Valley Metro has a history of stubbornly doing things its own way rather than following best practices in the industry. Or… most smart phones have nfc we don't even need a smart card just need to make the option to do everything through the app. I say maybe because I’ve now noticed that the McDowell bus at least once a week, the first bus that runs the full route doesn’t show up? So Valley Metro pays 8 drivers(4 EB routes at 4am and 430am) and at least one other driver that doesn’t show up once a week to not pick up passengers? How can you advertise as being good for the environment when you’re needlessly driving empty after kicking people off the bus? And supposedly just added better morning coverage? Where? How? Brain dead people running this org.Īnd why are the smart cards only available for businesses? 8th largest municipality and we’re going to the gas station to get a bus pass when they could just make the smart cards available to everyone and reloadable from your phone.
This article originally appeared in UCLA's Be a Green Commuter blog.The east bound buses Camelback, Indian School, Thomas, McDowell start at 4am-ish but the first two morning runs end at 50-something street, they make sure everyone is off the bus and then continue going eastbound EMPTY!!! How much sense does that make? You’re paying the driver, you’re running the same way, why make people get off the bus and wait for the next bus to maybe show up. 15, will take effect for UCLA students and employees. Starting winter quarter 2015, the Metro TAP card price increase that became effective Sept. UCLA Transportation subsidizes at least 50 percent of transit pass costs for eligible UCLA students and employees taking public transportation run by six transit agencies, including Metro. UCLA Valley-Westside Express riders with Go Metro passes, can transfer to the new Line 734 at Westwood Boulevard and Lindbrook Drive to reach campus via Hilgard Avenue. Line 734 will mirror Line 761’s current route into UCLA via Sunset Boulevard and Hilgard Avenue, providing service between the Valley and the Westside via Sepulveda Boulevard.
In addition, Metro will be eliminating Line 761 and 741 for the creation of Line 734 and Line 744. The service will depart weekdays every 20 minutes during the peak hours of 5 a.m.–9.a.m. The bus will stop at the corner of Lindbrook Drive and Westwood Boulevard. The Valley-Westside Express will stop at Metro’s Orange Line Stations, with free park-and-ride lots at Sepulveda and Van Nuys boulevards. Metro predicts the new service will save riders up to 20 minutes in each direction. 15, the new Valley-Westside Express, also known as Metro bus line 788, will offer nonstop service to and from the Valley’s Orange Line stops and Westwood.
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