Metro Moves October 1992
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Los Angeles OCTOBER 1992 County Transportation Commission SM TRO MOVES All eMETROLINK Zone Chart VENTURA OQ LOS ANGELES Aboard 4-. ,t, ‘<., 4e <<, e ,'4\ e JPY Metrolink LOS ANGELES UNION ril STATION A "How-To" • Moorpark-Los Angeles Union Station O Santa Clarita-Los Angeles Union Station O Pomona-Los Angeles Union Station n October 26, three Metrolink lines will begin operation, con- necting communities in Los Angeles and Ventura counties Fare Chart with Union Station in downtown TICKETS ROUND MONTHLY L.A. Metrolink service operates Monday # OF ZONES 10-TRIP ONE-WAY TRIP PASS through Friday, except on certain holi- days. See page 2 for schedules. 1 25.00 3.50 6.00 80.00 1. Plan Your Commute 2 35.00 4.50 8.00 112.00 3 45.00 5.50 10.00 144.00 Call 1-800-371-LINK for Personal Commute 4 55.00 6.50 12.00 176.00 Planning. We'll teil you exactly how to get from ozr your door to your destina- tion. Beginning next month, a personal- At the station, purchase your ticket or ized computer itinerary and a Line and pass prior to boarding the train. Ticket Station Map will be sent to you as well as vending machines are located at every A clean break — Powerful low- emission Metrolink locomotives give your specific fare. station. The type of ticket best suited for both you and the air a break from you will depend on how often you plan to automobiles. ride Metrolink. 2. Figure Your Fare Based on Distance Traveled There are four types of tickets you can Metrolink fares are based on commuting Ticket Types buy as well as a monthly pass. If you are distance, measured in "zones." The price taking a bus to catch the train, ask for a of any ticket or pass is based on the One Way transfer on the bus. At the train station, number of "fare zones" traveled. buy the discounted "transfer upgrade" The map shown above right illustrates 1 Round Trip ticket and be prepared to show both after the fare zones. r you board. [ 1111 10-trip Locate your starting and destination lo@ continued on next page stations on the map, then count the m> Nm> Transfer number of zones you will pass through on Upgrade the trip, including the zones in which you INSIDE begin and end your trip. For example, a PASS Monthly Pass Metrolink Train Schedules trip from Pomona to Union Station travels through three zones. Red Line Moves Ahead Then, refer to the fare chart above. Select Close-up of ticket vending High School Students machine ticket type choice the row which represents the correct Go To Work On The Metro buttons— If you plan to ride number of zones and the column for the Metrolink often, buying a monthly Telecommuting type of ticket you wish to buy. pass saves you time and money. 4 . Transfer to a Bus • RTD buses will pick up and deliver Metrolink Train Schedules or Shuttle at Union Station passengers either at a street-level bus plaza on the northern end of Union .11.11111M111.1.11. The main Metrolink passenger terminal is Station, or at surrounding street Pomona to Los Angeles located in Los Angeles. From there, corners near Union Station or across Inbound to Union Station (AM) passengers can make connections to a from Union Station on Alameda combination of user-friendly services. Street. MNTC CLMT POM COV BLPK EL M CSLA LA During the first weeks of service, Metro • Amtrak Intercity Service buses, — — 5:26 5:37 — 5:54 — 6:20 Ambassadors will guide you to the follow- corporate-operated shuttles, and taxis ing connections : will serve the street-level loacling area — — 6:11 6:22 — 6:39 — 7:05 • You can transfer free to Metrolink located at the southern end of the — — 6:51 7:02 — 7:19 — 7:45 Shuttle buses, operated by the city of station. — — 7:26 7:37 — 7:54 — 8:20 L.A. Department of Transportation. • DASH routes B and D will also be Buses will make frequent runs along available to serve Metrolink riders. — — 8:01 8:12 — 8:29 — 8:55 two downtown routes, one serving the Board at the DASH bus stop located Civic Center and Bunker Hill, and one on Alameda at Los Angeles street, Los Angeles to Pomona Outbound from Union Station (PM) serving the Financial District and South directly across from the entrance to Park. The Metrolink Shuttle buses Union Station. LA CSLA EL M BLPK COV POM CLMT MNTC service the bus plaza adjacent to the tracks. See routes below. 3:45 — 4:09 — 4:26 4:40 — — . 