Los Angeles Department of Transportation

Headquarters	Caltrans District 7 Headquarters Building
Locale	Los Angeles, California, US
Service type	Bus services, paratransit, traffic operations, transportation planning
Routes	15 Commuter Express 31 DASH
Website	ladot.lacity.org ladottransit.com

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. 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 Metro. 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 through StreetsLA, formerly the Bureau of Street Services, and the Bureau of Engineering. LADOT performs many transportation related duties, with six main operating groups: Parking Enforcement & Traffic Control, Operations, Project Delivery, Parking Management & Regulations, Transit Services, and Administration.^[1]

Routes

DASH

DASH is LADOT's system of neighborhood circulator bus services. DASH buses serve to provide localized service in a neighborhood, and for passengers making longer trips, acting as a feeder to the countywide Metro Bus and Metro Rail system.

The name DASH started as acronym for Downtown Area Short Hop, the original purpose of the service. Since its launch in Downtown Los Angeles, DASH has expanded to 27 other neighborhoods in the City of Los Angeles.

DASH buses are 30 feet (9.1 m) or 35 feet (11 m) long, making it easier to navigate in dense neighborhoods with narrower streets and tighter turns compared to a typical 40-foot (12 m) transit bus. All buses in the DASH fleet are powered by either low-emission CNG or Propane engines or are zero-emission battery electric buses.

