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9/8/2009
LADOT Institutes Precautions Against Swine Flu
LADOT has directed all its service providers to institute enhanced cleaning procedures on all LADOT DASH, Commuter Express and Cityride buses. This precautionary measure has been taken in response to recent swine flu outbreaks reported in Southern California.

For more information, please see the update at ladottransit.com. Back to top

9/8/2009
Coldwater Canyon Avenue Traffic Detour Information For Tuesday, September 8:
All area commuters should avoid using Coldwater Canyon Avenue, between Mulholland Dr. and Ventura Blvd. due to Coldwater Canyon road closure between Halkirk Street and Ventura Blvd in both directions. Coldwater Canyon is also closed Southbound direction between Moorpark St. and Ventura Blvd. Northbound lanes on Coldwater Canyon between Moorpark St. and Ventura Blvd remain open for residents and businesses only.

Detour signs are posted prominently and traffic officers will be posted at the following intersections on Tuesday from 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM:

Moorpark Street and Coldwater Canyon Avenue
Ventura Boulevard and Coldwater Canyon Avenue
Ventura Boulevard and Alcove Avenue
Halkirk Street and Coldwater Canyon Avenue

For more information, please visit the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power website and ATSAC. Back to top

8/29/2009
LADOT Traffic Safety Program Nominated for Local Emmy
The Department of Transportation is pleased to announce that its traffic safety and education program, Watch the Road, has been nominated to receive a local Emmy award. Watch the Road gained the nomination in the 61st Annual Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards for its 30-second public service announcement, "Pedestrian Awareness." The PSA, which aired on local channels in 2008, strikingly highlighted safety awareness for pedestrians. Local Emmy winners will be announced August 29.

Watch the Road received a 2006 Emmy award in the Best Public Service Announcement category for a PSA promoting bicycle safety. Back to top

6/17/2009
Lakers Victory Parade Information:
Street closure information for the July 17th parade can be found here. Back to top

5/20/2009
DASH Bus Routes Affected by the Los Angeles Marathon
The temporary route changes will be in effect on Monday, May 25, 2009 on the following routes:
DASH Crenshaw
DASH Midtown
DASH Pico Union/Echo Park
DASH Southeast
DASH Wilshire Center/Koreatown

For advance information about the temporary reroutes or other LADOT transit services, call (213, 310, 323, 818) 808-2273 Monday through Friday from 6:30 AM until 7:00 PM or visit the LADOT website at www.ladottransit.com. Due to the Memorial Day holiday, the LADOT Transit Store will be closed on Monday, May 25, 2009. Back to top

5/20/2009
2009 LA Marathon Street Closures and Routes Announced
The 24th annual Los Angeles Marathon will take place on Monday, May 25th, 2009. In addition to the 26-mile marathon run, a bike tour and a 5K run are also a part of this year’s event. The bike tour starts at 5:00 A.M., the wheelchair race starts at 7:00 A.M., and the Marathon is scheduled to start at 7:08 A.M. Detailed course maps and event information are available on the internet at www.lamarathon.com or http://trafficinfo.lacity.org.

For further information, please see the press release. Back to top

5/12/2009
Bike to Work Day Free Bus Rides
Bicyclists with helmets will be offered free rides on LADOT'S Commuter Express and DASH bus services on Bike to Work Day, Thursday, May 14, 2009. Bicyclists with helmets can take their bikes with them on Commuter Express buses, most of which are equipped with bike racks. DASH buses are not equipped with bike racks owing to the short trip lengths DASH serves. Bikes, except folding bikes, are not allowed inside DASH buses. Back to top

4/30/2009
Los Angeles Department of Transportation Anticipates May 1, 2009 Interruptions for DASH Downtown Los Angeles and Commuter Express Routes serving Downtown

The City of Los Angeles, Department of Transportation (LADOT) is anticipating DASH Downtown and Commuter Express bus service slowdowns, possible service disruptions and/or service cancellations on Friday May 1, 2009 due to the Labor and Immigration Marches and Rally that will occur throughout the day. Street losures and severely impacted traffic flow are expected within the area bounded by Cesar Chavez Avenue to the north, Alameda Street to the east, Pico Boulevard to the south and Hoover Street to the west.

