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Inside This Issue: Metro LRV 100 breaks through a ceremonial ban- • Bulletin Board (pg. 2) ner in Los Angeles on July 14, 1990. This was the • Members in Action (pg.2) first train on the newly completed line. • Transit Updates (pg. 3) — Photo from Metro Library On-Line Collection • Metro Board Report (pg. 5) • Public/Legislative Affairs (pg. 6) • LB Transit Mall Closes (pg. 9) • Blue Line Turns 20! (pg. 10) • Photos of the Month (pg. 11) Bulletin Board / Members in Action Photos of the Month

Bulletin Board: Department of Corrections: On August 7, 2010 at 12:15 am, AC Transit NABI 4088 departed the Transbay Terminal in Our thanks to Jon Hillmer at Metro for an in- In our July Issue on Page 9, the changes San Francisco on Line O bound for Alameda. This was the last bus to depart the 71-year old formative discussion about the evolving rela- Listed for Foothill Transit Line 187 were actu- terminal. A new Transbay Terminal will be built on the site of the historic terminal and is ex- tionship between Metro and the governance ally changes for Foothill Line 178. pected to open in 2017. The terminal was originally build as a railway terminal for electric councils after the elimination of sectors. Members in Action: trains of the Key System, Interurban Electric Railway and the Sacramento Northern that Lauren Cencic will be the guest speaker at Chris Flescher has been appointed to the City came from the east bay on the lower level of the Oakland Bay Bridge. In 1959 the terminal the August 14 meeting discussing recent of Salinas Traffic and Transportation was converted to a bus terminal after the abandonment of the Key System’s street car sys- changes in the CityRide program for seniors Commission. tem. The Transbay Terminal was also the Greyhound Station for San Francisco. in the City of Los Angeles. Jerry Martin, Kirk Schneider, Bart Reed and Our speakers for the rest of 2010 are: September - Rick Peterson, Amtrak Thruway Ken Ruben attended the July 28th LOSSAN October - Jano Baghdanian, Glendale Beeline Board Meeting. November - Conan Cheung, Metro (2011 re- Ken Ruben also attended both the San structuring concepts) Gabriel and Westside Governance Council Parks in your backyard is a new website on Meetings on July 12th and 14th respectively. how to access National Parks using Amtrak: http://amtraktoparks.com/ Bart Reed, Kirk Schneider and Ken Ruben

Did you know the archives of the Southern attended the opening of the L.A. Beyond Cars Pacific Historical & Technical Society are gallery exhibit in downtown housed at Sherman Library & Garden in Los Angeles on July 29th. Corona del Mar? Open hours are 9AM-4:30PM Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. For more information: 949-673-1880 or Are you buried in paper? http://www.sphts.org/archives.php

We encourage members to regularly check the calendar on our website. We have upgraded the calendar and you can get an e-mail reminder 3 days before any listed event (the feature is included in the pop-up box when you click on an event listing). http://socata.net/calendar.htm Are you interested in getting your SO.CA.TA All dues-paying members are entitled to ac- newsletter in PDF? cess the member message board on our web- We are now offering the SO.CA.TA newsletter site. To request a password send an email to in PDF format to our members. Kymberleigh Richards at: The PDF newsletters will be available a week [email protected] before the meeting and will be in full color. Photo credits (clockwise) an exterior view of the Terminal in 2000 (Andrew Novak Photo), AC If you would like to get the PDF newsletter in- Transit New Flyer 1003 in the 1970s (Jim Walker Photo), AC Transit NABI 4088 on August 7,

stead of the printed version email us at: 2010 (Ty Angel Photo), and an Interurban Electric Train enters the terminal in 1940

[email protected] (Andrew Novak Collection).

Page 2 The TRANSIT Advocate www.socata.net Page 11 Metro Blue Line Turns 20! Transit Updates

On July 14, 1990 the Metro Blue Line opened between Los Angeles and Long Beach with great Big Blue Bus (Santa Monica) by calling 1-800-224-7767. Immediate or fan fare. Construction of the 22 mile light rail line began in 1987 and cost $877 million to build. The City of Santa Monica has awarded a after-hours service can be arranged at: The line consists of 22 stations and was built along a significant portion of the former multi-year contract to NABI and has issued a 818-558-3179.

