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Is this the ghetto area in Southern California
@@transitfan2000 all of SoCal is slowly getting bad.
... These days, people have no Respect for Putting their trash and swearing in the Bus.
@@Smokealarm92 You are absolutely correct.
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I was in high school during this time. I truly loved riding the buses back in the 80s and 90s. The fleet was diverse
OCTA 1997 New Flyer D40LF #5331 will retire and auctioned off at General Auction Company or any auction first and then sold to Starline Tours Hollywood to convert a open top double decker.
At least that unit will live on and not scrapped.
Dormitorio público 😴
Frontier is a private company. For public saftey they do have the right to make sure you stay out of their work zone. I would have told you to get further back. record all you want, but that is why the area is coned off. Public officals you can record all day and night in their line of work, but Frontier is a private company working on their lines/equipment in that man hole. that is their property under the ground that they are in the right of way to access. try that in the wrong area, and you will get arrested due to sensitive information.
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Why is there a orange line metro liner bus at El Monte sta on the silver line at 14:32?
Sometimes the MTA needs to shuffle buses around. It happens all the time.
Pretty hyped for this line honestly. In the map, I have Line 161 extended further west to The Oaks Mall and California Lutheran University via Hillcrest Av/Moorpark Rd. I also have one Metro Line (160) running from Moorpark-Simi Valley-Chatsworth, though Simi Valley Line 10 runs similarly (my Line 160 routing is different). Also really glad NextGen was nice enough to add Sunday service for Line 161's Thousand Oaks segment.
I wonder if Metro owns all the transit agencies in LA county, I mean they all use Tap and Metro extends their light rail into cities where their busses usually don't serve.
In a perfect world before the dreaded Chairman Richard Katz bill to abolish the RTD. TAP and rail would service the five county areas that the previous agency served.
@@TheMetropolitanNetwork I really wish Metro, OCTA, OmniTrans, and Riverside could collaborate as a joint agreement of operating services (outside of the county zone). Honestly, I wouldn't mind if Metro were to take over OCTA Lines (either full or segments) on the western end of the county, An example would be OCTA Line 42 on Seal Beach Bl. Seal Beach Bl was part of RTD years ago, it would make sense for OCTA Line 42 to terminate at Hawaiian Gardens with a Metro Line (Only Metro no munis) taking over the Seal Beach/Los Alamitos alignment. Sure transfers might be an issue, but it will make LACMTA look more appealing if it were to expand service to the western ends of Orange County. I would also put out-of-county cities that border LA County such as Buena Park, Cypress, Chino, etc. as co-joint metro lines running to those cities. There would still be OCTA Lines continuing to LA County (mainly lines the ones that don't have a proper terminal).
Nice car
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I am a "registered Foamer lol", so I film buses and trains all the time. Let them try and stop me, I actually like to rewatch my footage because well, I love buses and trains. They should be happy I am so into transit, and promoting it.
We appreciate your enthusiasm. Transit 4 Life
I like all the suggestions except for privatizing Metro & closing stations. We need those stations for metro rail to work.
If the drivers stop letting people board the bus without paying, also on the rail. The system will be safer. Thank you for your comment.
@@TheMetropolitanNetwork I agree. There are many times where I would go to tap my phone and the driver just waves everybody on because he says he’s running late. Happens more than I can count and I’m more than happy to pay but they don’t even give the opportunity to do that. They just start waving everybody on.
It’s very common on Metro Lines in the city that we experienced. Hope they fix it fast.
I’ve always felt safe on transit in LA. BUT WHAT THE HELL HAS BEEN GOING ON THESE PAST FEW MONTHS?!?