For more information, please see the following press release and check ladottransit.com Back to top

04/01/2009
LADOT Eliminates 'Free Transfers' on Downtown DASH Routes Starting 1 April
The City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation will stop issuing transfers on all six DASH Downtown Los Angeles routes. Due to the City’s financial crisis, LADOT needed to identify strategies to increase revenues in order to minimize potential transit service reductions to the public. The current low DASH cash fare of 25 cents (10 cents for seniors and persons with disabilities) makes it extremely affordable to ride DASH and will remain the same.

LADOT has recently introduced a new $9.00 monthly DASH pass that allows the holder to make unlimited trips on any DASH Downtown Los Angeles route or any of the other 27 DASH routes throughout the City. For information on where to purchase the DASH monthly pass, please visit our transit website. In addition, DASH also accepts LADOT monthly passes and the County-wide EZ transit passes as payment of fare on all DASH services. Back to top

3/01/2009
Parking Restrictions Eased at City Polling Places on 3 March 09
LADOT and LAPD in cooperation with the Los Angeles City Clerk's Election Division will not cite vehicles within one block of designated polling places for parking meter violations, street cleaning or preferential parking restrictions. Back to top

3/01/2009
Free Metered Parking for Alternative Fuel Vehicles Ends 1 March 09
On February 10th, the LA City Council voted to end a free metered parking program for alternative fuel vehicles begun in 2002. The City has allowed vehicles that displayed a California Clean Air Vehicle Decal from the California DMV, as well as four hybrid vehicles: Honda Insight, Honda Civic Hybrid, Toyota Prius and Ford Escape Hybrid, to park free at City operated on and off-street parking meters.

Effective March 1, alternative fuel vehicles parked at an expired meter will be cited for Failure to Pay for a Parking Meter Space. The fine for this parking violation is $48. Beginning immediately Traffic Officers will provide ‘warning notices’ to these vehicles parked at City meters to remind vehicle operators of this change. Back to top

2/02/2009
“One Officer-One Beat” Parking Enforcement Program Initiative
The City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) will begin on Monday, February 2nd, an initiative that will assign Traffic Officers to every area of the City based on a ‘geographical beat’ instead of basing deployment of personnel on where ‘posted regulations’ are. This will benefit all neighborhoods by ensuring they receive appropriate enforcement of parking regulations and ordinances.

For further information, please see this press release. Back to top

1/1/2009
State of CA Increases Parking Citation Penalties by $3.00 Effective Immediately
The CA State legislature recently passed a court construction cost bill that increases state-wide penalties to pay for these costs. The bill, SB 1407, includes a $3.00 penalty imposed per parking citation. This is in addition to the existing $1.50 penalty per parking citation. Parking Citations issued by LADOT will now have a comment printed on the bottom of the ticket stating that "the fine includes a $4.50 State penalty effective 1/1/09. Back to top

12/8/2008
New Hail-A-Taxi pilot program continues
Taxicabs are now allowed to actively load and unload passengers in some curbside areas of Downtown and Hollywood. If the program is successful, it may be expanded to other areas of the City.

A new intiative in downtown LA, Hail-a-Taxi, begins December 8th, 2008. Back to top

9/25/2008
Tiger Team V Pounces
Tiger Team V will eliminate traffic congestion along 25 LA Hot Spots by ticketing, towing and removing illegally parked vehicles from the street during AM and PM rush hours. Deployment of Tiger Team V, a special fifth installment of the LADOT's anti-gridlock traffic enforcement team began Sept 30, 2008. Peak hour citations will cost drivers $70 and Anti-Gridlock parking citations will cost $145. The towing fee will be $187, inclusive of a $33 storage fee once the vehicle has been in the possession of the towing company for more than one hour. Each additional day of storage is also $33. Please READ all posted signs to avoid receiving a citation, a tow or both. Back to top

9/4/2008
Central City East DASH Pilot Program Continues
New DASH service began September 4, 2008 and runs every 20 minutes from Little Tokyo through the Arts, Flower and Toy Districts. Connect to DASH Downtown Routes A, D and E from the new Central City East neighborhood DASH. Back to top

8/4/2008
Diagonal Crosswalks Unveiled
Improving traffic safety and amenities for pedestrians are important goals for LADOT. In fulfillment of these goals, diagonal crosswalks will be installed at 10 City of Los Angeles intersections. Safety is improved because pedestrians and bicyclists have their own ‘exclusive’ phase in which to cross the street without conflict from turning vehicles. Back to top