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[tags]santa monica, big blue bus, service change[/tags]

Santa Monica’s Big Blue Bus announces changes to three lines today.

Line 10 no longer operates inside the Patsaouras Transit Plaza in Union Station. The first stop is at Cesar Chavez and Vignes avenues, outside of the plaza. Also, based on rider surveys, Line 10 will now operate on 7th Street on eastbound trips and Wilshire Boulevard going west.

Line 12 only goes as far as La Cienega Boulevard. Duplicate service on Pico Boulevard to Crackton is eliminated, but sill provided by lines 5, 7/Super 7 and 13.

Also, Line 4 sees schedule changes.

[tags]los angeles, mta, bus, bus rapid transit, service change[/tags]

Metro has released its proposed service changes for the Westside/Central, San Gabriel Valley and Gateway Cities service sectors. Public hearings will be held throughout August. Metro also accepts responses through August 13. Comments can be sent via e-mail to customerrelations@mta.net with “December 2007 service changes” in the subject line, or mail to:

Metro Customer Relations
One Gateway Plaza, Mail Stop 99PL4
Los Angeles, Ca. 90012-2932
Attn.: December 2007 service changes

Comments are turned off for this post. Responses should be given to Metro, not to here.

The table lists lines in order, and combines several similar route changes. It is not broken down by sector. To see lines by sector, please read Metro’s PDF announcement.

Gateway Cities Sector (I)
7 p.m. Tuesday, August 7, 2007
Norwalk Arts & Sports Center
13200 Clarkdale Av., Norwalk
Transit access: Metro Express Line 460 and Local line 62, and Norwalk Transit lines 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.

Westside/Central Sector
5 p.m. Wednesday, August 8, 2007
La Cienega Tennis Center
325 S. La Cienega Bl., Beverly Hills
Transit access: Metro Rapid lines 705 and 720, Express line 550, Limited line 305, and Metro local lines 20, 28/328 and 105.

Gateway Cities Sector (II)
5 p.m. Thursday, August 9, 2007
The Gas Company
9240 Firestone Bl., Downey
Transit access: Metro Local lines 115/315, 127, 266; and DowneyLink lines Northeast, Southwest and Southeast.

San Gabriel Valley Sector
6 p.m. Monday, August 13, 2007
San Gabriel Valley Sector Office (Division 9)
3369 Santa Anita Av., El Monte
Transit access: Metro Express lines 484, 490 and 577X, and Local lines 70/370, 76/376, 170, 176, 267, 268, 270 and 287; Foothill Transit Silver Streak and local lines 178, 269, 481, 482, 486, 488, 492 and 494; and El Monte Trolley Lines Yellow and Green and Metrolink Express Shuttle.

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

The Transit Coalition holds its monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. 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]los angeles, mta, orange line, san fernando valley, bus rapid transit[/tags]

Metro is holding two scoping meetings on an Orange Line extension from Warner Center to Chatsworth. One is 7-9 p.m. Thursday, July 26 at Chatsworth High School, 10027 Lurline Av., in Chatsworth. The other is 7-9 p.m. Monday, July 30, at the New Academy of Canoga Park, 21425 Cohasset St., in Canoga Park.

The map shows four alternatives. One would take over the right of way near Canoga Avenue and operate in the manner of the existing busway alignment. The study also includes three street-running alignments along De Soto and Canoga avenues and Topanga Canyon Boulevard. Extending the Orange Line to SR-118 may also be looked at.

Transit access for both locations:

Chatsworth: Metro lines 158, 168, 243 and 244; and LADOT Commuter Express Line 419 and DASH Northridge Commuter route

Canoga Park: Metro lines 163/363, 169, 244 and 245 (see 244 link above) and the future Orange Line extension

[tags]purple line, subway, event, meeting, socata, subway to the sea[/tags]

From the press release:

“Tuesday July 17 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Southern California Transit Advocates is sponsoring the second of a series of public meetings in the Wilshire corridor regarding the proposal to extend the subway (also known as the Purple Line) west to Westwood and eventually Santa Monica via the Miracle Mile, Beverly Hills and Century City. This will provide a venue for interested corridor residents to learn about the status of the proposal and their role in its progress. Information will also be provided on how residents can engage in effective advocacy by contacting elected officials.

The event is free and open to the public and will be held in the Auditorium of the Beverly Hills Public Library, 444 North Rexford Drive at the corner of Rexford and Burton Way. Free parking is available at the structure on 450 N. Rexford Drive between North Santa Monica Boulevard and Burton Way. Transit access is via MTA routes 4, 14, 16 and 316.”

For more info visit socata.net

From Southern California Transit Advocates:

Tuesday May 22 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Southern California Transit Advocates is sponsoring the first of a series of public meetings in the Wilshire corridor regarding the proposal to extend the subway (also known as the Purple Line) west to Westwood and eventually Santa Monica via the Miracle Mile, Beverly Hills and Century City. This will provide a venue for interested corridor residents to learn about the status of the proposal and their role in its progress. Information will also be provided on how residents can engage in effective advocacy by contacting elected officials.

The event is free and open to the public and will be held at Westwood Presbyterian Church, 10822 Wilshire Boulevard (2 blocks east of Westwood Blvd.). Free parking is available. Transit access is via Metro 20, 21, 720 and 761, Culver CityBus 6 and Big Blue Bus 1, 2, 3, 8 and 12.

Grant funding for the meetings is provided by the American Public Transportation Association.

Dates, times and places for the other corridor meetings shall be announced shortly.

Further information: (213) 388-2364 or at http://www.socata.net