Now, I'll give my thoughts on some of the suggestions. (not listed means no comment as I agree) 1. A surge of police and SECURITY is needed. However, some officers are just chilling, but THEY MUST BE TRAINED to take action. Maybe some mental health guards should be added at some rail stations too. 2. Metro should use its profit funds (not tax dollars) to create an MTA App with the TAP Card option. If the person applies for a TAP Card and interlines with their phones, they will get 3 free rides by default to claim at the app for the TAP card (within 6 months (will be refreshed when the service changes occur). This will help riders who may have emergency rides that they cannot afford, in the app when they claim the free ride, the tap card is activated per the span of 3 hours when they tap at the bus, so they can have unlimited transfers within the time frame. They will need to use the free ride option very wisely. I agree that no zero-fare tolerance is needed. Another option is to do a TAP card rewards system which will be accessible via the mobile app only if the card number is linked. 3. I'm mixed with this, the MTA is already expanding all-door boarding to all lines systemwide by 2024. If all-door boarding doesn't go well, I think it should be kept for lines with high ridership and BRTs like the G Line as exempt. Some areas had shown that fare-evading had decreased when after the all-door boarding had been implemented. 6. TAP Card readers outside would be very complex to do at nearly 3000 buses from MTA. This could work as a pilot for select lines especially with lines that have the highest fare evaders. Overall, I think this suggestion is not ideal for a reason. This has the potential to cause more taxes to be wasted. 7. The Ambassadors are useless but also helpful as they can help navigate the riders (maybe a call button would make them more useful). I think the MTA should purge at least 60-75% of the ambassadors and train the remaining ones who have more knowledge of the system. The Metro Police is of course needed and they definitely need to be trained. 8. The MTA should have the money to give pepper spray to all of the operators. Firearms should be encouraged and allowed if they have the permit and the training. 9. Some Metro Rail Stations are highly utilized and it could be an issue to close some of them down. Many of the bus lines will be required to be relocated if that were the case, ik this is your imagination, but zero shot they'll shut down Vermont Station. Bus paralleling rail could work, though the freeway bus express lines parallel rail are one of the slowest and the lowest utilized lines in the system (some are exempt such as J Line, 460, 577, etc.). It would be ideal if a local bus let's say Line 120 which parallels the C Line increased its headway to every 15 minutes instead of currently 40-60 minutes. A normal 700-series Rapid Line could work, but it needs to reach a minimum of 5,000 daily riders and must have a max of 15 minutes or better frequency, failure to do so will be eliminated, with no exceptions. 10. Metro should keep Rail, Micro, and Bus with the Metro trademark and branding while spinoff the non-transit options like highways, construction, roadways, etc. to a different agency from the county.
On Suggestion 3, that was way back then in 2018, and as of 2024, people boarded the rear door(s) without tapping their TAP cards, although rear doors buses in routes 720, 754, 910/950 have rear door TAP Mobile Validators. I agree that only high-capacity routes like the J Line should be exclusive to TAP Mobile Validators. I have to disagree with Suggestion 6 as there could be taggers who will tamper with Mobile Validators by scratching or damaging the equipment, which may stop working. For example, in North Hollywood Station, during the temporary closure due to installing electric charging stations, I noticed that one of the TAP Mobile Validators had stopped working because it was heavily scratched and the screen became discolored and ultimately paperweight. So yeah, this option is pointless.
I got a student TAP card a couple months ago as a way I could travel the bus whenever I don't have a trip from school to home. Uber is gosh darn expensive that I cannot afford. Good thing I had been safe during all the trips I had taken including Lines 18, 106, and 258 (these lines I took at least didn't have any problems). Luckily there were no fights or arguments on either of the lines I had taken. Though a guy was banging the doors when Line 66 was due to leave at the Montebello Station (my dad works near Montebello), the guy fell asleep at the platform and missed the buy angrily when it was about to leave (I wish I recorded it). Originally I had planned to use the TAP card for traveling further places like Whittwood Center for fun, but with safety issues happening, I will only use the bus for emergency purposes such as a no-car ride home. Many lines in the Gateway Cities area (mainly east of the Atlantic) are relatively safer than the lines in the south-central and west sides, but ironically Munis are safer than Metro. Metro really needs to take action to fix the safety issues. It is unacceptable. To be fair MTA did have safety issues in the past even before COVID was a thing. The tax dollars should be used to increase frequency/reroutes, shuttles, and most importantly safety like ambassadors, officers, and security. MTA could use the money for non-essential stuff like art and concerts (unless it is to promote more services offered to the concert like the Taylor Swift era's tour where it increased ridership heavily) from profit such as fare revenue and merchandise. Forgot to mention, that North Hollywood Station became the first station as a pilot to require riders to TAP while exiting on the platform, at least this is a small victory.