Route	Terminals		Via	Notes
Downtown A ^[2]	Downtown LA Palmetto St & Hewitt St		1st St	Serves Civic Center/Grand Park Station, 7th Street/Metro Center Station and Little Tokyo/Arts District Station
Downtown B ^[2]	Chinatown Bernard St & Broadway		Grand Av	Serves Chinatown A Line Station and LA Union Station
Downtown D ^[2]	Downtown LA Patsaouras Transit Plaza	Downtown LA Washington Bl & Olive St	Spring St, Main St	Serves Grand/LATTC A Line Station
Downtown E ^[2]	Westlake Westlake/MacArthur Park Station	Los Angeles Trinity St & Washington Bl	7th St	Serves 7th Street/Metro Center Station
Downtown F ^[2]	Downtown LA Beaudry Av & 3rd St		Figueroa St	Serves 7th Street/Metro Center Station, Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles Convention Center, USC, Expo Park/USC E Line Station and Expo/Vermont E Line Station
Beachwood Canyon ^[3]	Hollywood Hollywood/Vine B Line Station	Hollywood Hills Beachwood Dr & Westshire Dr	Beachwood Rd
Boyle Heights/East LA ^[4]	Los Angeles Marengo St & Mission Rd	East LA Herbert Av & Whittier Bl	Rowan Av	Serves Indiana E Line Station
Chesterfield Square ^[5]	South LA 54th St & Western Av	Huntington Park Pacific Bl & Florence Av	Florence Bl	Serves Florence A Line Station
Crenshaw ^[6]	Crenshaw MLK Jr. Bl & Magic Johnson Theater		Crenshaw Bl	Serves Martin Luther King Jr. K Line Station and Expo/La Brea E Line Station Clockwise and Counter Clockwise route
El Sereno/City Terrace ^[7]	El Sereno Huntington Dr & Lowell Av	East LA Rowan Av & Dozier St	Huntington Dr
Fairfax ^[8]	Beverly Grove 3rd St & Sherbourne Dr	Mid-Wilshire La Brea Av & 6th St	Fairfax Av	Serves Beverly Center
Highland Park/Eagle Rock ^[9]	Highland Park San Pascual Av & Comet St	Eagle Rock Colorado St & Eagledale Av	Colorado Bl	Serves Highland Park A Line Station
Hollywood ^[10]	Hollywood Fountain Av & Vine St		Franklin Av	Serves Hollywood/Highland B Line Station, Hollywood/Vine B Line Station, Vermont/Sunset B Line Station and Vermont/Santa Monica B Line Station Clockwise and Counter Clockwise route
Hollywood/Wilshire ^[11]	Hollywood Hollywood/Vine B Line Station	Koreatown Wilshire/Western D Line Station	Western Av
King-East ^[12]	Los Angeles 37th St & Grand Av		Martin Luther King Jr. Bl	Serves San Pedro Street A Line Station, Los Angeles Trade-Technical College and LATTC/Ortho Institute E Line Station Clockwise and Counter Clockwise route
Leimert/Slauson ^[13]	Crenshaw MLK Bl & Magic Johnson Theater		Martin Luther King Jr. Bl	Serves Hyde Park K Line station, Leimert Park K Line Station and Martin Luther King Jr. K Line Station Clockwise and Counter Clockwise route
Lincoln Heights/Chinatown ^[14]	Chinatown Main St & Cesar Chavez Av		Broad Way, Main St	Serves Chinatown A Line Station Clockwise and Counter Clockwise route
Midtown ^[15]	Crenshaw MLK Bl & Magic Johnson Theater	Mid-Wilshire Redondo Bl & Packard St	Crenshaw Bl	Serves Expo/Crenshaw Station
North Hollywood ^[16]	North Hollywood North Hollywood Station		Vineland Av	Clockwise and Counter Clockwise route
North Hollywood ^[16]	North Hollywood Lankershim Bl & Chandler Bl		Vineland Av	Clockwise and Counter Clockwise route
Northridge/Reseda ^[17]	Northridge Northridge Metrolink Station		Reseda Bl
Observatory/Los Feliz ^[18]	Hollywood Vermont/Sunset B Line Station	Los Angeles Griffith Observatory	Vermont Canyon Rd, Vermont Av,
Panorama City/Van Nuys ^[19]	Van Nuys Van Nuys Metrolink Station		Van Nuys Bl	Clockwise and Counter Clockwise route
Pico Union/Echo Park ^[20]	Echo Park Echo Park Av & Donaldson St	Downtown LA Grand/LATTC A Line Station	Echo Park Av	Serves Westlake/MacArthur Park Station
Pueblo del Rio ^[21]	Los Angeles Vernon A Line Station	Florence-Graham Wilmington Av & Gage Av	Long Beach Av
San Pedro ^[22]	San Pedro Western Av & 25th St	San Pedro Western Av & Park Western Plaza	1st St
Southeast ^[23]	Los Angeles 37th St & Grand Av		Vermont Av	Clockwise and Counter Clockwise route
Sylmar ^[24]	Sylmar Sylmar/San Fernando Metrolink Station	Sylmar Los Angeles Mission College	Hubbard St
Van Nuys/Studio City ^[25]	Studio City Laurel Canyon Bl & Ventura Bl		Moorpark St, Hazeltin Av	Serves Westfield Fashion Square, Van Nuys G Line Station, Woodman G Line Station, Los Angeles Valley College and Valley College G Line Station Clockwise and Counter Clockwise route
Van Nuys/Studio City ^[25]	Studio City Ventura Bl & Laurel Canyon Bl		Moorpark St, Hazeltin Av
Vermont/Main ^[26]	South LA Vermont Av & 59th St		Vermont Av, Main St	Clockwise and Counter Clockwise route
Watts ^[27]	Willowbrook 119th St & Wilmington Av		Avalon Bl	Serves Avalon C Line Station and 103rd Street/Watts Towers A Line Station Clockwise and Counter Clockwise route
Watts ^[27]	Willowbrook 120th St & Wilmington Av		Avalon Bl
Wilmington ^[28]	Wilmington Avalon Bl & L St		PCH, Avalon Bl, Wilmington Bl	Clockwise and Counter Clockwise route
Wilshire Center/Koreatown ^[29]	Koreatown San Marino St & Western Av		Vermont Av, Western Av	Serves Wilshire/Western D Line Station and Wilshire/Vermont Station Clockwise and Counter Clockwise route
Wilshire Center/Koreatown ^[29]	Koreatown James M. Wood Bl & Western Av		Vermont Av, Western Av

Commuter Express

Commuter Express is an express bus service, consisting of 15 routes, all but one running during rush hours only. Service started in 1985.^[30] Fares are based on a flat rate for travel on streets plus an extra charge based on the distance traveled on freeways.

Most Commuter Express buses are 40-foot (12 m) or 45-foot (14 m) MCI D-Series motorcoaches, offering a more comfortable ride on these longer routes. All buses in the Commuter Express fleet are powered by low-emission CNG engines or are zero-emission battery electric buses.

