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headquarters building where the department is housed the los angeles department of transportation commonly referred to as ladot is a municipal agency that oversees transportation planning design construction maintenance and operations within the city of los angeles . ladot was created by city ordinance and is run by a general manager appointed by the mayor of los angeles under the oversight of a citizens commission also appointed by the mayor . the ladot is best known for providing public transportation to the city of los angeles . it currently operates the second largest fleet in los angeles county next to lacmta . it consist of over 300 vehicles serving nearly 30 million passengers a year and operating over 800 000 hours . ladot also develops the traffic signal timing and transportation planning for the city . actual road maintenance and construction is provided by the los angeles city department of public works . the ladot performs many different transportation related duties with six main operating groups parking enforcement & traffic control operations project delivery parking management & regulations transit services and administration . 1 ladot is one of the few transportation agencies to have a song sung about it . l.a. dot with music by randy rogel tells the story of the animaniacs character dot as she watches buses go by with her name . 2 contents 1 current ladot transit services 1.1 dash 1.1.1 fares 1.2 commuter express 1.2.1 fares 1.2.2 trip tickets and monthly passes 1.3 cityride 2 fleet 3 references 4 external links current ladot transit services edit dash edit dash downtown area short hop currently operates 30 routes covering downtown los angeles and many outlying communities within the city . its primary function is to provide localized service and is a feeder into the countywide mta metro service . a typical dash bus . dash community routes include beachwood canyon connects with the metro red line ladot community connection 208 boyle heights east la ex lacmta 255 connects with metro gold line chesterfield square connects with the metro blue line crenshaw connects with metro expo line downtown a little tokyo city west connects with metro red line metro purple line metro gold line metro blue line and metro expo line downtown b chinatown financial district connects with the metro red line metro gold line metro blue line metrolink lines ventura county antelope valley san bernardino 91 riverside and orange county and amtrak lines pacific surfliner coast starlight sunset limited southwest chief and texas eagle downtown d union station south park connects with the metro red line metro gold line metro blue line metro expo line metrolink lines ventura county antelope valley san bernardino 91 riverside and orange county and amtrak lines pacific surfliner coast starlight sunset limited southwest chief and texas eagle downtown e city west financial district connects with the metro red line metro blue line metro purple line and metro expo line downtown f financial district exposition park usc connects with the metro red line metro blue line metro purple line and metro expo line el sereno city terrace fairfax highland park eagle rock connects with metro gold line hollywood connects with the metro red line hollywood wilshire larchmont shuttle connects with the metro red line metro purple line king east connects with metro blue line and metro expo line leimert slauson lincoln heights chinatown connects with the metro gold line los feliz weekdays weekend observatory shuttle connects with the metro red line ladot community connection 203 midtown connects with metro expo line northridge connects with metrolink line ventura county panorama city van nuys connects with metro orange line metrolink line ventura county pico union echo park connects with the metro red line metro purple line and metro blue line san pedro ladot community connection 147 southeast pueblo del rio connects with the metro blue line van nuys studio city connects with the metro orange line vermont main watts connects with the metro blue line metro green line wilmington wilshire center koreatown connects with the metro red line metro purple line most dash buses are el dorado ez rider vehicles powered by clean propane fuel . the first two digits of dash bus numbers denote which year the bus came into service . for instance 98001 denotes 1998 and 06301 denotes 2006 . all dash buses are 30 feet 9.1 m long making it easier for dense neighborhoods where there are narrower streets and tighter turns . fares edit fare type cash fare one way tap card stored value one way 7 day dash pass rolling 31 day dash pass rolling regular 0.50 0.35 5.00 18.00 senior disabled medicare 0.25 0.15 2.50 9.00 student k 12 college vocational 0.25 0.15 2.50 9.00 ladot dash is free with a 31 day ladot pass ez transit pass metrolink ticket or pass access services id tap card and for children 4 years or younger maximum of 2 children with fare paying adults . commuter express edit commuter express is an express bus service consisting of 13 routes all but one running during rush hours only . service started in 1985 . 3 routes 419 423 431 437 438 and 448 are former metro lines that were cancelled ; 4 route 142 had been previously operated by long beach transit . 