MetroRiderLA

[tags]los angeles, foothill transit, san gabriel valley, el monte, pomona, west covina[/tags]

Foothill Transit, citing increased fuel prices and decreased funding, proposes fare increases for Silver Streak and express bus lines.

Cash fares would go up to $2.50 for the Silver Streak for all passengers, including seniors and disabled riders. Peak-hour express bus fares would rise to $4.40 for all passengers. Presently, Silver Streak fares are $2 and $1 for seniors and disabled, and commuter fares are $3.65 and $1.80 for seniors and disabled.

Prices for 31-day passes are also increasing: $66 for a local pass (from $55), $30 for students (from $25) and $21 for seniors and disabled (from $18). The Silver Streak and Express passes rise to $96 and $155 respectively for all passengers. Seniors and disabled passengers would see huge price increases, currently paying $40 and $65, respectively.

Local fares would remain the same.

A meeting is scheduled for 6:30 tonight at the Metro San Gabriel Service Sector Office on Division 9 at the El Monte Bus Station, 3449 Santa Anita Avenue. Transit connections: Metro Express lines 484, 490 and 577X, and Local lines 70/370, 76/376, 176, 267, 268, 270 and 287; and Foothill Transit lines 178, 269, 481, 482, 486, 488, 492 and 494.

The schedules for two other meetings are listed after the jump.

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[tags]southern california, public transit, fire[/tags]

The fires throughout Southern California have forced transit agencies to curtail services.

Metro

• The northbound terminal of Line 534 is moved to Pacific Coast Highway and Sunset Boulevard until further notice while fire crews are battling flames in Malibu.

Metrolink

• The commuter rail agency reports delays on several trains throughout the system due to the fires and strong winds. Check the agency’s site for up-to-date notices on delays.

Santa Clarita Transit

• The following closures are in effect as of 7:15 p.m. Monday
  • Line 2: Unable to serve Chiquito Canyon & San Martinez Roads in Val Verde.
  • Lines 3 and 7: Unable to serve Seco Canyon Road north of Copper Hill Drive.
  • Lines 4 and 14: Unable to serve Bouquet Canyon north of Plum Canyon Road.

San Diego County

• Line 20 is not running North of Rancho Carmel Dr.
• Lines 888, 894, 810, 820, 850, 860 are not in service.
• Line 964 is unable to access the Transit Center at Alliant University and is making a U-turn at the entrance to the school and then proceeding back into the Mira Mesa area
• Passengers using paratransit services are advised to cancel their ride unless the trip is of an imperative nature.
• North County Transit District will operate a reduced or Sunday schedule on buses today.
• Coaster Connections in Carlsbad, Encinitas and Sorrento Valley will operate normal weekday schedules.
• Routes 308, 350 & 351 will not operate.

Orange County Transportation Authority’s server was down at press time. Information was unavailable for affected Orange County bus service.

[tags]los angeles, transit coalition, downtown los angeles, transit advocacy[/tags]

The Transit Coalition holds its monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. It meets at Philippe The Original near Union Station.

RSVP with Bart Reed by calling (818) 367-1661 or via e-mail.

Transit access: Metro Red/Purple and Gold Lines, Rapid lines 704, 740 and 745, express lines in the 400-499 series except 450 and 460, most local and limited-stop services to downtown Los Angeles; all Metrolink trains except Inland Empire/Orange County Line, Amtrak; FlyAway; Foothill Transit Silver Streak and Busway lines 493, 495, 497, 498, 499 and 699; AVTA Line 785; LADOT DASH Downtown Line D and Lincoln Heights/Chinatown; Santa Clarita Transit lines 794 and 799; Santa Monica’s Big Blue Bus Line 10; and Torrance Transit lines 1 and 2.

Yelp has Philippe The Original rated.

[tags]orange county, octa, metrolink, amtrak, anaheim, transit oriented development[/tags]

A Metrolink train at Anaheim station. This site is targeted for transit oriented development and a major transportation center for Orange County.
Credit: Patrick Dirden via Flickr (Creative Commons license)

Orange County Transportation Authority — but not the 60-foot buses with the stylish accordion centers. It already has those.

ARTIC is the acronym for the Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center, a Grand Central Terminal for Orange County. It would be built on or near the present Anaheim Metrolink and Amtrak station, which just happens to have Anaheim Stadium next door and the Honda Center a long block away. Anaheim city officials are calling this area the “Platinum Triangle”.

Orange County Register reports that OCTA is hosting a conference on October 29 to discuss development opportunities on the 16 acres the transit agency has purchased. The agency hopes developers would offset the costs of building a bus and train hub on a part of the stadium. Presently, the Anaheim Station is a small staffed platform with only rush-hour Metrolink feeder buses going on the property. Passengers must walk a far distance to catch nearby local buses.

[tags]los angeles, mta, red line, purple line, transit passenger information system[/tags]

Metro is beginning installation of the new Transit Passengers Information System monitors on the Red and Purple Line platforms at 7th Street/Metro Center.

One of the older LED signs has been dismounted and gutted, resting beneath an escalator. One of the new 46-inch LCD screens has been put in its place. This photo was shot earlier this week, and the monitor was still in its original packaging. It will be operational shortly.

See also MetroRiderLA’s previous posts:

• Update on the new TPIS
• New info displays on subway
• Finally, a real Red Line message system!

[tags]los angeles, mta, crenshaw boulevard, transit coalition[/tags]

Map originally created by Metro, modified by Elson Trinidad

Getting sick of all these corridor proposals? MetroRiderLA sure isn’t.

This one is both relevant and geeky, because it involves an actively discussed corridor that is getting some money and a transit user drew his own map. Five points for effort, minus one for not using Google Maps.

The geek this time needs no introduction, unless you’ve never heard of him before, then in which case he needs an introduction. Meet Elson Trinidad: lifelong Angeleno, militant community activist and frequent user and amateur historian of L.A. public transit.

He posted this map on the Transit Coalition forum’s Crenshaw Corridor thread. The line would be a branch of the Metro Purple Line, but split off at La Brea Avenue, backtrack to Crackton, and join its rightful place on Crenshaw Boulevard through Leimert Park, then go southwest at Hyde Park to serve Inglewood and LAX.

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