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Hampered
by construction scandals and budget cuts, LA's long-anticipated
Metrorail train system was envisioned to cover the whole of Los
Angeles County, but is currently made up of only three lines, each
distinguished by color. Centering on the Seventh Street Metro Center
Station, the Red Line stretches from Union Station through
Hollywood to North Hollywood in the San Fernando Valley. The
Green Line goes from Hawthorne to Norwalk along the Century
Freeway, and the most complete route, the Blue Line ,
connects downtown through Watts to the Pacific Transit Mall in Long
Beach. Tickets cost $1.35, or 75¢ at night from 9pm-5am, and trains
run every five to fifteen minutes (and more infrequently at night).
Car-less Angelenos are still most well served, however, with buses
, most of which are run by the LA County Metropolitan Transit Authority
(MTA or "Metro"; ), still sometimes abbreviated to its old name, the RTD.
For information, phone 213/626-4455 or 1-800/COMMUTE, or show up in
person at 515 S Flower St, downtown (level C of Arco Plaza; Mon-Fri
7.30am-3.30pm), 5301 Wilshire Blvd (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm), or 6249 Hollywood
Blvd (Mon-Fri 10am-6pm). Buses on the major arteries between downtown
and the coast run roughly every fifteen minutes between 5am and 2am;
other routes, and the all-night services along the major
thoroughfares, are less frequent. At night, be careful not to get
stranded alone downtown waiting for a connection.
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The standard single fare is $1.35; transfers cost 25¢
more, but must be made within an hour; express buses , and any
others using the freeway, are $1.85 up to $3.85. A monthly pass
costs $42, slightly more to include express buses, with weekly passes
for $11 and a student pass for $30. Smaller DASH buses run five
routes around downtown, and a Hollywood service weekdays and Saturdays
(25¢ flat fare).
You'll be hard pressed to find an available taxi cruising the
streets, so call ahead; among the more reliable companies are the
Independent Cab Co. (phone 1-800/521-8294), LA Taxi (phone 1-800/200-1085)
and United Independent Taxi (phone 1-800/411-0303). Fares include a base
charge of around $2; add $1.60 per mile and tack on another $2.50 if
you're getting picked up from LAX.
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