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[tags]southern california transit advocates, socata, los angeles[/tags] 

The Southern California Transit Advocates holds its monthly meeting, 1 p.m. on the second Saturday of every month. The group meets at Angelus Plaza, 255 S. Hill Street, in downtown Los Angeles. Call (213) 388-2364 for more information.

Connecting transit service: Metro Red Line and a short walk from every bus line serving downtown Los Angeles; Foothill Transit Line 480; Montebello Bus Lines 40 (east and west) and 50; and Torrance Transit Line 2.

[tags]metro, mta, expo, light rail, santa monica, vista del mar[/tags] 

The Metro Exposition Line Transit Project is presenting scoping meetings for design options relating to the second phase of the line between Culver City and Santa Monica — the one some Cheviot Hills residents are trying to stop.

Four meetings are scheduled:

Tuesday, February 27, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Culver City Senior Center
4095 Overland Ave., Room B45
Culver City
Transit access: CulverCityBus lines 1, 3 and 4; and LADOT Commuter Express Line 437.

Wednesday, February 28, 6:30-8:30 pm
Hamilton High School Cafeteria
2955 South Robertson Blvd.
Los Angeles
Transit access: Metro Local lines 33/333 and 220; and Santa Monica’s Big Blue Bus Line 12.

Tuesday, March 6, 6:30-8:30 pm
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
1855 Main St., East Wing Mtg. Rm.
Santa Monica
Transit access: Metro Rapid Line 720, Express Line 534, and Local lines 4/304, 20 and 33/333; and Big Blue Bus lines 1-10.

Thursday, March 15, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services Gymnasium
3200 Motor Avenue
Los Angeles
Transit access: Big Blue Bus line 12, and CulverCityBus Line 3.

Metro is also accepting written correspondence about this project through April 2, 2007. Address comments to:
Mr. Joel Sandberg, P.E.
Exposition Construction Authority
707 Wilshire Boulevard, 34th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Ph: 213.922.3976
Email: jsandberg@exporail.net

[tags]rail, railroad, railpac, narp, amtrak, transit coalition, los angeles[/tags] 

The Rail Passengers Association of California & Nevada and the National Association of Railroad Passengers co-sponsor a conference discussing several topics relating to passenger rail, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. March 17 at the Metro Headquarters Conference Room, next to Union Station.

Special guests include Amtrak president Alex Kummant, former Massachusetts governor and presidential candidate Michael Dukakis, California High Speed Rail Authority Assistant Executive Director Dan Leavitt, as well as presentations from The Transit Coalition.

Cost of attendance is $35. Payments can be sent to:
RailPAC/TRAC Joint Meeting
1008 10th St., Suite 217
Sacramento, CA 95814

For more information, call (877) 288-3103.

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From February 18th to the 24th, Metro will be offering chance to “try the best for less” with discounted “test rides” on the following 18 bus routes, all available for a measly 50¢:

• Line 102 — Metro Local (Crenshaw - South Gate via Jefferson Bl & Coliseum St) –(12/17/06)
• Line 127 — Downey - Compton via Bellflower Bl, Somerset Bl, Compton Bl (12/18/05)
• Line 154 — Metro Local (Tarzana - Burbank via Burbank Bl & Oxnard St) - (12/17/06)
• Line 168 - Chatsworth — San Fernando (12/17/06)
• Line 177 — La Cañada - Sierra Madre Villa via I-210 & California Bl & Walnut St (12/18/05)
• Line 201 — Metro Local (Glendale - Koreatown via Silver Lake) - (12/17/06)
• Line 202 — Willowbrook - Compton - Wilmington (12/17/06)
• Line 209 — Metro Local (Athens - Wilshire Center via Van Ness Ave & Arlington Ave) - (12/17/06)
• Line 214 — Artesia Transit Center - Broadway/Main St. Loop - Harbor Freeway Station (1/17/05)
• Line 220 — West Hollywood - Culver City via Robertson Bl (12/17/06)
• Line 233 — Lakeview Terrace - Van Nuys Bl. (12/17/06)
• Line 258 — Alhambra - Paramount via Fremont Av & Eastern Av (12/17/06)
• Line 265 — Lakewood - Montebello via Paramount Bl (12/17/06)
• Line 275 — Cerritos - Whittier via Artesia Bl, Valley View Av & Carmenita Rd (6/25/06)
• Line 305 — Crosstown Bus: UCLA/Westwood - Imperial/Wilmington Station Limited (12/17/06)
• Line 550 — San Pedro - Carson/Vermont - West Hollywood Express (12/17/06)
• Line 577X — Metro Express (Long Beach - El Monte via 22 Fwy, I-605 Fwy & I-10 Fwy) (6/25/06)
• Line 761 — Metro Rapid (Van Nuys Bl. - Westwood/UCLA) (6/25/06)

The Transit Coalition holds its monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 27. It meets at Philippe The Original near Union Station. This month, the organization has a high-speed rail presentation.

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

Transit access: Metro Red/Purple and Gold Lines, Rapid lines 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 Busway lines 480-499 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]foothill transit, silver streak[/tags] 

Foothill Transit introduces bus rapid transit service, Silver Streak, as well as several service reductions, one new local route and one route cancellation today. Two commuter routes also have fare reductions.

Silver Streak will do the heavy lifting on the El Monte Busway, as Foothill cancels peak-hour extensions of its all-day express lines: 482, 486, 488 and 492, as well as commuter line 494. Line 480 will continue to exist, but only as a local route. Silver Streak is free through April 1.

Line 184: Western terminus shortened to Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita.

Line 189: Service reduced to operating during rush hours only. Amusingly, Foothill keeps this around to provide “… super-convenient service between Claremont and Glendora.” Those are Foothill’s words, not ours.

Line 197: A new route, combining existing lines 190 and 191. Foothill calls it “clever.”

Line 283: Service canceled. Foothill promises to “enhance” school tripper Line 851, and Line 284 will be extended to Foothill Boulevard.

Lines 481 and 690: Both commuter routes will have the same fare structure as Silver Streak: $2 adult fare and $80 31-day pass. Passengers transferring from local lines must pay a $1 step-up fare.