MTA PRESS RELATIONS
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August 28, 2000 MTA PRESS RELATIONS |
MTA TO HOLD PUBLIC
HEARING ON PROPOSED METRO BUS SERVICE CHANGES
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Board of Directors will hold a public hearing on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2000 to receive public comment on proposed route and schedule modifications for the following Metro Bus services: 1) Harbor Transitway service modifications, 2) Wilshire-Whittier Corridor service refinement, 3) Ventura Corridor services refinements, and 4) Other service changes.
The public hearing will begin at 10 a.m. in the third floor board room at MTA’s headquarters, One Gateway Plaza, next to Union Station in downtown Los Angeles.
The following changes are proposed to improve service and access for passengers using the Harbor Transitway: Metro Bus lines 51, 351, 205, 445, 446, 447 and 550.
In the Wilshire/Whittier corridor lines 18, 20, 21, 22, 471, 720 are proposed to be restructured and/or canceled to reduce service duplication and better match service to customer demand.
In the Ventura Corridor, the following service is proposed to be restructured to improve services to customer demand: lines 150, 240, 750.
Other miscellaneous service change proposals designed to improve the operations of Metro Bus service are: lines 40, 42, 102, 107, 114, 220, 250, 253, 340, 402, 436, 442, 466, 484, 490, 491, 497, 620, 625.
The MTA Board of Directors will make a decision on the proposed service changes during its November meeting. If the changes are approved, the new services will be implemented by December, 2000 or later.
The MTA is providing the public brochures detailing service changes, route by route. This will be distributed on all Metro buses, and the service changes will be posted on the Internet page WWW.MTA.NET.
A more detailed booklet with maps, “Service Change Proposals Under Consideration at October 7, 2000 Public Hearing” is available by calling (800) COMMUTE.
Interested members of the public are encouraged to attend the hearing and provide testimony. Those persons unable to attend the hearing may submit written testimony postmarked through October 7, 2000. Correspondence should be addressed to: LACMTA, One Gateway Plaza, Los Angeles CA 90012-2932, Att: October 7, 2000 Public Hearing for FY 2001 Service Changes.
E-mail can be sent to: customerrelations@mta.net with FY
2001 Service Changes as the subject line. Facsimiles can be sent to (213)
922-4594, Att: FY 2001 Service Changes.
HARBOR TRANSITWAY SERVICE MODIFICATIONS
| Line | Line Name | Proposed Change | Effective Date |
| 51 | San
Pedro St.-Avalon Blvd.-Compton Blvd.
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Option 1: New branch extension along Avalon Blvd. to serve Artesia Harbor Transitway Station |
December, 2000 or later |
| 351 | San Pedro St.-Avalon Blvd.- Limited | Option 1: New Limited Stop Service |
December, 2000 or later |
| 205 | Willowbrook-Harbor City | Option 2: Re-route along Gaffey Street |
December,
2000 or later |
| 445 | LA-San Pedro Express | Option 1: Increased service levels or Option 2: cancel service and reallocate into restructured Line 550 | December, 2000 or later |
| 446 | LA-Carson-Wilmington-San Pedro-Express | Option 1: Reroute along transitway to serve Artesia Harbor Transitway Station or Option 2: Shorten service to terminate at Artesia Harbor Transitway Station | December, 2000 or later |
| 447 | LA-Carson-Wilmington-San Pedro via 7th St.- Express | Option 1: Reroute along transitway
to serve Artesia Harbor Transitway Station or Option 2: Shorten service to terminate at Artesia Harbor Transitway Station |
December, 2000 or later |
| 550 | San Pedro-West Hollywood Express | Option 2: Restructure to serve Pacific Coast Hwy. and Carson Street Harbor Transitway Stations and Downtown Los Angeles | December, 2000 or later |
WILSHIRE-WHITTIER
CORRIDOR Service REFINEMENTS
In the Wilshire-Whittier Corridor, the following services are proposed to be
restructured and/or cancelled to reduce service duplication and better match
service to customer demand.