Pacific Electric line between Los Angeles and Long Beach. Notice to Proceed for the purchase of nine Omnitrans (San Bernardino) forty-foot low-floor CNG transit buses. There On September 7th, Omnitrans will be making areoptions to purchase up to an additional 58 a variety of changes in response to a loss in buses over the 5-year contract period subject state funding and declining sales tax reve- to approval by the City Council. These new nues. Below is a basic summary of those buses will replace the last diesel buses in the changes. For details about each route visit Santa Monica Fleet. www.omnitrans.org

The following routes will have frequency reductions: 1, 5, 10, 11, 15, 20, 22, 63, 65, 80, 83, and 215.

There will be trip reductions on the following routes: 9, 19, 63, and 215.

Weekend service will be eliminated on routes 67 and 81.

Glendale Beeline Service to the 46th and Sepulveda loop will Effective August 1st Glendale Beeline will no be eliminated on Route 7. longer accept Metro passes or Metro TAP cards as valid fare. Beeline will still honor the On weekends Route 82 service will be elimi- Los Angeles County EZ-Pass. Beeline also nated west of Mulbury ending at Mulbury and offers 10-Trip cards for $2 and a 31-Day pass Jurupa. The weekend service will be ex- for $12. For more information call Beeline at tended on the north end to the Summit and 818-548-3960, #1. Beach Loop.

Metrolink Free Shuttle New Circulator Routes 308 and 309 will serve On July 1st a free van shuttle began operat- Yucaipa. New Grand Terrace Circulator 325 ing between the Burbank Airport and the will begin operation now that RTA Line 25 will downtown Burbank station. From the airport, no longer serve Grand Terrace. passengers can request a SuperShuttle van ride to the station at the shuttle island in (Continued on Page 4) front of the Airport terminal at any time dur- ing normal Airport operating hours of 5:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. From the station, passengers are advised to make advance res- Photo above from the Metro Library On-Line ervations for prompt pick-up, but they can Collection. All others by Andrew Novak. also request the service without reservations, allowing 15-30 minutes for the shuttle van to arrive. Advanced reservations can be made

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Pasadena ARTS -Route 2210: school booster route will be On August 29th, First Street, between Pacific Transit customers will board buses on Ocean On August 1st Pasadena ARTS made several eliminated. Avenue & Long Beach Blvd, will be closed to Blvd between Pine Avenue & Long Beach changes to their service. The most significant all bus traffic to upgrade the Long Beach Blvd., on Long Beach Blvd between Ocean All MTD routes will now operate on a was the elimination of Sunday service on all Transit Mall with public art, night lighting, Blvd & First Street and on First Street be- Saturday schedule on Veterans’ Day and on routes due to a funding shortfall. Route 10 new bus shelters and landscaping. This work tween Long Beach Blvd & Elm Avenue. The New Year’s Eve. has been moved from Wilson Avenue to Lake has been made possible by the American Re- project is expected to be complete in Spring Avenue. Also Route 51 will now offer limited San Diego Trolley covery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. First 2011. Below is a diagram with the temporary service between the Rose Bowl (Seco and Beginning in summer 2010, the San Diego Street will remain open to pedestrian traffic boarding locations. Arroyo) and Memorial Park (Raymond and Trolley will undergo a massive overhaul. This and Metro Blue Line operations. Holly) on Saturdays. new overhaul will include new low-floor Trol- leys, track, overhead wires, signals, and sta- Santa Clarita Transit (SCT) tion platforms to accommodate the new cars. Below is a summary of the new fares that The Blue and Orange Lines will be the focus take effect in August. SCT will no longer offer of the project and is expected to be com- reduced student fares on the commuter pleted in 2015. For more information on the routes. Local monthly passes will no longer Trolley Renewal Project visit: be valid for a $1.00 credit on express routes. http://www.sdmts.com/trolleyrenewal.asp Local transfers have been eliminated and in- teragency transfers will not be sold on buses inbound to Santa Clarita.

Monthly passes for all commuter routes, except route 757, will be on TAP cards. Also a new local day pass for $2.50 is available with a TAP card.

