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THE TRANSIT ADVOCATE Quarterly Basis 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. THE TRANSIT ADVOCATE quarterly basis. Disclaimer: The Southern California Transit Submission of materials: ALL materials for the Advocates is not affiliated with any governmental Newsletter of the Southern California Transit Advocates TRANSIT ADVOCATE newsletter go to Andrew agency or transportation provider. Names and October 2013 Vol. 21, No. 10 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. addressed stamped envelope for returns. SO.CA.TA officers, 2013 Newsletter deadlines are the Fridays a week President: Nate Zablen before SO.CA.TA meetings, at 6:00 PM Pacific Vice President: Kent Landfield time, unless otherwise announced. Recording Secretary: Edmund Buckley Executive Secretary: Dana Gabbard Opinions: Unless clearly marked as "Editorial" or Treasurer: Dave Snowden "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 Craig Weingarten necessarily that of the Southern California Transit ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Advocates. Newsletter Editor: Andrew Novak Newsletter Prod. Mgr: Dana Gabbard Copyright: © 2013 Southern California Transit Webmaster: Charles Hobbs Advocates. Permission is freely granted to repro- th th duce/reprint ORIGINAL articles from the Transit NEXT SO.CA.TA MEETINGS : Oct 12 and Nov 9 at Angelus Plaza, 4th Floor, 255 S. Hill, Los Angeles Advocate, provided credit is given to both the au- thor and the Southern California Transit Advo- October 2013 — Issue 251 Southern California Transit Advocates 3010 Wilshire #362 Los Angeles, CA 90010 46¢ First 213.388.2364 Class http://www.socata.net Postage [email protected] FIRST CLASS MAIL Inside This Issue: Disneyland Resort Express Van Hool 66189 in • Anaheim on September 26, 2013. Bulletin Board (pg. 2) • Members in Action (pg.2) —Andrew Novak Photo • Transit Updates (pg. 3) • Transit Topics (pg. 5) ISSN 1525-2892 • Public/Legislative Affairs (pg. 6) • A trip on the Starlight (pg. 7) • Day After Thanksgiving (pg. 10) • Photos of the month (pg. 11) Bulletin Board / Members in Action Photos of the Month Bulletin Board: Hopstop Live! is an I-phone app to facili- Our thanks to Martha Butler of Metro for an tate transit users sharing information about illuminating presentation at our September service plus maps, schedules etc.; another A Glenn Ride Gillig st 21 meeting on the status of the Wilshire app (for I-phone or Android) that does this pauses at a red traffic th bus lane project. The October 12 speaker is Moovit. signal in Willows, is Linda Culp of the Los Angeles-San Diego- Members in Action: California on San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) Rail Corridor September 11th Ken Ruben and Alek Fried- September 3, 2013. Agency. Patrick Tomcheck of Los Ange- man attended the Metro Westside/Central les World Airports is the speaker at the No- Glenn Ride provides fix Service Council meeting. Friedman spoke in vember 9th meeting about what is happening -route bus service in support of preserving Rapid 704 all-day, 7- with FlyAway. The holiday banquet will be Glenn County in the days-a-week service. Presentations indi- held at Taix (1911 West Sunset Boulevard cities of Willows, Chico, cate Metro is no longer considering cutting just east of Alvarado) on Saturday Decem- Artois, Orland, and midday and weekend service, which Fried- ber 14th starting at 5:00 PM. Hamilton City in man is quite pleased about. northern California. At the September meeting the by-laws Ruben also attended the Los Angeles - San change proposal was adopted after a spir- —Andrew Novak Photo Diego - San Luis Obispo Rail Corridor ited discussion. The new by-laws will take Agency Board meeting on September effect January 1st and should be posted 25th, saw the free aspect of the Station to shortly on our website. As of January 1st our Station train event at Union Station on Sep- officers consist of the President, Vice Presi- tember 26th and saw the train itself at Glen- dent, Treasurer and a Secretary with the dale station on the 27th. Newsletter editor and webmaster as ex- officios of the Executive Board. There will be Ruben along with Dana Gabbard attended at least two monthly meetings per year the September 25th meeting of the Metro (November for nominations and December Citizens' Advisory Council meeting. for the election) along with community Amtrak California Van events, panels, transit service study tours Hool 61458 at Los (including the Day After Thanksgiving), and Angeles Union Station tours of transit facilities. The Executive Sec- on