Showing the LADOT some LOVE!!

The Bus Bench's attention was brought to the murdering of elderly and differently-abled people's mobility by the LADOT by Ed Greenberg.

What the LADOT is doing currently

Currently LADOT Cityride program provides the elderly and differently-abled with 84 dollars worth of fare quarterly (three months.) The amount of fare you can receive per year is 336 dollars. The cost per quarter is 15 dollars, 6 dollars if you're low income.

That 84 dollars can be used for a cab, Cityride Dial-A-Ride or a Metro Senior/Disabled monthly passes.

Allowing customers up to 20 miles distance for Dial-A-Ride.

What LADOT is proposing to do

Reducing the fare value from 84 dollars to 42 dollars. Reducing the amount of fare from $336 to $168 per year.

Increasing the cost  to purchase Cityride fare value from 6 dollars to 9 dollars for low income customers; and from 15 dollars to 21 dollars for other customers.

Reduce the maximum trip length for Dial-A-Ride to ten miles it used to be 20 miles.

Eliminating the ability for people using the Cityride fare value to use this value to purchase a Metro pass with Cityride fare value.

Those are some steep and insane cuts. That a 50% drop in value of the Cityride fare value.

In regards to what customers have to pay that's a 50% increase for low income and 40% increase for other customers.

What if the cost of your TAP card went up 50%? What if the cost of the gas you used to fill your car went up 50%. This is grossly unfair and morally wrong.

This is huge especially if you take into account the average check for those who are disabled and elderly is a measly 1,100 dollars. If you're over 65 that's the money that's owed to you. Money you lent the government (with NO interest) so that you wouldn't have to subsist on dog food.

Let LADOT know we're not going to accept these barbaric cuts. We live in a civilized society. People who are civilized don't do this to their grandmothers.

How to inform LADOT this is unacceptable:

http://ladotlbl.tmdinc.net

Call: 213-455-0880

Mail: LADOT, 201 N Los Angeles Street, Space 18B, Los Angeles, Ca. 90012

-Browne Molyneux

Comments

[Matthew Pearson]

Home | Data | Report | RecommendationsWhat is a Comprehensive Transit Service
and Policy Assessment (CTSPA)?
An in-depth study of DASH, Commuter Express, Cityride, and Charter Bus service to identify recommendations on how to best address a large budget deficit while continuing to provide the most effective and cost efficient service possible.
Recommendations to address those findings
Through a successful CTSPA, LADOT can build advocacy for increased public funding

Why is a CTSPA Necessary?
Current Economic Climate
Sources of revenue are scarce in today’s economy
Projected budget deficit of $350 million over next ten years;
$23 Million projected deficit in FY 2010-11
Most service is subsidized since current fare revenue does
not cover total costs to operate service
Prioritize resources in needed areas
Review Service Performance
Duplication of regional service
Revisit transit’s role as part of the regional system
Performance of service in community and low density areas

What will be studied?
DASH and Commuter Express Service Performance
How productive is the service?
Where can LADOT prioritize its resource commitments?
How are services funded?
Cityride and Charter Bus
What is the best combination of social benefits and cost effectiveness?
Impacts of programs to traditional transit service
Fares
Is the current fare structure fair?
What are the impacts of increasing fares?
Service Delivery
What are the operational issues that affect service delivery?
How can we reduce delay and thus reduce cost?

What is the CTSPA Process?
Data Collection and Analysis
Review system performance
Map routes
Conduct fare study and peer review
Public Participation
Riders
Council District Presentations
Neighborhood Councils, Businesses
Website and Online Surveys
Recommendations
Service alternative
Preferred Service Plan

What are the Keys to a Successful CTSPA?
Focus on the Customer
Determine how LADOT can serve customer travel needs given the funding shortfall
Keeping the Community Engaged
Communicate regularly with stakeholders and the public
Attention to Service Quality
Focus on the customer experience even through possible service reductions

What is the Project Schedule?
August
Complete data collection and analysis
September
Begin Council District meetings
Develop project website
Issue online survey
November-December
Present preliminary service and fare findings
Obtain feedback through website and survey
January-February
Finalize findings
Present recommendations to City Council
Your Information
Name:

Email:

Telephone:323-463-7131

Your Comments:To whom it may Concern;
Dear Ladot I feel that we should Keep the Service we now have, and because we are 2 billion plus + in a Hole California alone we need to help the people get through these times. Also with MTA going on strick again soon, LADOT WILL shine very bright in the eyes of the people who need tranportation.Now last but not lest we need to exstend the Ladot Dash bus that goes done Gower truns on Sunset to Western to Fountain and Egdmont.to make a left turn on Fountain, and make a stop by Kiaser Hospital turn around and continue on it Journey to on Fountain .for all the peopl in the naighborhood who are disabled and can not walk from Fountain, and Edgmont,the bus should go to foutain to Sunset stop in Frount of Kiaser turn back around and continue on it's Journey down Fountain . this would help a very lot for us who are disabled.
this concoulds this E-mail please feel free to contact me for fother Quistions and information
323-463-7131
sincerly
Matthew Pearson