Additional information on the new fares at www.SantaClaritaTransit.com or by calling 661-294-1287. Quote Of The Month: Knabe, after one too ment relations department, starting in 1973. Santa Barbra MTD many off-topic attacks on Villaraigosa by He has been one of my “go to” contacts when Effective August 23rd MTD will make the fol- Yucaipa Transit Center Walsh (and a protest by Zev): “John, I’m not I’ve needed answers, and will be very much lowing changes. On July 12th, the new Yucaipa Transit Center going to have you arrested, because you’d missed. -Route 3: service will be reduced to every 30 opened at 34276 Yucaipa Boulevard adjacent like that too much. What I may do is put you Finally, I have decided, after several months minutes between 9 am and 2 pm. to City Hall. Omntrans routes 8 and 9 began on the ‘do not speak’ list for a couple of of carrying pounds of staff reports to our -Routes 4 & 17: interline on weekends to serving the transit center on July 13th. In months, because that will probably kill you.” meetings only to have them largely ignored, provide hourly service on each route in both September, new Yucaipa Circulator routes And about time, in my opinion. to stop doing so. The Metro website makes directions. 308 and 309 will begin serving the center. I’d like to close by acknowledging that Ray them available if you feel you need to know -Route 21X: eliminate Sunday service The new center features eight centrally- Harris, who has been the transportation dep- the details, so I will invite our members to go -Route 27: reduce weekday service when located bus stops, shelters, benches and in- uty to Supervisor Knabe for the past ten there to read them. The Metro Board will, as Fall, Winter, or Spring quarter classes are not formation kiosks featuring a fountain and years, retired from public service at the end usual, take the month of August off, so in session at UCSB. clock tower at either end. of July. Ray’s work in public transportation therefore this column will do likewise. See goes back to a long stint with RTD’s govern- you in the October newsletter!

Page 4 The TRANSIT Advocate www.socata.net Page 9 Metro Board Report Continued Metro Board Report for July 2010 by Kymberleigh Richards

However, the May Board decision that limited Perez) would change fare evasion from an Another fairly light month for the Metro give an indication of how little he knows or Leahy to only make such appointments to infraction to a misdemeanor, which she Board of Directors, with only half of the com- reads.) mittee meetings taking place and the full “direct report” positions has created some thought would increase pressure by the Su- It all ended when Zev added “or highway ac- Board meeting lasting just over two hours. problems, such as the replacement of Jon perior Court for Metro to handle within Los celeration plans, if necessary” to the notice Nevertheless, a few items of interest made Hillmer as Division 9’s manager (Hillmer now Angeles County. Will any of this actually and everyone happily voted to send it to Sac- has the thankless task of managing the Gov- work? We’ll see, starting a year from now … their way into the discussion … ramento. ernance Councils’ affairs). But the Board, Measure R Requirements Cause 30/10 Argu- Artesia Transit Center Restroom Issue Moves And While We’re On The Subject: A harmless ever vigilant when it comes to micro- ment: The bill by Assembly member Mike Forward: A staff report responding to Direc- status report on the 2011 Call For Projects managing, wanted to be sure Leahy couldn’t Feuer that allowed Measure R to get onto the tor Pam O’Connor’s motion dealing with the and the acceleration of the 2009 LRTP sched- create new positions or adjust salary ranges ballot two years ago contained a provision issue of restroom facilities at the Silver Line’s ule acceleration brought more nonsense from for any interim appointments. Needless to that the state Legislature has to be advised south terminal spilled over to a Board action Williams, who thinks that (a) the public say, this required an amendment by Director one year in advance of any changes to the on the ExpressLanes’ revenue guidelines and should be allowed to add projects to the list Ara Najarian adding “to existing positions” to project list. Since the pursuit of Mayor Anto- expenditure plan. When told that a policy without the involvement of the cities and the motion to get it passed (even though I nio Villaraigosa’s 30/10 initiative has the po- change would be needed to have a Metro- counties; (b) there should be a “public par- thought the staff report was pretty clear that tential to alter the project completion sched- operated restroom facility at the ATC, O’Con- ticipation process” when projects are submit- this was already the intent). ule, the Board was asked to send a “notice of nor suggested that “geographical remote- ted for the Call; and (c) the 30/10 initiative intent” to the Legislature. And, of course, Transit Court Is Coming! (Well, Eventually): ness” from commercial properties with rest- includes highways. As Dana would say, the The much talked-about Metro Transit Court rooms needs to be a factor, and she later nothing came easy to the process. mind boggles. has moved a giant step closer to reality, after joined with Knabe in a motion making the Incoming Board Chair Don Knabe objected to Further boggling of the mind came from the the Superior Court indicated it wants Metro ATC a priority in terms of spending on pas- the language regarding highway projects be- comments by Director Diane DuBois, who to have first crack at offenders. Under the senger amenities. ing removed from the notice, saying it “goes said she was still hearing that the Purple Line new system, which is now scheduled to take against the [South Bay] COG’s concerns.” This, of course, all grew out of the famous extension will “suck the life away from other place in July of next year, infractions that are Which led to attempted clarifications by Su- list of suggestions that SO.CA.TA delivered to projects” and from Zev, who expressed con- ticketed by Sheriff’s deputies, fare inspectors pervisor Zev Yaroslavsky and Villaraigosa, the Board at the February “meet and confer” cern that the Regional Connector will hamper and Metro security officers will be handled which Knabe wasn’t buying. Zev pointed out of the five Governance Councils. The Expo New Starts funding for the Purple Line. internally, with non-responding scofflaws still that “highway projects are already ahead of Line’s favorite detractor, Damien Goodmon, Leahy did offer an opinion that would make being referred to the Superior Court for the game” and insisted that the language of instead wants HOT lane revenue to be used Director John Fasana happy when he hears criminal prosecution. the notice needed to be specific to “only no- for pedestrian access to transitway stations. about it, which is that the Regional Connec- tify the Legislature of what they need to be The Bus Riders Union, naturally, claimed The O’Connor/Knabe motion passed easily, tor, because it will lower transfers at 7th St/ notified of.” Muddying the waters further Metro is “criminalizing the poor” (apparently so Goodmon can put that on the shelf with Metro Center and Union Station, is likely to was clueless gadfly Dr. Clyde Williams, who ignoring the part of the staff report that says the rest of his defeats. (You did all hear force the issue of distance-based fares on thought a subsequent item supporting legis- the Transit Court could impose community about the CPUC decision on Dorsey High, Metro Rail. (This, of course, presumes TAP lation that would shorten the notification pe- service rather than fines, at its discretion) right?) will be working by then.) and that this somehow was another reason (Continued on Page 9) riod to 90 days, meant this item was prema- why the fare increase should be undone. ture. (Apparently Williams, using his selec- Defining “Interim” as “New”?: In the great John Walsh played the part of “Captain Obvi- tive ability to read staff reports, thought the reorganization of Metro, CEO Art Leahy has ous” by pointing out that the gates would Board itself had the legal authority to modify had to make some interim appointments. need to be locked before enforcement was the notification period. He also thinks chang- viable. No one seemed to be aware, until it ing the notice period will result in some kind (Continued on Page 8) was pointed out by Ethics Officer Karen Gor- of “slush fund” and thought the notification man, that pending legislation (AB 2324, timing was in Measure R itself, which may

