We’re adding more frequent bus service to many of our lines starting Sunday, Dec. 11 – so riders will wait less time for their bus. At the same time, we’re making a few route changes to bus lines, primarily in San Pedro, Wilmington and Harbor City.
With these changes, we’re returning to pre-pandemic levels of bus service of about 7 million service hours a year. We also added bus service back in June and October – and this change completes the full restoration of bus service as Metro hires many new bus operators. More info about our bus service levels during the pandemic can be found in this Metro staff report to the agency’s Board of Directors.
As we did in June and October, we’re adjusting some of our bus schedules to reflect today’s traffic levels. For riders, that means more buses will more often arrive on schedule.
These service updates will also help our revamped NextGen bus system live up to its potential by offering more frequent and convenient bus service for many riders. That means riders will spend less time on their commutes —giving them more precious time for everything else in their lives.
We want to thank our riders for their patience as we’ve worked to provide as much service as possible during the pandemic. We appreciate your loyalty, patronage and continued feedback; we are dedicated to doing everything we can to serve you better. We also thank our bus operators, who heroically worked overtime throughout the pandemic to make sure riders made it to where they needed to go.
The full list of bus service changes is below. You can also check any changes to your bus line or lines at metro.net/mybus – all the new timetables effective Dec. 11 are now posted. We will be printing new timetables that will be available later this month on board buses and at Metro Customer Centers.
One note: peak period hours on weekdays are generally from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. in the mornings and 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the afternoon and evenings.
December 11 Service Changes
Line 10 (Adding Back Frequency) – Buses will run every 10 to 15 minutes on weekdays instead of every 15 minutes.
Line 14 (Adding Back Frequency, Improved Reliability) – Buses will run every 10 minutes on weekdays instead of every 10-15 minutes. The Line 14’s schedule will also be revised on weekdays to improve service reliability.
Line 20 (Adding Back Frequency, Improved Reliability) – Buses will run every 10 to 15 minutes during weekday peak periods instead of every 15 minutes. On weekends, buses will run every 12 minutes instead of every 15 minutes. Line 20’s schedule will also be revised on weekdays to improve service reliability.
Line 35 (Improved Reliability) – Line 35’s schedule will also be revised on weekdays to improve service reliability.
Line 37 (Adding Back Frequency) – Buses will run every 10 minutes on weekdays instead of every 10 to 15 minutes.
Line 38 (Adding Back Frequency) – Buses will run every 30 to 40 minutes at peak hours on weekdays instead of every 30 to 60 minutes.
Line 40 (Adding Back Frequency) – Buses will run every 8 to 10 minutes at weekday peak hours instead of every 10 minutes. Buses will run every 10 minutes at weekday midday hours instead of every 12 minutes. On Saturdays, buses will run every 12 minutes instead of every 15 minutes.
Line 53 (Improved Reliability) – Line 53’s schedule will be revised on weekdays and weekends to improve service reliability.
Line 55 (Adding Back Frequency) – Buses will run ever 12 to 15 minutes at peak hours on weekdays instead of every 15 minutes. On weekends, buses will run every 20 minutes instead of every 23 to 30 minutes.
Line 60 (Adding Back Frequency/Route Change) – Buses will run every 5 to 8 minutes at peak hours on weekdays instead of every 6 to 8 minutes. Line 60’s route will continue to detour via Greenleaf Boulevard at Compton due to the closure of the Artesia Boulevard bridge.
Line 62 (Adding Back Frequency) – Buses will run every 25 to 60 minutes at peak hours on weekdays instead of every 30 to 60 minutes. Buses will run every 25-45 minutes at weekday midday hours instead of every 60 minutes.
Line 70 (Adding Back Frequency) – Buses will run every 10 minutes on weekends instead of every 12 minutes.
Line 76 (Adding Back Frequency) – Buses will run every 15 minutes at peak hours and midday on weekdays. Buses will run every 20 minutes on weekends instead of every 22 minutes.
Line 78 (Adding Back Frequency) – Buses will run every 10 minutes at peak and midday hours on weekdays instead of every 12 minutes.