We have ridden the entire LA County (except for Antelope Valley and Santa Clarita areas) with LA Metro, although we need to transfer to municipal agencies. LA Metro should also need to stop using paperweight touch screens as it has been vandalized many times in some stations.
LA metro definitly needs to get its act together on safety. I have no experience with crime while I was onboard (out of pure luck), but i know that in order for ridership to grow, there needs to be better planning, police, and paying passengers in order for the system to feel safe for riders. This is probably not a new trend with Metro, though.
Within the last 10 years, we have seen a lot of unlawful individuals on the bus, train and at the stations. Some questionable individuals have also been appearing in Orange County as well. It’s a statewide issue and these politicians have to make changes before more innocents have to die. We don’t mind seeing the national guard walking around major stations and transit hubs. Identify, evict, and secure!
@@TheMetropolitanNetwork Agreeable. There has to be major changes done, such as armed forces and more housing to help alleviate these crimes that are rampant with Metro now.
Save us TMN! Save us from the low life’s. Shame on Metro for letting this get out of control.
This is terrible news, thank you for bringing awareness to this issue.
No one is safe on transit until some sort of safety measures are in place.
Hollywood 🥶
Metro coach lines was doing this line in 1955 when Disneyland opened. But I think its faster by motorized scooter
Absolutely correct
Little off topic from this vid but going through bus videos from the past, me discovering octa had routes to LA (through a sign at Goldenwest) and Riverside (Through Here), those getting cut, was there ever an official say on why it was discontinued?
Those OCTA Express Routes was not operated because of COVID and was later cancelled years later during a massive service change system wide. Very similar to the Metro’s NextGen Blunder. Read about it here: OCTA 701 www.octa.net/pdf/ConnectionsRoutes/route701.pdf OCTA 721 www.octa.net/pdf/ConnectionsRoutes/route721.pdf OCTA 794 www.octa.net/pdf/ConnectionsRoutes/route794.pdf
Yes!!!
To be continued.
Time of the bus 50 on Philadelphia an painter
It’s a great bus from Downtown LA to the eastern cities.
You don’t have a right to record in private property, you talking monkey.
The GMC had a poster for a bugs life if you noticed.
I love the sound of the Detroit Diesel engine it’s a legend of all engines
Now I know what’s under the Flxible Metro ADB it’s similar to the Grumman Flxible 870 ADB
Can you pay with your phone?
With the TAP card app in Los Angeles, most likely you are able to pay by phone in San Bernardino as well.
@@TheMetropolitanNetwork would that be at the farebox on the bus?
@@ThisHandleIsNotTaken. check out for more information-> omnitrans.org/buy-a-pass/mobile-fares/
@@TheMetropolitanNetwork thanks
I would like to go from Anaheim to universal studios
FINALLY YALL CAME BACK YESSS
You’re welcome.
That's very interesting.
Thank you kindly.
I'm enjoying the ride thank you.
More to come to this season. As lucky number 161 is on the horizon.
This must be Downtown Riverside Ca
if u look at the frame around 2:55...look at the victims stance. It appears the guy was trying to run across the street in front of the bus, which is a big no-no from a pedestrian safety standpoint, but the bus operator should've stopped to preserved the scene
The operator was clueless of what hit the bus at first, but the bus should have stopped, investigated and report.
What are your honest thoughts on the measure HLA that was recently passed? On the bright side, nearly the entire Venice Bl will get bus lanes from DTLA to the beach compared to a portion currently for 24/7, so at least this will make Line 33 much faster as it is right now or perhaps it can be faster than Line 733. Line 4 will also get bus lanes, though Sunset Bl is only for peaks, Santa Monica Bl's bus lanes will also be 24/7 (only within the city limits of LA). Some of the 24/7 bus lanes also proposed on measure HLA include Broadway, Crenshaw, La Brea, Los Feliz/Colorado, Slauson, Whittier, Figueroa, Valley, Wilshire, Sepulveda, and Lincoln. Most of these corridors have or had a Rapid Line, so these will benefit them to be as fast as Rapid Lines or at least faster than it is currently.