Route 142 operates more like a normal transit route, operating daily at all hours, using more typical transit buses. The route was previously operated by Long Beach Transit.^[31]

Routes 419, 423, 431, 437, 438, and 448 are former Southern California Rapid Transit District lines that were transferred to LADOT.^[32]

Unless otherwise noted, all services operates towards Downtown LA during the morning rush and from Downtown LA during the afternoon 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 ^[33]	San Pedro Miner St & Harbor Bl	Long Beach Downtown Long Beach A Line Station	7th St, SR47, I-710, Ocean Bl	Daily service Open-door along the entire route
409 ^[34]	Sylmar Foothill Bl & Glenoaks Bl	Downtown LA Hill St & 12th St	San Fernando Valley: Foothill Bl Downtown LA: Flower St/Figueroa St, 7th St	Closed-door along the entire route, except at Glendale Park & Ride Serves Grand Avenue Arts/Bunker Hill Station and 7th Street/Metro Center Station
419 ^[35]	Chatsworth Chatsworth Station	Downtown LA USC	San Fernando Valley: Devonshire St Downtown LA: Hill St, Figueroa St	Closed-door along the entire route, except at Devonshire St & Balboa Bl Serves Civic Center/Grand Park Station, Pershing Square Station and Los Angeles Convention Center
422 ^[36]	Exposition Park USC	Thousand Oaks The Oaks	Downtown LA: Figueroa St/Flower St Ventura County: Thousand Oaks Bl, Agoura Rd	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 Serves Los Angeles Convention Center, Crypto.com Arena, Grand Avenue Arts/Bunker Hill Station and Thousand Oaks Transportation Center
423 ^[37]	Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks Transportation Center	Downtown LA USC	Ventura County: Agoura Rd, Ventura Bl Downtown LA: Figueroa St/Flower St	Closed-door along the entire route, except at Ventura Bl & Topanga Canyon Bl and Encino Park and Ride Serves Grand Avenue Arts/Bunker Hill Station, 7th Street/Metro Center Station and Los Angeles Convention Center
431 ^[38]	Westwood Sepulveda Bl & Ohio Av	Downtown LA LA Union Station	Westside: Wilshire Bl, Beverly Glen Bl Downtown LA: Venice Bl, Figueroa St/Flower St, Grand St/Olive St	Closed-door along the entire route Serves UCLA and Grand Avenue Arts/Bunker Hill Station
437 ^[39]	Venice Pacific Av & Washington Bl	Downtown LA Temple St & Vignes St	Westside: Culver Bl, Jefferson Bl Downtown LA: Figueroa St/Flower St, Grand St/Olive St	Closed-door along the entire route Serves Culver City E Line Station, Washington/Fairfax Transit Hub and Grand Avenue Arts/Bunker Hill Station
438 ^[40]	Redondo Beach Palos Verdes Bl & Via Valencia	Downtown LA LA Union Station	Beach Cities: Highland Av, Hermosa Av Downtown LA: Figueroa St/Flower St	Closed-door along the entire route Operates towards Downtown LA in the AM rush and towards Redondo Beach in the PM rush For reverse commute service see Route 439 Serves Los Angeles Convention Center, Crypto.com Arena and Grand Avenue Arts/Bunker Hill Station
438 ^[40]	Redondo Beach Redondo Beach C Line Station (short line)	Downtown LA LA Union Station
439 ^[41]	Downtown LA LA Union Station	El Segundo El Segundo C Line Station	Downtown LA: Figueroa St/Flower St El Segundo: Imperial Hwy, Douglas St	Closed-door within El Segundo, open-door elsewhere Reverse commute service: operates towards El Segundo in the AM rush and towards Downtown LA in the PM rush For traditional commute service see Route 438 Serves Pershing Square Station and Pico Station
448 ^[42]	Rancho Palos Verdes Crest Rd & Crenshaw Bl	Downtown LA Temple St & Los Angeles St	South Bay: Hawthorne Bl, Pacific Coast Hwy Downtown LA: Figueroa St/Flower St	Closed-door along the entire route, except at Harbor Freeway C Line Station Serves Harbor Freeway C Line Station, Los Angeles Convention Center, Crypto.com Arena and Grand Avenue Arts/Bunker Hill Station
534 ^[43]	Downtown LA LA Union Station	Westwood Wilshire Bl & Veteran Av	Downtown LA: Figueroa St/Flower St, 1st St Westside: Wilshire Bl, Olympic Bl via Beverly Hills	Operates towards Westwood in the AM rush and towards Downtown in the PM rush Closed-door along the entire route Serves Civic Center/Grand Park Station, Grand Avenue Arts/Bunker Hill Station, 7th Street/Metro Center Station, Crypto.com Arena, and Westfield Century City
549 ^[44]	Encino Encino Park and Ride	Pasadena Lake A Line Station	Burbank Bl, SR134	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 Open-door along the entire route Serves Sherman Oaks Galleria, Los Angeles Valley College, North Hollywood Station, Burbank Media District and Memorial Park A Line Station
573 ^[45]	Mission Hills Chatsworth St & Orion St	Century City Constellation Bl & Century Park West	San Fernando Valley: Balboa Bl Westwood: Gayley Av, Wilshire Bl	Service is provided in both directions during peak hours Closed-door along the entire route, except at Balboa Bl & Devonshire St and Encino Park and Ride Serves UCLA
574 ^[46]	Sylmar Sylmar/San Fernando Metrolink Station	El Segundo Space Park Dr & Aviation Bl	San Fernando Valley: Balboa Bl, Chatsworth St South Bay: Sepulveda Bl, Aviation Bl	Service operates towards the South Bay in the AM rush and towards Sylmar in the PM rush Closed-door along the entire route, except at Balboa Bl & Devonshire St, Encino Park and Ride, and Sepulveda Bl & Century Bl (LAX) Serves Balboa G Line Station, Encino Park and Ride and El Segundo C Line Station
Union Station/Bunker Hill Shuttle ^[47]	Downtown LA LA Union Station	Bunker Hill Hope St & 4th St	Grand Av	Timed to meet Metrolink trains Operates towards Bunker Hill in the AM rush and towards Union Station in the PM rush Open-door along the entire route