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S*I*G*H We know the L.A. Times is clueless years of his "crusade" are trotted out with The North County Times in its July 17th arti- sion which oversees public-private partner- but having an article about the Blue Line's the same old quotes and claims. First, we'll cle "Citizens plan town halls on I-5 expansion ships. Other prominent Commissioners in- 20th anniversary ("L.A. officials to mark 20th see if any appeal is actually filed (Goodmon plans" touches on the different formats for clude Fran Inman from Majestic Realty, anniversary of Metro Rail system") become has in the past publicly spoke of al- community meetings (Town Hall vs. Open Katherine Perez from Urban Land Institute mostly a platform for the usual anti-rail argu- leged impending legal actions that were House) and the growing trend of agencies and Richard Little from the Keston Institute. ments of Tom Ruben and James Moore is sad never filed). If an appeal is filed the next favoring the use of Open Houses which are I'll conclude by noting that many of us get a beyond belief. hurdle is whether the Court even sees an is- more informational one on one affairs versus laugh out of the terminal beneath the 10 at sue worth considering. Just because you Town Hall open mike sessions that can be- I can't count the quotes and op eds in the Washington/Fairfax being grandly termed have latched onto an impressive latin phrase come a platform for project opponents to pages of the Times these two have been in- West Los Angeles Transit Center when all it like "res judicata" doesn't mean that a court vent. dulged in over the years as history passes has is a few benches and shelters for riders. necessarily considers it to be raising an is- them. How sad that the Times continues to Former Metro San Gabriel Valley Service Sec- Recently I boarded a Metro route 217 bus sue the merits reviewing. Despite all the prove how out of step it is with the city it is tor General Manager Jack Gabig has now and found its headsign announce the destina- bluster of "rope-a-dope legal strategy" this supposed to cover. Yesh! landed at Gardena Bus as the Transportation tion was Washington/Fairfax Transit Hub. And appeal is a hail mary and if it fails Goodmon's Director. Kymberleigh Richards informs me confusing the timetable for the 780 uses both I have to say it is dizzying the amount of at- "crusade" will be finito... retired Metro CEO Roger Snoble has joined tention and second-guessing the bullet train terms. Double yesh! It must be summer--things are really getting the Public Infrastructure Advisory Commis- project is now getting. Not so long ago it was heated. Some residents of Beverly Hills are in almost unknown except among us few keen near hysterics about the Purple Line exten- observers. But I guess it is inevitable when sion possibly passing under a few homes, El Monte Station to close this month you undertake something so daunting in its businesses and a school. I had letters in two challenges that the volume of the conversa- In mid-August, the El Monte Station will community newspapers (the July 15-21 BH tion would elevate as the process moves to- close and be torn down to make way for a Weekly and the July 15 Beverly Press) that ward looking more instead of less likely. new terminal. The demolition and con- both concluded "Metro is engaged in a plan- struction of the new terminal is expected Bill Boyarsky in his commentary for ning process that has as its goal the highest to be completed in January 2012. A tem- L.A.Observed.com "Here's something more public good as its outcome. Hopefully we can porary terminal located in the parking lot important than the mayoral free tickets" set aside hyperbole and let the rational proc- will be used until the new terminal is com- makes the case that 30/10 plan has national ess go forward". plete. Originally opened on July 15, 1973, significance and a potential real legacy for And then we have the dust-up at the May the El Monte Station was the focal point of L.A. Mayor Villaraigosa if it is successfully 25th meeting of the Antelope Valley Transit the newly completed El Monte Busway. executed. I agree. Authority over the proposal to bring fleet Aside from a major transit hub in the San Gabriel Valley the terminal is also the Damien Goodmon of late has mostly commu- maintenance in house. 20 plus pages with Greyhound Station for El Monte. The new nicated via e-mails from Fix Expo world Michael Cano, transportation aide to L.A. terminal will be bigger and include a Foot- headquarters (while the Fix Expo website County Supervisor Michael Antonovich, en- hill Transit store. hasn't been updated in six months!). treating the Board to reconsider this action For more information on the project visit: His latest missive includes more "you ain't segueing into a healthy discussion of the www.metro.net/elmonte seen nothing yet" rhetoric in reaction to the strengths and weaknesses of contracting. I PUC final decision regarding the Expo Line's can share the PDF of this if anyone wishes to El Monte in the 1980s (SCRTD Photo) Farmdale crossing, claiming a successful ap- receive it as an e-mail attachment - quite peal to the Court of Appeals against the illuminating reading. A hat tip to Hank Fung grade crossing is a sure thing. All the usual for bringing this to my attention.