It is not perfect plan at all. It’s a bold start at the expense of citizens tax monies that do not use nor want to use public transportation, and who can blame them. Within the last few years, pedestrian walkways house homelessness, Metro Rails and buses are filled with unlawfulness individuals. fights, drugs and most recent a hijacking of a bus in downtown LA. Soon some of LA’s largest streets will become a narrow road because of excess of walkways, and busways that will run side by side. The proponents of Measure HLA and the citizens that voted for the plan will soon see the shortfalls because it’s literally a gun to the head at the LA City Council. We do not think the potholes on city streets will be filled as fast because of Measure HLA. Certain corridors would benefit of bus only lanes such as Venice, Wilshire, Whittier, Valley blvd’s but other areas would not because of the density of buildings and population etc… only time will tell.
@@TheMetropolitanNetwork I agree with the plan not being perfect. I had noticed some of the bus improvements are in areas that have no bus service at all like the one in the Chatsworth-Porter Ranch area, which I see does not make sense at all. There is a drought of transit service within the area and only a portion is covered by an actual bus route; Line 237. The frequency is almost hourly and this will make the lanes pretty worthless. I even saw some people who wanted 24/7 bus lanes to corridors that don't run 24/7 like Crenshaw and La Brea, though those will have owls per NextGen, and one bus per hour is not worth it. Santa Monica Bl is quite narrow between La Vincente and Virgil, this is quite concerning how a busy street will be converted to a one-lane route for bus lanes despite Line 4 being long overdue for it. In some other areas like Soto St where Line 252 once ran that wasn't replaced when it was discontinued in 2021 is planned to have bus upgrades on that abandoned portion, this is another potential wasted resource provided in the measure.
@@itsexlyosnap5660 you got that right. There are absolutely no MTA bus services on Rinaldi, or any buses truncated at Rinaldi from Reseda Blvd, Zelzah, Tampa, or DeSoto. Porter Ranch needs to have stable bus services, although we do see a lot of Metro Micro vans all over the place.
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This Driver and another named Walter were some of the best.
The driver featured in this episode is solid, always handling the bus with ease and care!
I had a job in Malibu when I was 20. Rode this bus there to Pt. Dume. This was a truly nice ride. For once, I got to just enjoy it.
The Dume, always remember the dume.
I loved these buses!!!!!!! I was a Bus Operator out of Div 9 when I worked the 18/318 Lines!!!!!
When we think of the RTD or the 1980/90s we see these buses rolling down the streets in our minds.
I found some good news regarding service on Imperial Hwy for both Metro Line 120 AND Norwalk Transit Line 4. Metro Line 120 at this time won't end at Norwalk Station with the split of Line 621 for 2 reasons (found in board meeting archives per video at Gateway Cities). - Overcapacity at Norwalk Transit Center - A requirement of an extra bus to create Line 621. However, when the new LAX/Metro Transit Center Station opens for service, all lines residing at LAX City Bus Center AND Aviation/LAX will be relocated at this new terminal. Line 120 will be included, and for the first time, there will be a direct connection between LAX Transit Center and Line 120 since 2003. Likely, Line 120 will still run to Whittwood by the time the K and C Lines connect. Regarding Norwalk Transit, on one of the agendas of the city, I found the proposed Norwalk Transit changes (no map, but like shown on the document per description). All the proposed changes are good. The following include: - An increase in frequency to every line in Norwalk Transit. - A new Saturday service on Line 5 (former Line 125 east) with a new Sunday service on Line 7 (former Line 270 south). - An extension of Line 3 to Cerritos Town Center. Though the best news of all is Norwalk Transit is considering extending Line 4 from Beach Bl to Brea Mall. This will recover service on Imperial Hwy to once it was back in the 1980s-'90s or for the first time since OCTA Line 20 was discontinued in 2016. In a perfect world, I believe Metro Line 120 should be combined with Norwalk Line 4 as Metro Line 120, providing a direct service on Imperial Hwy from Brea to LAX. The portion between Whittwood and Norwalk C Line via the existing Line 120 would be given to Line 621 (should be Line 121) (this may sound bad, but at least Line 120 would be able to travel on what it used to be in the past, also sister lines can cause the frequency and reliability to dwindle a bit).