Line 92 (Route Change) – The route is changing. In Glendale, southbound buses will no longer use Little Glenoaks Boulevard – buses will instead run on Glenoaks Boulevard to Brand Blvd.
Line 94 (Adding Back Frequency) – Buses will run every 12 to 15 minutes during peak hours on weekdays instead of every 15 minutes. On weekends, buses will run every 20 to 30 minutes instead of every 30 minutes.
Line 108 (Adding Back Frequency) – Buses will run every 10 minutes during weekday midday hours instead of every 15 minutes.
Line 110 (Adding Back Frequency) – Buses will run every 15 minutes at peak and midday hours on weekdays instead of every 20 minutes.
Line 111 (Route Change on Sundays) – On Sundays, the route for selected Line 111 trips will be extended to start and finish at the Inglewood Transit Center instead of the intersection of Florence Avenue and Crenshaw Boulevard.
Line 115 (Adding Back Frequency) – Buses will run every 12 minutes during peak hours on weekdays instead of every 15 minutes.
Line 117 (Adding Back Frequency) – Buses will run every 15 minutes during peak and midday hours on weekdays instead of every 20 minutes.
Line 120 (Adding Back Frequency) – Buses will run every 40 minutes during peak and midday hours on weekdays instead of every 50 to 55 minutes.
Line 125 (Adding Back Frequency) – Buses will run every 20 minutes during midday hours on weekdays instead of every 30 minutes.
Line 127 (Adding Back Frequency) – Buses will run every 20 to 40 minutes on weekdays instead of every 45 minutes. On weekends, buses will run every 30 to 60 minutes instead of every 60 minutes.
Line 134 (Adding Back Frequency) – Buses will run every 20 to 60 minutes during peak hours on weekdays instead of every 30 to 60 minutes and will run every 40 to 60 minutes during midday hours on weekdays instead of every 60 minutes.
Line 150 (Adding Back Frequency) – Buses will run every 20 minutes during midday hours on weekdays instead of every 25 minutes. On weekend evenings, buses will run every 20 to 60 minutes instead of every 30 to 60 minutes.
Line 152 (Adding Back Frequency) – Buses will run every 15 minutes during midday hours on weekdays instead of every 20 minutes.
Line 162 (Adding Back Frequency) – Buses will run every 15 minutes during peak hours on weekdays instead of every 15-20 minutes and will run ever 15 minutes during midday hours on weekdays instead of every 20 minutes. On Saturdays, buses will run ever 20 minutes instead of every 30 minutes.
Line 164 (Adding Back Frequency) – Buses will run every 15 minutes during peak and midday hours on weekdays instead of every 20 minutes.
Line 165 (Adding Back Frequency) – Buses will run every 15 to 60 minutes at weekday evenings instead of every 20 to 60 minutes.
Line 166 (Adding Back Frequency) – Buses will run every 15 minutes during peak hours on weekdays instead of every 15 to 20 minutes and will run every 15 minutes during midday hours on weekdays instead of every 20 minutes.
Line 177 (Adding Back Frequency) – Buses will run every 30 minutes during peak hours on weekdays instead of every 60 minutes.
Line 179 (Adding Back Frequency) – Buses will run every 30 minutes weekday peak and midday instead of every 36 minutes.
Line 182 (Adding Back Frequency/Improved Reliability) – Buses will run every 30 minutes on weekends instead of every 50 minutes. Schedules for Line 182 are being revised to improve service reliability.
Line 202 (Route Change) – The route for Line 202 will continue to detour via Greenleaf Boulevard at Compton due to the closure of the Artesia Boulevard bridge.
Line 204 (Adding Back Frequency) – Buses will run every 10 to 30 minutes in the evenings on weekdays instead of every 12 to 30 minutes.
Line 205 (Route Change) – As part of the implementation of the NextGen Bus Plan, this line will now travel via Western Avenue and 7th Street and end at Harbor Boulevard in San Pedro. LADOT San Pedro DASH bus will now serve 1st Street and 13th Street.
Line 206 (Adding Back Frequency) – Buses will run every 15 minutes during midday hours on weekdays instead of every 20 minutes. On weekends, bus will run every 20 minutes instead of every 30 minutes.
