Los Angeles Department of Transportation

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Los Angeles Department of Transportation
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Headquarters Caltrans District 7 Headquarters Building
Locale Los Angeles, California, US
Service typeBus services, paratransit, traffic operations, transportation planning
Routes15 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.

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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. [1]

Routes

DASH

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A typical DASH bus. Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) bus at Lincoln Heights.jpg
A typical DASH bus.

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. [30] 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. [31]

Routes 419, 423, 431, 437, 438, and 448 are former Southern California Rapid Transit District lines that were transferred to LADOT. [32]

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

Make/ModelFleet NumbersYearNotes
ENC E-Z Rider II MAX Propane 06301-063192006
  • Most units retired. 06308 and 06311 remain in service
09301-093242009
  • In the process of being retired
ENC E-Z Rider II BRT CNG 12315-123362012
13301-133222013
15355-153662016
17305-173142017
ENC Axess BRT CNG 12301-123142012
13323-133282013
15367-153742016
Gillig BRT Plus CNG 29' 15301-153542015
Freightliner M2 35' 2601-26552014
BYD K9S 17301-173042016-2017
Proterra Catalyst BE35 20301-203262020
  • Used only on Downtown DASH routes.
BYD K7M 21301-213252020

Commuter Express

Make/ModelFleet NumbersYearNotes
MCI D4000CT CNG 114012011
114022011
12401-124932011
16401-164092016
17401-174062017
19401-194052019
ENC Axess BRT CNG 13401-134032013
  • Exclusively used on line 142.
BYD C10M 21401-215302021
  • Currently being delivered

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