Tony, more a case of why two cultural events only a few miles apart cannot achieve similar results. I’m the resident despoiler of the planet here and yet I take transit some large multiple more than the typical SoCal denizen. Is not the typical Dodger fan more typical than I?

Are you saying that somehow we and I mean we Hollywood Bowl patrons (same seats many decades) are somehow less car centric? That flies in the face of reason, pricing structure, demographics and my extreme anecdote.

I don’t see why the Bowl would need to subsidize the 65x lines. They are head and shoulders high and above the most profitable lines the LAMTA administers. If anything the Bowl should be getting paid by the AQMD for the air pollution credit.

The solution is so simple I don’t understand why there’s hand wringing. I take the Chatsworth #653 to the Hollywood Bowl for $5. call it the #653H. Duplicate the entire Hollywood Bowl network, 668, 671, the whole 65x series I think and move them 6 miles south and east.

You are aware that the Hollywood Bowl services are subsidized by the Bowl itself, right?

Ask McCourt if he’ll duplicate those subsidies. Let us know what he says.

And, before you tell me Metro should be running service directly, read this staff report from 2006 prepared when Antonovich said the same thing:
http://boardarchives.metro.net/Items/2006/08_August/20060816OPItem28.pdf

I’ll give you the best quotes here:
Section 2.16 of the Metro Transit Service Policy defines the agency’s role with regard to providing special event service. The policy is designed to prevent violations of the Federal charter bus regulations and states that such services should be provided only when the following conditions are met: it wil not interfere with our regular operation; the operation fits within the scope of regular Metro Bus operations (e.g. fares, span and routing); the service is provided on a full cost recovery basis, and there are no available or interested private operators.

and

Seasonal service to Dodger Stadium with a premium fare existed from 1962 through 1994 via Line 635 between Downtown Los Angeles and Dodger Stadium. This service was discontinued in 1994 due to budgetary constraints and low ridership.

The report also goes on to say that the Dodgers themselves attempted such a service from Union Station, with LADOT-operated traffic control measures to make it run faster, in the 2004 season. And they could not attract sufficient ridership to justify the cost.

I believe the problem is as Tony said. As long as there is parking at the stadium, our carcentric population will insist on driving there.

That’s exactly what I’m saying Dan. I don’t know where Rob is disagreeing with me.

I didn’t think he was.

Well, L.A. will get a rail line to the Dodgers about the same time we get a football team again.