September 27, retary welcomes suggestions as we lay out 2013. This bus has the first year of this new paradigm: the new Amtrak 213.388.2364 or [email protected] Are you interested in getting your California graphics on the side. In addition at the September meeting we SO.CA.TA newsletter in PDF? approved a motion by Director J.K. Drum- We now offer the SO.CA.TA newsletter in —Jeremy Dickson mond to support the effort by the city of PDF format to our members. The PDF Photo Long Beach to have signal prioritization for newsletters are available a week before the street running portion of the Blue Line in the meeting and are in full color. If you Long Beach. We will shortly communicate would like to get the PDF newsletter in- this to the city. stead of the printed version email us at: [email protected] Page 2 The TRANSIT Advocate www.socata.net Page 11 Day After Thanksgiving Trip Transit Updates This year for our Day After Thanksgiving VVTA Route 48 Amtrak Foothill Transit Trip we will be traveling to Victor Valley on DP Main & E: 1:00 PM Effective October 7th, several Amtrak Pacific Effective October 7th the new City of Indus- the newly expanded BV Link Service oper- AR G & Olive: 1:07 PM Surfliners train began stopping at several try Park and Ride lot opened. The new facil- ated by the Victor Valley Transit Authority Coaster stations between Oceanside and ity is located at 500 South Brea Canyon VVTA Route 45 (VVTA). San Diego. Previously these stations were Road is adjacent to the City of Industry DP G & Olive: : 1:10 PM th only served by Coaster trains. Northbound Metrolink Station. The new parking structure Below are the details of our trip which will AR Lorene & 7 : 1:58 PM Amtrak Trains 567, 573 and 595 and has 622 parking spaces (422 reserved for be on Friday November 29th. VVTA Route 15 (BV Link) southbound trains 784, 790/1790 and 796 Foothill Transit customers), lighting, emer- We hope to see you there! DP Lorene & 7th: 2:15 PM are now stopping at Sorrento Valley, Encini- gency assistance phones, bike racks, video AR 4th & G: 3:00 PM* tas, Carlsbad/Poinsettia and Carlsbad/ surveillance and security. The structure is Our trip begins at Los Angeles Union Station AR San Bernardino: 3:08 PM Village. Passengers holding Coaster tickets open from 4:00 AM to 9:00 PM, Monday and we will meet between 5:00 AM and 5:30 AR Fontana Metrolink: 3:40 PM can ride those previously mentioned Amtrak through Friday. Foothill Lines 493 and 497 AM at the fish tank under Gateway Plaza. Metrolink Train 333 Trains within the limits of their ticket with- serve the new park and ride and in Novem- out an additional fee. Amtrak fares are re- ber 2013 will provide all day service to the Metrolink Train 300 DP San Bernardino: 4:00 PM AR Fontana Metrolink: 4:11 PM quired on all other Amtrak Trains and there new facility. Departs (DP) LA: 5:45 AM AR LA: 6:05 PM is no longer a Coaster step-up ticket. Arrives (AR) San Bernardino 7:50 AM For more information contact visit Foothill If the train is running late we can catch the BV Link at *Optional riding including Omnitrans or a round For more information contact Amtrak at Transit online at: www.foothilltransit.org or Fontana at 8:40 AM. Train 300 is scheduled in Fontana trip on Pass Transit Line 120 to Beaumont. 800.872.7245 or online at: email at: [email protected] at 7:30 AM. www.amtrak.com Projected Cost: VVTA Route 15 (BV Link) Metrolink: Round Trip to San Bernardino DP San Bernardino: 8:08 AM $26.50 ($13.25 one-way) (In years past AR Lorene & 7th: 9:30 AM Metrolink has offered the $10 weekend pass on the day after Thanksgiving.) VVTA Route 52 DP Lorene & 7th: 10:00 AM VVTA Round Trip on BV Link and all other AR Mall of Victor Valley: 10:21 AM VVTA buses $12.00 VVTA Route 53 To download complete schedules and get DP Mall of Victor Valley: 10:45 AM information on senior/disabled fares visit: AR Victor Valley College: 11:10 AM www.metrolinktrains.com Big Blue Bus th VVTA Route 45 www.vvta.org Starting September 30 Route 5 has been LADOT moved from Colorado Avenue to Broadway DP Victor Valley College: 11:30 AM As always you are welcome to join us for all Effective October 6th the Los Angeles De- between 20th Street and 4th Street due to partment of Transportation (LADOT) will AR G & Olive: 11:55 AM or any portion of the trip. Expo Line construction. New stops on Broad- make a schedule adjustment to the DASH VVTA Route 48 way are at 20th Street, 14th Street Wilshire Center/Koreatown route to improve DP G & Olive: 12:00 PM (eastbound only), 11th Street and Lincoln the on-time performance of the line.
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