Line 212 (Route Change) – Line 212 will now run on Florence Avenue and serve the Downtown Inglewood K Line station. Buses will run every 12 to 35 minutes on weekday evenings instead of every 15 to 35 minutes. On weekends, buses will run every 15 minutes instead of every 20 minutes.
Line 217 (Improved Reliability) – The schedule for line 217 is being revised on weekdays to improve service reliability.
Line 222 (Adding Back Frequency) – On the section of this route north of Universal City/Studio City Station, buses will run every 30 minutes on weekdays instead of every 60 minutes.
Line 232 (Adding Back Frequency) – Buses will run every 15 to 20 minutes during peak hours on weekdays instead of every 20 minutes.
Line 233 (Adding Back Frequency) – Buses will run every 10 minutes during midday hours on weekdays instead of every 12 minutes. On weekday evenings, buses will run every 10 to 60 minutes instead of every 12 to 60 minutes.
Line 234 (Adding Back Frequency) – Buses will run every 10 minutes on weekdays instead of every 12 minutes. On weekday evenings, buses will run every 10 to 60 minutes instead of every 12 to 60 minutes.
Line 240 (Adding Back Frequency) – Buses will run every 10 minutes during weekday midday hours instead of every 12 minutes. On Sundays, buses will run every 15 minutes instead of every 20 minutes.
Line 244 (Adding Back Frequency) – On weekends, buses will run every 30 minutes instead of every 45 minutes.
Line 246 (Route Change/Adding Back Frequency) – The route for Line 246 is changing to replace parts of Line 550. Line 246 will now use Avalon Boulevard, Anaheim Street, Figueroa Street, Pacific Coast Highway, North Gaffey Street, Channel Street and John S. Gibson Boulevard. Buses on Line 246 will run every 30 minutes on weekdays instead of every 40 minutes. On weekends, buses will run every 30 minutes instead of every 60 minutes.
Line 258 (Adding Back Frequency) – Buses will run every 40 minutes on weekdays instead of every 50 to 60 minutes.
Line 260 (Adding Back Frequency/Route Change) – Buses will run every 12 minutes during peak hours on weekdays instead of every 15 minutes. Line 260 will continue to use Greenleaf Boulevard at Compton due to the closure of the Artesia Boulevard bridge.
Line 267 (Adding Back Frequency) – Buses will run every 30 minutes at midday hours on weekdays instead of every 60 minutes.
Line 268 (Adding Back Frequency) – Buses will run every 30 minutes at peak hours on weekdays instead of every 60 minutes.
Line 287 (Adding Back Frequency) – Buses will run every 40 minutes at midday hours on weekdays instead of every 60 minutes.
Line 344 (Adding Back Frequency) – Buses will run every 30 minutes at midday hours on weekdays instead of every 40 minutes.
Line 460 (Adding Back Frequency) – Buses will run every 20 to 35 minutes at peak hours on weekdays instead of every 30 to 40 minutes. At middays on weekdays, buses will run every 25 to 35 minutes instead of every 30 to 45 minutes. On weekends, buses will run every 30 minutes instead of every 45 minutes.
Line 487 (Adding Back Frequency) – On weekends, buses will run every 45 minutes instead of every 60 minutes.
Line 501 (Adding Back Frequency/Improved Reliability) – Buses will run every 20 minutes during peak hours on weekdays instead of every 30 minutes. The 501’s schedules are being revised to improve reliability.
Line 550 (Route Change) – As part of the NextGen Bus Plan, Line 550 will operate only at weekday peak periods every 30 minutes between Harbor Gateway Transit Center and USC only. Line 550 will no longer operate south of Harbor Gateway Transit Center to San Pedro. To replace Line 550 service in San Pedro, Line 205 has been modified to run on 7th Street, and Line 246 has been modified to run on North Gaffey Street.
Line 577 (Adding Back Frequency) – Buses will run every 30 minutes during peak hours on weekdays instead of every 45 minutes.
Line 602 (Adding Back Frequency) – Buses will run every 45 minutes on weekends instead of every 60 minutes.
