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.
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| Headquarters | Caltrans District 7 Headquarters Building |
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| Locale | Los Angeles, California, US |
| Service type | Bus services, paratransit, traffic operations, transportation planning |
| Routes | 15 Commuter Express 31 DASH |
| Website | ladot ladottransit |
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]
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 CNGorPropane engines or are zero-emission battery electric buses.
DASH routes include:
Commuter Express is an express bus service, consisting of 15 routes, all but one running during rush hours only. Service started in 1985.[2] 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.
Route 142 operates more like a normal transit bus route, operating daily at all hours, using more typical transit buses. The route was previously operated by Long Beach Transit.[3]
Routes 419, 423, 431, 437, 438, and 448 are former Southern California Rapid Transit District lines that were transferred to LADOT.[4]
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]
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San Pedro Waterfront |
Long Beach Long Beach Transit Mall |
7th St, SR47, I-710, Ocean Bl |
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409
[6]
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Sylmar Foothill Bl & Glenoaks Bl |
Downtown LA Hill St & 12th St |
San Fernando Valley: Foothill Bl Downtown LA: Flower St/Figueroa St, 7th St |
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419
[7]
|
Chatsworth Chatsworth station |
Downtown LA University of Southern California |
San Fernando Valley: Devonshire St Downtown LA: Hill St, Figueroa St |
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422
[8]
|
Downtown LA University of Southern California |
Thousand Oaks The Oaks Shopping Center |
Downtown LA: Figueroa St/Flower St Ventura County: Thousand Oaks Bl, Agora Rd |
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423
[9]
|
Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks Transit Center |
Downtown LA University of Southern California |
Ventura County: Agora Rd, Ventura Bl Downtown LA: Figueroa St/Flower St |
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431
[10]
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Westwood Sepulveda Bl & Ohio Av |
Downtown LA Union Station |
Westside: Wilshire Bl, Beverly Glen Bl Downtown LA: Venice Bl, Figueroa St/Flower St, Grand St/Olive St |
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437
[11]
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Venice Pacific Av & Washington Bl |
Downtown LA Temple St & Vignes St |
Westside: Culver Bl, Jefferson Bl Downtown LA: Figueroa St/Flower St, Grand St/Olive St |
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438
[12]
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Redondo Beach Palos Verdes Bl & Via Valencia |
Downtown LA Union Station |
Beach Cities: Highland Av, Hermosa Av Downtown LA: Figueroa St/Flower St |
|
| Redondo Beach Redondo Beach station (short line) | ||||
439
[13]
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Downtown LA Union Station |
El Segundo El Segundo station |
Downtown LA: Figueroa St/Flower St El Segundo: Imperial Hwy, Douglas St |
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448
[14]
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Rancho Palos Verdes Crest Rd & Crenshaw Bl |
Downtown LA Temple St & Los Angeles St |
South Bay: Hawthorne Bl, Pacific Coast Hwy Downtown LA: Figueroa St/Flower St |
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534
[15]
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Downtown LA Union Station |
Westwood Wilshire Bl & Veteran Av |
Downtown LA: Figueroa St/Flower St, 1st St Westside: Wilshire Bl, Olympic Bl |
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549
[16]
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Encino Encino Park and Ride |
Pasadena Lake station |
Burbank Bl, SR134 |
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573
[17]
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Mission Hills Chatsworth St & Orion St |
Century City Constellation Bl & Century Park West |
San Fernando Valley: Balboa Bl Westwood: Gayley Av, Wilshire Bl |
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574
[18]
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Sylmar Sylmar/San Fernando station |
El Segundo Space Park Dr & Aviation Bl |
San Fernando Valley: Balboa Bl, Chatsworth St South Bay: Sepulveda Bl, Aviation Bl |
|
Union Station / Bunker Hill Shuttle
[19]
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Downtown LA Union Station |
Bunker Hill Hope St & 4th St |
Grand Av |
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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.
| Manufacturer | Model Number | Length | Fleet Number Range | Qty. | Year | Power type | Service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BYD | K9S | 35' | 17301–17304 | 4 | 2017 | Battery electric | DASH | |
| C10M | 45' | 21401–12530 | 130 | 2021 | Commuter Express | |||
| ENC | E-Z Rider II MAX | 30' | 06301–06319 | 19 | 2006 | Propane | DASH | |
| 07301–07305 | 5 | 2007 | ||||||
| 09301–09324 | 24 | 2009 | ||||||
| E-Z Rider II BRT | 32' | 12315–12336 | 22 | 2012 | CNG | DASH | ||
| 13301–13322 | 22 | 2013 | ||||||
| 15355–15366 | 12 | 2015 | ||||||
| 17305–17314 | 10 | 2017 | ||||||
| Axess BRT | 35' | 12301–12314 | 14 | 2012 | CNG | DASH | ||
| 13323–13328 | 6 | 2013 | ||||||
| 15367–15375 | 8 | 2015 | ||||||
| 40' | 13401–13403 | 3 | 2013 | Commuter Express | Used exclusively on Route 142 | |||
| Gillig | Low Floor BRT Plus | 29' | 15301–15354 | 54 | 2015 | CNG | DASH | |
| MCI | D4000CT | 40' | 11401–11402 | 2 | 2011 | CNG | Commuter Express | |
| 12401–12493 | 93 | 2012 | ||||||
| D4500CT | 45' | 16401–16409 | 9 | 2016 | CNG | Commuter Express | ||
| 17401–17406 | 6 | 2017 | ||||||
| Proterra | Catalyst BE35 | 35' | 20301–20325 | 25 | 2020 | Battery electric | DASH | Used only on Downtown DASH routes. |
| BYD | K7M | 30' | 21301–21325 | 25 | 2021 | Battery electric | DASH |
