Los Angeles Department of Transportation

Downtown DASH Proterra Catalyst bus in July 2023
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
Operator	MV Transportation (bus services)
Website	ladot.lacity.org ladottransit.com

TheLos Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) is a municipal government agency and transportation authority of the city ofLos Angeles.

The department oversees transportation planning, design, construction, maintenance, and operations within the city ofLos Angeles. LADOT was created by city ordinance, and is run by a general manager appointed by themayor of Los Angeles, under the oversight of a citizens' commission also appointed by the mayor. LADOT is best known for providingpublic transportation to the city ofLos Angeles. It currently operates the second-largest fleet inLos Angeles County, after the county'sLos Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. LADOT consists of over 300 vehicles, serving nearly 30 million passengers a year and operating over 800,000 hours.

LADOT also develops thetraffic signal timing andtransportation 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]

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 countywideMetro Bus andMetro Rail system.

The name DASH started asacronym for Downtown Area Short Hop, the original purpose of the service. Since its launch inDowntown 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-emissionCNG orPropane engines or are zero-emissionbattery electric buses.

Commuter Express is anexpress 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-emissionCNG engines or are zero-emissionbattery 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 byLong Beach Transit.^[31]

Routes 419, 423, 431, 437, 438, and 448 are formerSouthern 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.

Image	Make/Model	Fleet numbers	Year	Notes
	ENC E-Z Rider II BRT CNG	12315-12336	2012
		13301-13322	2013
		15355-15366, 17305	2016
		17306-17309	2017
		17310-17314	2018
	ENC Axess BRT CNG	12301-12314	2012
		13323-13328	2013
		15367-15374	2016
	Gillig BRT CNG 29'	15301-15354	2015
	BYD K9S	17301-17304	2017
	Proterra Catalyst BE35	20301-20325	2020	Used only on Downtown DASH routes.
	BYD K7M	21301-21330	2021
		22301-22400	2023

Image	Make/Model	Fleet numbers	Year	Notes
	MCI D4000CT CNG	11401-11402	2010
		12401-12431	2011
		12432-12462	2012
		12463-12493	2013
	MCI D4500CT CNG	16401-16409	2016
		17401-17406	2017
		19401-19405	2020
	ENC Axess BRT 35 CNG	13401-13403	2013	Exclusively used on line 142.
	BYD C10M	21401	2021

• Los Angeles Department of Transportation
• TrafficInfo
• Department summary, p. 36

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