suspects Goodmon has gathered up over the (Continued on Page 7)

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suspects Goodmon has gathered up over the (Continued on Page 7)

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Monthly passes for all commuter routes, except route 757, will be on TAP cards. Also a new local day pass for $2.50 is available with a TAP card.

Page 4 The TRANSIT Advocate www.socata.net Page 9 Metro Blue Line Turns 20! Transit Updates

The following routes will have frequency reductions: 1, 5, 10, 11, 15, 20, 22, 63, 65, 80, 83, and 215.

There will be trip reductions on the following routes: 9, 19, 63, and 215.

Weekend service will be eliminated on routes 67 and 81.

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stead of the printed version email us at: 2010 (Ty Angel Photo), and an Interurban Electric Train enters the terminal in 1940

[email protected] (Andrew Novak Collection).

Page 2 The TRANSIT Advocate www.socata.net Page 11 How to join SO.CA.TA: Yearly dues are $30.00 cates. In all other cases, permission must be ($12.00 low income). Dues are prorated on a secured from the copyright holder. quarterly basis. Disclaimer: The Southern California Transit THE TRANSIT ADVOCATE Submission of materials: ALL materials for the Advocates is not affiliated with any governmental TRANSIT ADVOCATE newsletter go to Andrew agency or transportation provider. Names and Newsletter of the Southern California Transit Advocates Novak at P.O. Box 2383, Downey California 90242 logos of agencies appear for information and or to [email protected]. Please enclose a self reference purposes only. August 2010 Vol. 18, No. 8 ISSN 1525-2892 addressed stamped envelope for returns. SO.CA.TA officers, 2010 Newsletter deadlines are the Fridays a week President: Lionel Jones before SO.CA.TA meetings, at 6:00 p.m. Pacific Vice President: Charles Hobbs time, unless otherwise announced. Recording Secretary: Kymberleigh Richards Executive Secretary: Dana Gabbard Opinions: Unless clearly marked as "Editorial" or Treasurer: Hank Fung "Position Paper", all written material within, Directors at Large: Ken Ruben including all inserted flyers and postcards, are the J.K. Drummond expressed opinions of the authors and not Nate Zablen necessarily that of the Southern California Transit ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Advocates. Newsletter Editor: Andrew Novak Newsletter Prod. Mgr: Dana Gabbard Copyright: © 2010 Southern California Transit Webmaster: Charles Hobbs

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