Line 603 (Adding Back Frequency) – Buses will run every 12 minutes on weekdays and Saturdays instead of every 15 minutes.
Line 605 (Adding Back Frequency) – Buses will run every 15 minutes on weekdays instead of every 20 minutes. On weekends buses will run every 20 minutes instead of every 40 minutes.
Line 617 (Adding Back Frequency) – Buses will run every 45 minutes on weekdays instead of every 60 minutes.
Line 662 (Adding Back Frequency) – Buses run will every 30 minutes on weekdays and weekends instead of every 50 minutes.
Line 686 (Improved Reliability) – Schedules for Line 686 are being revised to improve reliability.
Line 754 (Adding Back Frequency) – Buses will run every 10 minutes on weekdays instead of every 12 minutes.
G Line (Orange) Line 901 (Adding Back Frequency) – Buses will run every 10 minutes on Sundays instead of every 12 minutes.
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So here are some of my opinion points regarding the service changes that are needed to be implemented in the near future:
1. Line 256 was supposed to be extended from CSULA to ELAC via Monterey Pass Road/1st St replacing former Metro line 258 and 106 to address the need for Alhambra residents(including some apartment buildings used by CSULA students) living on Fremont(between 10 Fwy and south city border) as well as people living or working near Monterey Pass Rd(possibly going to CSULA for a Metrolink transfer). Metro still hasn’t done any of this and would force more people to walk all the way far down to either Floral, Garvey, or Hellman to catch the other bus service causing more stress and adding another walking time for riders traveling around.
2. Extending Line 78 and/or 179 from Las Tunas/Live Oak(line 78) and/or Arcadia Station(line 179) to Duarte/City of Hope Station via Santa Anita and Duarte replacing former (portions of) Metro Line 264 because Metro should not be spending more money on shuttle buses in the event of rail disruption on the L Line and using goMonrovia with Lyft is very expensive to use for one person going one way cost more them $30-60 dollars one way and round trip(which people can’t afford). People living on Duarte Rd(mostly between Santa Anita and Myrtle and moderately between Myrtle and Duarte/City of Hope Station) would have to walk very far from their homes to the rail station(Arcadia, Monrovia, Duarte)is very unacceptable because it would add more walking time and making them inconvenient and very had to find public transit in that area.
3. In the event that there are not enough Metro Micro Vehicles covering one service area, consider extending line 487 from Sierra Madre Villa Station to Sunset/Huntington via Sierra Madre/Santa Anita/Huntington with the turnaround loop using Sunset/California, Rosemead, and Huntington along with the new bus stop added inside the Westfield Santa Anita Mall as well as serving the city of Sierra Madre and Arcadia Station. That way the 489 would add a new loop meeting with the 487 using Rosemead, California/Sunset, and Huntington and making the potential layover for 487/489 at Sunset/Huntington.
4. reextending line 217(or if merged into line 180) select weekday trips to Culver City TC ending at Park Terrace/Howard Hughes Pkwy by adding a bus stop at the Kenneth Hahn Recreational Area where former line 439 used to go in and out of that area but it was cancelled and replaced by line 217(between Washington/Fairfax Transit Hub and Culver City TC) due to the Metro E Line opening (replacing the express portion on the 10 Fwy) on 6/17/2012 with no bus stop going into Kenneth Hahn Rec Area. LA County Baldwin Hills Parklands Link shuttle offers service between La Cienega/Jefferson Station and the Rec Area but it only operates on Weekends only with no Weekday service. Therefore extending line 217 to Culver City Transit Center ending at Park Terrace/Howard Hughes Pkwy on a weekday select trips only by adding a bus stop inside the Kenneth Hahn Rec Area and using the LA County Baldwin Hills Parklands Link shuttle on weekends only for people travelling between La Cienega/Jefferson Station and the Kenneth Hahn Rec Area.
5. addressing the bus service on Highland Ave between Hollywood and Santa Monica where Dash Hollywood used to serve Highland Ave only between Franklin and Fountain in which makes people more inconvenient by walking between Fountain and Santa Monica to connect with line 4. In order to have a better connection between a Metro bus and another Metro bus on Highland/Santa Monica is to either extend line 224 select daytime trips from Universal/Studio City Station to Highland/Santa Monica via Highland/Cahuenga, extend line 222 all hours from Hollywood/Vine Station to Highland/Santa Monica via Hollywood/Highland, or maybe extending line 212 from Hollywood/Highland Station to Highland/Santa Monica via Highland. That way riders can have a better connection between Metro line 4 and either Metro line 224, 222, or 212(depending which comes first) at Highland/Santa Monica travelling between the Westside and the SFV.
6. If Foothill Transit line 187 fails to realign the line on Colorado(between San Gabriel and Madre serving Sierra Madre Station), then make Metro Line 180 extend from PCC to Sierra Madre Villa Station during all hours, select trips, or every other trip so that people living near Colorado Bl between San Gabriel and Madre can have a better bus service to get around.
Is there a new schedule will be posted for line 165 . For line 165 still new schedule coming soon
Hi Dale —
I’m checking on this. Still not posted to website. Will try to get link Friday. Thanks for your patience.
Steve Hymon
Editor, The Source
For anyone who keeps asking when will the nextgen promise will be met for their bus line: Please remember this has failed from the start and one only has to look at Metro’s track record to realize this agency does not keep any promises.
Any bus line that is actually now getting the intended/promised frequencies is either because the line justifies it, or just struck luck.
Between the labor issues, impending economic downturn, and Metro simply being Metro, I’m not holding my breath on any actual improvements to the system anytime soon. But it’s to see something good finally come out.
They should re-extend bus line 720 to Commerce Center.
Commerce Center isn’t a good terminal for Line 720 tbh. I would extend it to Montebello Metrolink Station to provide easier connections with Montebello Line 30. Though this is my alternative suggestion. My main suggestion is for Metro to start a new Rapid Line 718 from Wilshire/Vermont Station to not Commerce Center nor Montebello Station, but ALL the way to Uptown Whittier and Whittwood Town Center. Though it may require talks with Montebello Bus Lines. A true one-seat ride from Whittier to Downtown LA is long overdue and it is needed again since Line 18 owl extension to Whittier was cut in 2003. I have a better feeling that Rapid Line 718 will be a much better and cheaper option than the E Line extension to nearly nowhere part of Whittier.
In regards of the frequencies for Lines 18 & 718.
I would run Line 18 every 8-10 minutes from Wilshire/Western Station to Montebello Station with standard-sized buses while Line 718 would run every 12-15 minutes end-to-end with articulated buses on weekdays. On weekends, I would run Line 18 every 12-15 minutes with Line 718 running every 15-20 minutes.
Would be nice of you to “restore” the 780 and 794 lines…
Iam happy to see that many of the Metro bus routes are come back to normal service now that Metro have been hiring more people to become bus operators
This article and title is a bit misleading. It is not true that service “has returned to pre-pandemic levels” The rail service is still less frequent than before. My bus, the 487/489, is still at half the frequency compared to before. Folks are seeing 20/40 minute peak hour weekday headways, compared to 10/20 minute headways pre-pandemic, and 7/15 minutes as stated in NextGen. Why have there been no improvements to weekday service for 487/489?
It appears that the Metro has already in favor of elimination 18 rapid lines and 10 limited bus lines (300 series line) since day 1 until day 3 (Late 2020 – Fall 2021) has gone full completely failure so far. The upcoming OCTA service change on Sunday February 12, 2023 for 700 series bus routes (Route 701 & 721) got canceled then no longer to serve in Downtown Los Angeles. If anyone lives in LA County area would force to drive their own vehicle or ride the bus on Line 460 to Orange County or take the train on Amtrak/Metrolink or take the bus on Greyhound/Flixbus but same thing, anyone lives in Orange County as well. That’s how the OCTA has not gone over on Route 701 and 721 alternative options before discontinued Route 701 and 721 served in Downtown LA (facepalm). As remember the OCTA Route 701 is no longer to serve I-405 Fwy just like LACMTA Line 788 does that too but the OCTA Route 721 is different than Route 701 so Route 721 goes to CA 91 Fwy basically the OCTA Route 701 and 721 goes to I-110 Fwy. OCTA Route 701 has used to previously Line 459 back in the 1987 and OCTA Route 721 has used to previously Line 464 back in the 1986 as well. Since 35-36 years of the OCTA Route 701 and 721 got started to operate since previously former Line 459 and 464 back then long time ago with take over.
