […]