Art Walk DASH Officially a Go

By Eric Richardson
Published: Tuesday, May 29, 2007, at 08:42PM

DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES — Art Wash DASH Map Today City Council approved the Art Walk DASH, meaning that the June 14th Art Walk will be the first to feature a free DASH circulator getting people to the galleries on Spring and Main, between 2nd and 9th. The regular DASH D line will run until 7pm (and charge its quarter fare), then the new Art Walk service will take over and run its shortened route for free until 10pm.

This service was the idea of DLANC’s Arts Committee, and will be paid for using neighborhood council funds. Even with the funding lined up, City Council still had to approve the use of the DASH buses and approve letting DLANC pay the transit operator directly. That seal of approval was granted today.

Art Walk has been amazingly successful at getting people to the galleries on the nickle at 5th/Main, but some of the spaces on the outside parts of Gallery Row get far less traffic. Hopefully by making it easier to get around, the Art Walk DASH can lessen that difference.

In slightly poli-sci geeky news, this also means that I’ve now written a motion (PDF) that’s been passed by City Council.

For more information and a map, check out the Downtown Art Walk website.

Comments

Don Garza writes:

Great job Eric. You have been working on this for a while now. Good to see that DLANC continues to trailblaze. Maybe now I can make it to the galleries on the southern part of main and spring now and not worry about not making it to them in a reasonable time frame, trying to walk to them..

Who said that the City Council needed to pass an ordinance allowing the neighborhood councils to file motions , you did that without that effort.

Great job!!!

# on May.29.2007 AT 09:12 PM

Benjamin Pezzillo writes:

What a great thing for Gallery Row and the Art Walk -- well done to everyone who made this happen!

# on May.29.2007 AT 09:58 PM

Urban Bruin writes:

Great job on adding the free DASH to the Art Walk. My little sister has done the walk twice but has always kept to the ones near 4th and Main out of convenience. Now she'll try and hit some of the outer galleries as well and we're going to tag along.

"a motion"? How about the Council proclaim a "blogdowntown" day? You've all worked hard to earn it.

# on May.30.2007 AT 01:33 AM

Bert Green writes:

A big thank you to Eric from myself and the other gallery owners. We are very pleased that the Art Walk is successful, and even more pleased that you and DLANC went to bat for us.

# on May.30.2007 AT 04:13 PM

Nic Cha Kim writes:

I'm a little late on sending my gratitude, so here it is... Great work Eric! Thanks to DLANC and the Arts Committee!

# on Jun.04.2007 AT 10:24 AM

John Swartz writes:

Bravo! This is an amazing step! Now, if we can just get some decent street performers we've got a promenade, LOL.

# on Jun.06.2007 AT 01:54 PM