By the way, Pasadena Transit Short Range Plan for future service change might be happened around 2023 or 2024 but I did hear the October 2022 board meeting of SGV with public comment by Bill Lam about Microtransit (Metro Micro) are planned to deserved with discontinued portion on Jet Propulsion Laboratory which is good thing. My thought was the Metro Micro (Microtransit) should have been covered on Oak Knoll Ave (San Marino)/Lake Ave portion between California Bl and Huntington Drive on June 2021 in first place. That’s how the Metro did not go over with on-demand microtransit on Oak Knoll Ave/Lake Ave portion when the ridership needs after former Line 258 coverage. Hopefully I would like to see the Pasadena Transit bus routes will expand service to Jet’s Propulsion Lab.
By the way, I already about the Pasadena Transit Route 52 is served only AM/PM peak hours only with no midday service to Jet’s Propulsion Lab. The Pasadena Transit will analyze with extend midday service to Jet’s Propulsion Lab on their bus routes.
I remember that from a long time ago. Fullerton Park-N-Ride used to have all kinds of OCTD and SCRTD services that no longer exist. It was a different time.
The Blue Line and Metrolink more or less serve as a replacement for 701 and 721.
Agreed, basically it was the RTD that operate Line 459 and 464 was discontinued around 1985 and 1986. Since formerly OCTD then rename OCTA (OC Bus 2016-present). Tbh, I never supported with discontinued of Routes 701 and 721 on the OCTA Making Better Connection Study aka Next Generation Covid pandemic service change plan. I did hear about the OCTA Audio Meeting says “it approve that OCTA Routes 701 and 721 is discontinued because the pre-Covid back before March 2020 with low performance ridership”. Actually the OCTA is already started on July 2021 with “Making Better Connection Plan Study” then afterwards by May 2022 for draft proposal service change plan and approve vote yes by October 2022 is already to make in progress of the service change. By Sunday February 12, 2023 OCTA service change will be different including the Intra-county and OC Freeway express fares will be eliminated.
Without the OCTA Making Better Connection Study Plan with service change discontinuation of Route 701, 721 and 794. I recommended the OCTA should buy MCI-D4500CT Compressed Natural Gas Coach buses that operates their OC Commuter Express Routes from / to Intra-county lines including the OCTA Intra-county fares need to reduced or change the fares.
Also I forgot mention about the wrong months board meeting with public comments it was November 2022 board meeting instead of October 2022. Actually yes I did hear the November 2022 SGV service council board meeting with public comments by Bill Lam about Pasadena Transit short range plan for service extension within midday service to Jet’s Propulsion Lab in order of no longer to provide Metro Micro area service of the Jet’s Propulsion Lab because the low-demand ridership (Metro Micro shortage) to Jet’s Propulsion Lab area.
Some of the lines that used to have limited lines are doing better than it used to from NextGen. Lines 355, 378, & 364 for example. When Lines 78 & 378 used to run each other, both lines had 20-30 minutes headways which was not good in regards of frequency and what’s worse was Line 378 had limited stop zone from Las Tunas/Mission Dr and Union Stn while select Line 78 trips ended at Garfield. This means theocal stops between Garfield Bl and Mission Dr had lower frequency. To be honest when 78 became a solo line in late 2021, frequency and reliability of the line improved significantly. Forgot to mention during the early MTA days, the original Lines 378 & 379 had up to 2-5 minutes of savings compared to the local counterpart which is almost nothing. Same outcome happened to Line 366 in which it only had 1-4 minutes of savings compared to Line 66. Any limited line with less than 15% savings & ridership compared to the local deserves to be cancelled. The same applies to the Rapids. However, there were some Rapid Lines that were successful and had a good amount of savings compared to the local like Lines 780, 704, 733, etc.
