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DASH Cuts and Fare Hike in Effect; Rides Now 35 Cents

By Eric Richardson
Published: Monday, August 02, 2010, at 08:25AM
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A Monday morning DASH D bus travels south on Spring Street.

DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES — Plan to carry around some extra dimes when making your way around Downtown.

The first fare hike in the history of the DASH circulator system went into effect on Sunday, the price of a ride rising from a quarter to 35 cents.

Fares are already scheduled to rise to 50 cents on July 1, 2011.

Also ended are services on a pair of Downtown DASH routes: DASH C, which serves South Park; DASH DD, which offers a weekend loop; and the Central City East DASH, which serves Skid Row. A total of six routes are being cancelled citywide, while six will be modified or have reduced offerings.

The moves are all part of a package of measures intended to close a budget deficit projected to reach $350 million over the next ten years. Fares on Commuter Express buses are also going up, while Cityride offerings are seeing cutbacks.

Staying in service is the system's handy , which we were first to mention last October. The system uses GPS units on the buses to provide accurate reports on when the next bus will arrive at a particular stop.

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User_32

Dixon on August 02, 2010, at 10:25AM – #1

The DASH is a great way to use up some of the pennies everyone has in a bowl or jar. The drivers don't care and they don't bother trying to count them all. Just dump in 35 pennies and ride away!


User_32

() on August 02, 2010, at 10:51AM – #2

You can also buy books of DASH tickets rather than using change to ride. A book of 60 tickets is $21.


Guest 1

Guest on August 02, 2010, at 12:15PM – #3

Next, make the MTA $ 2 a ride and get it Wi-Fi'd.


Alexandra Leh on August 03, 2010, at 09:52AM – #4

cutting back on already-pathetic public transportation is yet another reason LA is not a world-class city.

now, if they'd kept and maintained the red car lines back in the day, instead of kowtowing to oil, rubber and detroit...


Jacob Holloway on August 03, 2010, at 12:01PM – #5

@Alexandra: Isn't every major city is being forced to make public transit cuts?

In any case, 35 cents is still quite affordable for convenient local service (at least before 6:30 or 7:00 on weekdays, and 10-5 weekends). And, if you're a big-time DASH user, there are still monthly DASH-only passes available for $13. Maybe lines could have been spared if LA were less inclined to protest fare hikes?


User_32

on August 03, 2010, at 04:42PM – #6

Alexandra, the main culprit that killed the red cars was the love affair folks were having with the automobile. Also for developers who had in the past subsidized rail companies having the transportation costs (vehicles and infrastructure) paid for by others was a very nice set-up. Now all you needed to know was where the freeays would be put in and buy up the adjacfent land.

These lines had marginal to no ridership--is world class transit defined as including empty vehicles? These cuts were done with a smart rational basis behind them.


Guest 2

Guest on September 09, 2010, at 04:08PM – #7

This dash line only exists as a downtown circulator! Why isn't it being used to simulate the the proposed tram route? I think we all need to get on the same page!



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