CityRide

CityRide is a program for individuals in the city of Los Angeles, aged 65 or older and for qualified disabled persons.

In popular culture

The transit agency makes a cameo appearance in the Animaniacs episode "Hooray for North Hollywood Part 2", where Dot Warner spots an LADOT bus, thinking it was named in her honor.^[48] She then sings gleefully about it, but Yakko corrects his sister, telling her what LADOT actually means. Realizing her mistake, Dot nevertheless finishes her song on a positive note.

Bus fleet

DASH

Make/Model	Fleet Numbers	Year	Engine	Transmission	Notes
ENC E-Z Rider II MAX Propane	06301-06319	2006	Cummins Westport B LPG Plus	Allison B300R	Most units retired. 06308 and 06311 remain in service
ENC E-Z Rider II MAX Propane	07301-07305	2007	Cummins Westport B LPG Plus	Allison B300R	All units were retired in 2023
ENC E-Z Rider II MAX Propane	09301-09324	2009	Cummins Westport B LPG Plus	Allison B300R	In the process of being retired
ENC Axess BRT CNG	12301-12314	2012	Cummins Westport ISL G	Allison B400R
ENC E-Z Rider II BRT CNG	12315-12336	2012	Cummins Westport ISL G	Allison B300R
ENC E-Z Rider II BRT CNG	13301-13322	2013	Cummins Westport ISL G	Allison B300R
ENC Axess BRT CNG	13323-13328	2013	Cummins Westport ISL G	Allison B400R
Gillig BRT Plus CNG 29'	15301-15354	2015	Cummins Westport ISL G	Allison B300R
ENC E-Z Rider II BRT CNG	15355-15366	2016	Cummins Westport ISL G	Allison B300R	First LADOT bus to have rear destination signs
ENC Axess BRT CNG	15367-15374	2016	Cummins Westport ISL G	Allison B400R	Equipped with rear destination signs
BYD K9S	17301-17304	2016-2017	2 x 100 kW AC synchronous	80 kW iron-phosphate battery
ENC E-Z Rider II BRT CNG	17305-17314	2017	Cummins Westport L9N	Allison B300R
Proterra Catalyst BE35	20301-20326	2020	UQM HD220	Eaton EEV-7202	Used only on Downtown DASH routes.
BYD K7M	21301-21325	2020	2 x 90 kW AC Synchronous	80 kW Iron-Phosphate Battery

Commuter Express

Make/Model	Fleet Numbers	Year	Engine	Transmission	Notes
MCI D4000CT CNG	11401	2011	Cummins Westport ISL G	Allison B500R
MCI D4000CT CNG	11402	2011	Cummins Westport ISL G	Allison B500R
MCI D4000CT CNG	12401-12493	2011	Cummins Westport ISL G	Allison B500R
ENC Axess BRT CNG	13401-13403	2013	Cummins Westport ISL G	Allison B400R	Exclusively used on line 142.
MCI D4000CT CNG	16401-16409	2016	Cummins Westport ISX12 G	Allison B500R
MCI D4000CT CNG	17401-17406	2017	Cummins Westport ISX12 G	Allison B500R
MCI D4000CT CNG	19401-19405	2019	Cummins Westport ISX12N	Allison B500R
BYD C10M	21401-21530	2021			Currently being delivered

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