In regards of the OCBus changes of elimination Lines 701, 721, & 794. I don’t like the fact they are elminating those lines especially since these were part of the former RTD/Metro Lines. I was surprised the 721 was planned to be relocated to Wilshire/Vermont Station as OCBus study of better interconnection with LA and OC zones. And then it concludes that OCBus 721 should be cancelled according to OCBus.
I believe that the OCTA has no longer to serve with provide on I-405, I-605, I-105, I-110, CA 91 and 55 Freeways. Just like back in October 2016 OCTA service change is already no longer to serve with provide on I-10, CA 57 and 60 Freeways as well. Former Routes 757 and 758 is used to be provide CA 57 Fwy. I already understand why the OCTA Route 757 and 758 got eliminated because there was a duplicate of the Foothill Transit Line 286 that serve on 57 Freeway. Meanwhile, on the OCTA Routes 701 and 721 got eliminated with no alternative options. My alternative suggestion 4 options from /to Orange County and Downtown LA riders is: 1) Take Line 460 that serve from/to Orange County and Downtown Los Angeles. 2) Take Metrolink/Amtrak from/to Orange County and Los Angeles as well. 3) Take Greyhound/Flixbus from/to OC and LA. 4) Drive their own automobile vehicle.
Hard to believe that the OCTA Routes 701 and 721 got discontinuation that will be ended up of inconvenient seat rides (forced transfer from bus to other) and time wasting (spend gas prices on automobile vehicles) with no longer service for directly from/to Huntington Beach, Fullerton and Downtown LA area on Routes 701 and 721.
Without the OCTA Making Better Connection Plan for elimination Routes 701, 721 and 794. I recommend the OCTA (OCBus) should have brought with MCI D4500CT CNG Coach buses in first place just like San Diego MTS, Santa Clarita Transit, LADOT, Sunline Transit Agency and VCTC as sample. These MCI D4500CT will fit on the OCTA Commuter Express bus routes with serve on Intra-county for freeway commuter (example:LA-OC area).
Seeing how close the Redondo Beach Transit Center is to completion for either a December 2022 or January 2023 opening date, I can see Lines 40, 211, 212, and 215 be a part of the June 2023 Service Changes (aka Phase 6 of the Next Gen Plan). Either June, or somewhere in between (c. January-May 2023) as Phase 5.5.
Line 40: Line 40 is expected to be shortened to the Downtown Inglewood station, while…
Line 212: …Line 212 replaces the segment of Line 40 between the Hawthorne/Lennox station and the South Bay Galleria.
Line 211/215: (possibility 1) Split into two separate lines, in which Line 215 runs a southern loop between the Hawthorne/Lennox station and the Redondo Beach Transit Center, while Line 211 runs a northern loop between the Hawthorne/Lennox station and the Downtown Inglewood station.
Line 211/215: (possibility 2) For Line 215 (Redondo Beach C Line station to Downtown Inglewood station via Inglewood Av), discontinue service to the C Line station. New southern terminus would be at the Redondo Beach Transit Center via Inglewood Av, left Artesia Bl, right Kingsdale Av. Line 211 would remain its usual Prairie Av route.
How is Metro going to ensure that trips aren’t going to be cancelled left and right? Metro is still short 300 operators. Even with the reduced service levels, Metro cancelled hundreds of trips today. On my commute this morning, Metro cancelled 2 trips in a row on Line 260 and had to wait an hour and 15 minutes. My girlfriend was also left hanging on Line 70 because of all the cancelled trips. The decision to restore service without adequate resources shows how little Metro and the CEO knows about day to day operations.
More like the Metro Councli pushing for full service knowing that Metro doesnt have the manpower to do so.
Hi —
Very sorry about the long waits and canceled trips. We did not cancel hundreds of trips in a day, however. The bus operator hiring is catching up and we want to keep hiring. These service changes were made to work with the staff that we have. Please see our bus cancelation report – https://www.metro.net/riding/nextrip/.