5 fares are based on a flat rate for travel on streets plus an extra charge based on the distance traveled on freeways . unless otherwise noted all service operates towards downtown la during the am rush and from downtown la during the pm rush . for the purposes of this chart closed door means that customers are not allowed to use buses for local trips and open door means that customers are allowed to use buses for local trips . route terminals via notes 142 6 san pedro ports o call long beach transit mall 7th street ocean boulevard daily service open door along the entire route 409 7 sylmar foothill boulevard and glenoaks boulevard downtown la hill street and 12th street san fernando valley foothill boulevard downtown la flower & figueroa streets 7th street closed door within sunland tujunga and downtown la open door elsewhere 419 8 chatsworth station downtown la university of southern california san fernando valley devonshire street downtown la hill street figueroa street closed door between alpine and 8th streets in downtown la open door elsewhere 422 9 thousand oaks the oaks shopping center downtown la university of southern california ventura county thousand oaks boulevard agora road downtown la figueroa & flower streets service operates towards thousand oaks in the am rush and towards downtown la in the pm rush closed door within downtown la open door elsewhere 423 10 thousand oaks thousand oaks transit center downtown la university of southern california ventura county agora road ventura boulevard downtown la figueroa & flower streets closed door within downtown la open door elsewhere 431 11 westwood va medical center park and ride downtown la union station westside wilshire boulevard beverly glen boulevard downtown la venice boulevard figueroa & flower streets grand & olive streets closed door along the entire route 437 12 venice pacific avenue and washington boulevard downtown la temple street and los angeles street westside culver boulevard downtown la figueroa & flower streets grand & olive streets closed door along the entire route 438 13 downtown la temple street and los angeles street redondo beach palos verdes boulevard and via valencia downtown la figueroa & flower streets beach cities highland avenue hermosa avenue closed door along the entire route 448 14 downtown la temple street and los angeles street rancho palos verdes crest road and crenshaw boulevard downtown la figueroa & flower streets south bay hawthorne boulevard pacific coast highway closed door along the entire route 534 15 westwood wilshire boulevard and veteran avenue downtown la union station westside wilshire boulevard olympic boulevard downtown la figueroa & flower streets 1st street operates towards westwood in the am rush and towards downtown in the pm rush open door along the entire route 549 16 encino encino park and ride pasadena lake gold line station burbank boulevard ventura freeway service is provided in both directions during peak hours . this is a service with only designated pick up points between cities operating as a limited stop service . 573 17 mission hills chatsworth street and orion street century city constellation boulevard and century park west san fernando valley balboa boulevard westwood gayley avenue wilshire boulevard service is provided in both directions during peak hours . closed door along the entire route except at the encino park and ride 574 18 sylmar metrolink station el segundo space park drive and aviation boulevard san fernando valley balboa boulevard chatsworth street south bay sepulveda boulevard aviation boulevard service operates towards the south bay in the am rush and towards sylmar in the pm rush closed door within the san fernando valley and south of century boulevard union station bunker hill shuttle 19 downtown la union station bunker hill hope street and 4th street grand avenue operates towards bunker hill in the am rush and towards union station in the pm rush open door along the entire route on weekends ladot also operates the observatory shuttle which provides access for tourists from the vermont sunset rapid transit station to griffith observatory . commuter express services are provided by a variety of suburban vehicles including gillig phantoms neoplan metroliners and stewart & stevenson apollo t 40s . also part of the fleet are a small number of cng powered orion v coaches . fares edit fare type general senior disabled medicare base 1.50 0.75 zone 1 2.50 1.25 zone 2 3.00 1.50 zone 3 3.75 1.85 zone 4 4.25 2.10 transfer 0.25 0.10 trip tickets and monthly passes edit fare type 20 trip tickets monthly pass ez pass ez pass s d m base 30.00 57.00 110.00 42.00 zone 1 46.00 80.00 132.00 51.50 zone 2 56.00 100.00 154.00 61.00 zone 3 67.00 124.00 176.00 70.50 zone 4 75.00 140.00 198.00 80.00 cityride edit cityride is a program for individuals in the city of los angeles aged 65 or older and for qualified disabled persons . fleet edit references edit 1 l.a. dot lyrics from hooray for north hollywood episodes 95 and 96 animaniacs mega lyrics file ladot short range transit plan fy 2011 12 retrieved 2014 09 20 1985 rtd bus map retrieved 2014 09 20 1989 rtd bus system map retrieved 2014 09 20 http www.ladottransit.com comexp routes 142 ce142.pdf http www.ladottransit.com comexp routes 409 ce409.pdf http www.ladottransit.com comexp routes 419 ce419.pdf http www.ladottransit.com comexp routes 422 ce422.pdf http www.ladottransit.com comexp routes 423 ce423.pdf http www.ladottransit.com comexp routes 431 ce431.pdf http www.ladottransit.com comexp routes 437 ce437.pdf http www.ladottransit.com comexp routes 438 ce438.pdf http www.ladottransit.com comexp routes 448 ce448.pdf http www.ladottransit.com comexp routes 534 ce534.pdf http www.ladottransit.com comexp routes 549 ce549.pdf http www.ladottransit.com comexp routes 573 ce573.pdf http www.ladottransit.com comexp routes 574 ce574.pdf http www.ladottransit.com comexp routes unionbunker unionbunker.pdf external