| Line | Line Name | Proposed Change | Effective Date |
| 18 | W. Sixth St.-Whittier Blvd. | Extend line to Orange County border; or Shorten line to uptown Whittier or Montebello Metrolink Station if other service is available; adjust service frequencies and span of service | December, 2000 or later |
| 20-21 | Wilshire Blvd-UCLA Santa Monica | Adjust service frequencies and span of service | December, 2000 or later |
| 22 | Wilshire Blvd.-Century City-Brentwood | Cancel line; alternative service available by Santa Monica Municipal Bus Lines | December, 2000 or later |
| 471 | Puente Hills Mall-Brea Mall | Shorten line to Whittier Blvd. and Colima Rd. or cancel line if other service is available | December, 2000 or later |
| 720 | Wilshire-Whittier Metro Rapid Bus | Adjust service frequencies, span of service, stop locations | December, 2000 or later |
VENTURA
CORRIDOR Service REFINEMENTS
In the Ventura Corridor, the following services are proposed to be restructured
to better match service to customer demand.
| Line | Line Name | Proposed Change | Effective Date |
| 150 | Ventura Blvd. | Adjust service frequencies and span of service | December, 2000 or later |
| 240 | Reseda Blvd-Ventura Blvd. | Adjust service frequencies and span of service | December, 2000 or later |
| 750 | Ventura Blvd. Metro Rapid Bus | Adjust service frequencies, span of service, stop locations | December, 2000 or later |
Other
Service Changes
Other miscellaneous service change proposals designed to improve the operation
of bus service are listed below.
| Line | Line Name | Proposed Change | Effective Date |
| 40 | Hawthorne Blvd.-LA- Union Station | New Limited Stop service | December, 2000 or later |
| 42 | LA-Westchester-LAX | Restructure service, reroute to Exposition Blvd. | December, 2000 or later |
| 102 | E. Jefferson Blvd.- Coliseum St. | Shorten line to Exposition Blvd. and Figueroa St; alternative service provided by restructured Line 42 | December, 2000 or later |
| 107 | 54th Street-Fairview Blvd.- Santa Ana St. | Reroute over a portion of Clara Street and to Slauson Metro Blue Line Station | December, 2000 or later |
| 114 | Florence Station-Santa Ana St.-Clara St. | Cancel line; alternative service provided by rerouted Line 107 | December, 2000 or later |
| 220 | Robertson Blvd.-Culver Blvd. | Shorten line to Fisherman’s Village; alternative service provided by restructured Line 625 | December, 2000 or later |
| 250 | Boyle Ave.-State St. | Cancel line; alternative service provided by restructured Line 620 | December, 2000 or later |
| 253 | Euclid Ave.-Evergreen Ave. | Cancel line; alternative service provided by restructured Line 620 | December, 2000 or later |
| 340 | Hawthorne Blvd.-Limited | New Limited Stop service | December, 2000 or later |
| 402 | LA-Pasadena-Park-n-Ride Express | Cancel line; alternative service available | December, 2000 or later |
| 436 | LA-Venice Blvd.-Ocean Park Express | Cancel line; alternative service available | December, 2000 or later |
| 442 | LA-Hawthorne-Express | Cancel line; convert to Limited Stop service | December, 2000 or later |
| 466 | LA-Downey-La Mirada Park-n-Ride-Express | Cancel line; alternative service available | December, 2000 or later |
| 484 | LA-El Monte-La Puente- Pomona-Express | Shorten line to operate between El Monte Busway Station and Pomona Transcenter; alternative service available | December, 2000 or later |
| 490 | LA-El Monte-Covina- Diamond Bar-Brea Express | Shorten line to terminate at El Monte Busway Station; alternative service available | December, 2000 or later |
| 491 | LA-Sierra Madre via Santa Anita Express | Shorten
line to terminate at |
December, 2000 or later |
| 497 | LA-Pomona-Montclair Park-n-Ride-Express | Cancel line; alternative service available | December, 2000 or later |
| 620 | Boyle Heights Shuttle | Restructure line to replace segments of Lines 250-253; provide weekend service | December, 2000 or later |
| 625 | Green Line Shuttle | Restructure line to provide alternative service to Fisherman’s Village | December, 2000 or later |