4:30 — 4:54 — 5:11 5:25 — — \V‘. »I UNION STAMM, UNION STAIIMI, Metrolink Metrolink \v,p, 5:15 — 5:39 — 5:56 6:10 — — OLVERA STREET iFG OLVERA SI REU Shuttle Shuttle 5:45 — 6:09 — 6:26 6:40 — — Routes Routes TERDLII 6:25 — 6:49 — 7:06 7:20 — — (AM) (PM) IST STREET IST STREET Ventura County to Los Angeles 3RD STREET IRR STREET Inbound to Union Station (AM) MRPK SIMI V CUT VAN N BURB GLEN LA 5:06 5:21 5:34 5:46 5:57 6:05 6:30 ACH STREET 6TH STREET 5:51 6:06 6:19 6:31 6 . 42 . 6:50 7:15 6:31 6:46 6:59 7:11 7:22 7:30 7:55 8TFI STREET 7:16 7:31 7:44 7:56 8:07 8:15 8:40 OLYMP/C ALITT 0L517515 BEIRE Los Angeles to Ventura County 11111 STREET Outbound from Union Station (PM) 12T6I STREET 12111 STREET LA GLEN BURB VAN N CHAT SIMI V MRPK 4:10 4:30 4:38 4:49 5:01 5:14 5:36 4:45 5:05 5:13 5:24 5:36 5:49 6:11 For more information about Metrolink, please call 1-800-371-LINK 5:30 5:50 5:58 6:09 6:21 6:34 6:56 6:20 6:40 6:48 6:59 7:11 7:24 7:46 San Clarita to Los Angeles Inbound to Union Station (AM) ST CLARITA SYL/SF BURBANK GLENDALE LOS ANG , METROLINK Daily Drive Alone/ 5:31 — 6:07 6:15 6:40 Carpool costs . 1 hased on 57-mile, 6:26 — 7:02 7:10 7:35 one-way trip, 7:21 — 7:57 8:05 8:30 $0.39 per mile and $8.00 daily Carpool parking charge in (2 People) Los Angeles to Santa Clarita Outbound from Union Station (PM) downtown L.A. Carpool (3 People) LOS ANG GLENDALE SYL/SF BURBANK ST CLARITA Public I Metrolink 4:15 4:35 4:43 — 5:22 nNin Bus $6.50 Ammin 5:20 5:40 5:48 — 6:27 $4.456, 6:10 6:30 6:38 7:17 Bargain Ride — Taking Metrolink saves you the costs of gas, parking and maintenance for driving the same distance. It also can reduce your stress and Please note — Stations listed the unreliability of freeway driving time. without times are those that will be opening soon. products. By encouraging rail manu- facturers to work with local high-tech LACTC Creates Strategy firms, especially in aerospace and defense, the LACTC will help develop for Developing Local innovative products with proven transportation applications. The commission's new Advanced Transit Transportation Industry Products Development Program (ATPDP), now included in all Request he LACTC believes that Southern services. To accomplish this, the for Proposal (RFP) requirements, calls California's high-technology firms LACTC created a business directory of for rail car builders who receive can capitalize an the emerging area firms that rail contractors can use LACTC contracts to invest in develop- nationwide renaissance of rail to find local suppliers. The new ing high-technology solutions to transit. To help, the commission tory, completed in August, lists more modern transportation challenges. Thas formulated a strategy for stimulating than 500 Southern California compa- • Research and Development. The a local surface transportation industry. nies capable of providing services to LACTC has set aside $12 million to The LACTC's efforts come at a time the rail-car building industry. fund product research and develop- when regional firms, most notably in • Include 60% domestic content ment for prototype products developed aerospace and defense, are scaling back requirement in all Requests For by the partnership of hi-tech, aero- due to a decline in federal funding. These Proposals. While rules requiring that space and defense firms with the car cutbacks are causing the loss of thou- contract bids include local and state building community. sands of jobs. Converting local industries jobs would jeopardize $31.5 billion in The LACTC can't single-handedly create to the development and manufacture of federal matching funds for local an economic revival in Los Angeles. But transportation products can bring many transportation programs, the LACTC it can leverage public dollars to encour- of These jobs back. can and will require a high domestic age the development of a lucrative local The commission's strategy for building a content in all of its contracts. The surface transportation industry. The surface transportation industry includes commission's new 60% Domestic commission's new policies are now in four elements that address both short- Content Requirement is the maximum place. If Southland defense and aero- and long-term goals. level feasible. space industries respond, a town best • Identify local companies now • Facilitate local development known for traffic jams could turn into a able to supply rail products and of high-tech transportation transportation industry mecca.