Is that true that Metro 344 will be eliminated this year?
@@unknown-xt1 No. However, according to someone on social media who is a Metro Planner, Line 344 will be rerouted to serve Redondo Beach TC sometime this year. The person said it is likely happening in December.
@@itsexlyosnap5660 One user told me this route may be shortened somewhere in Rolling Hills Estates near the shopping center.
Im joining the network
What’s your next work called and when will you upload the first episode?
@@TheMetropolitanNetwork my next work is a bus ride pretty soon
Man preciate you also ride buses in la metro and LADOT Thank you very much
Not that much anymore ever since the Next Gen Transit virus hit Southern California.
I had forgotten about the tandem axle Neoplans. Neat! Also neat was the GM Fishbowl from Santa Monica. Awesome!
Thats truly disgusiting
I've seen my share of RTA misbehavior, thankfully the harmless stuff. My friends and I have had jokes about the Free Ride Fridays bringing on misbehaving riders and scaring away regular ones.
As Speaking Of Line 120, I Kinda Wished That OCTA Implemented Route 65 Going From The Larwin Square In Tustin To Vista Del Mar And Imperial Hwy In Los Angeles Via Imperial Hwy And Make Stops At Brea Mall, And The Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs Transportation Center.
Sounds like a very common sense approach. Thank you for your input.
This month there were ridership summary reports mimicking NextGen in every region. The data is compared between pre-COVID and 2023. I'll summarize some highlights. Some lines in 2023 have had a really good ridership increase with some even surpassing their pre-COVID levels. The lines with the most improvement in terms of ridership recovery in the Gateway Cities area are Lines 66, 108, 125, 251, 266, 344, and 577. Almost all the ones listed have more riders than pre-COVID. Some lines from other regions like 16, 152, 162, 164, 165, 166, 501, and 603 have improved their ridership levels and these lines listed had also surpassed their pre-COVID levels as well (mostly). If you are wondering about multiple lines like Lines 115, 120, and 460, these are growing at an average system-wide rate (approx. 80-85% from pre-covid). - J Line has 75% of its ridership recovered (almost as average as 2018; 2019 was much higher, but won't count it as the ridership on J Line had increased from the A Line shutdown). - The ridership of Line 130 was not listed for obvious reasons. The lines with the lowest ridership recovery are most lines heading Downtown (around 50-70% recovery rate) like Lines 10, 28, 35/38, 62, etc; along with other lines within systemwide like 108, 218, and 601 (Warner Center). - Line 51 went from 90% (2021) to 75% (2023) over a truncation at 7th/Alvarado with service on 7th St being reduced by half. Despite Line 66 (its replacement) improving the ridership by over 10%, Line 51 should have still kept serving its pre-December 2021 route. - Lines 102 and 601 had their frequencies reduced Line 102 went from a half hour (pre-covid) to hourly (as of 2021; ridership recovery is approx. 50% than pre-covid) while Line 601 which was the branch of G Line went from 10 minutes to every 20 minutes. Line 601 was by far the lowest to have a recovery rate (approximately 40% of pre-covid). G Line ain't any better as it has 70% of its ridership despite its frequencies being the same as pre-covid. - The rail recovery rate is much lower than the bus recovery rate likely thanks to the safety issues happening to mostly rail. TLDR; some lines that had their frequencies increased or route changed either have increased or decreased the ridership from small to large. Best performing: Lines 66, 125, 266, etc; worst performing: Line 601.
Just got of the 206 Southbound