Steve Hymon
Editor, The Source
For the San Pedro changes, I’ll accept Line 205 change to streamline a direct route at 7th St. This would save time from riders from spending time from the ridiculous zig-zag. However, on the 1st St segment, I don’t like whenever a municipal agency takes over a portion formerly served by Metro unless if it was a Metro route (except if the route provide ridership increase and have same headways like what a Metro route would run). If Lines 225/226 weren’t transferred to PVPTA in 2005, then I would’ve liked to see Line 225 run at 1st St to 25th/Western via the proposed DASH San Pedro reroute. Even though Lines 225/226 only run on weekday peaks, I would increase the headways to 7 day all-day routes to match the headways as Line 205.
In regards of Line 550, I’m sad it won’t serve south of HGTC to San Pedro anymore, but at least the rush-hour express portion will increase its headways to half-hour. I would’ve ended the 550 at Harbor-UCLA Med Ctr, but since there were duplicates with other lines such as Lines 205 and 950, I can understand why HGTC is a better spot to terminate the 550 express portion.
For Line 246, I really like how the line will now serve Kaiser Hospital and serve the some of the old busy Line 550 stops at Gaffey. This would increase connections including riders can now ride the Kaiser Hospital 24 hours a day. Though I’m sad the Harry Bridges portion is gone (though it is served by DASH), I’m glad they got rid of the John Gibson portion as the segment almost have no riders even during pre-COVID days and also stops were fenced off and hard to board on the bus like 2001 John S Gibson & 1830 John S Gibson stops.
Speaking of zig-zag, I brought up another situation in which the segment of Line 205 (from Del Amo/Avalon to Vermont/Carson) has this zig-zag in which it heads north Avalon Bl, left Victoria St, right Figueroa St, left 182nd to Harbor Gateway Transit Center, and left Vermont Av until you hit PCH.
As part of the NextGen Plan, Line 205 was to be rerouted to avoid duplication with many other routes (Line 246 and Torrance Transit Lines 13, 6, and 1). The new segment was to stay on Del Amo Bl until right Main St. From there, it’s right onto Carson St and a left onto Vermont Av. I brought this up at an April 2022 meeting, but the South Bay Board (lead by Szerlip) told me that when development actually happens on the former Cal Compact site, they will reroute that segment.
I have a question about this as well. I looked at the NextGen plan for line 260, and it shows 12 minute service on weekday peak and midday. This schedule update appears to show 12 minute service on peaks only, with midday remaining 15 minutes. NextGen also promises 24 hour service. How will this work since the 7 million service hours have already been allocated? Will the next service change include additional service hours to accommodate the incomplete parts of NextGen?
Let’s hope this shakeup will be good. Service reliability is not magically improved by “revising the schedule”. It is done by making sure there are buses and drivers to fill all the bus runs on the schedule.
I think we the riders all have this experience. No-show is a very frustrating thing.
hi steve hymon 24 hour bus lines to from new torrance transit center win its opens on june 1 2023.
You guys is awesome and yeah it’s been tough but you guys survived it just like you did during the L.A riots (S.C.R.T.D days)
Metro needs to reinstate 794 to improve travel time and eliminate transfers between Downtown LA and San Fernando.
Tbh, We already have Line 92 from Sylmar/San Fernando and Downtown LA. However, I would like to see Line 794 to be back, but based on Metro’s response from NextGen, I highly doubt it would happen. As much I like the new 94 routing (DTLA to North Hollywood via Downtown Glendale), I would extend the 294 to Glendale Station and provide the 94 a minor reroute via Brand, Chevy Chase, and back to San Fernando to serve at once of the busiest stops at San Fernando/Los Feliz Bl.
Any plans to restore rail service frequency to pre pandemic levels?
Hi Ronny —
Yes but I don’t have any timelines or dates at this time.
Steve Hymon
Editor, The Source
And naturally this will also include restoring late night (till 2 am) service on Fridays and Saturdays right?
I really hope the Regional Connector would restore the Pre-Covid frequencies as well as restoring weekend late-evening service.
One would think, but Metro’s consistent silence on this particular topic suggests that it was basically fluke that they would like us to forget ever breifly existed. They seem to have no intent to ever restore those service levels for whatever out-of-touch bizzare reason. I’d like to be proven wrong though.