BUSTLING COMMUTERS SHUTTLE, VAN USE RISES 16 PERCENT.Byline: Alex Dobuzinskis Staff Writer BURBANK - More than 186,000 passengers traveled on the shuttles and vans of Burbank Local Transit in the fiscal year that ended June 30, a 16 percent spike from the previous year, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the agency. BLT 1. BLT - /B-L-T/, /bl*t/ or (rarely) /belt/ Synonym for blit. This is the original form of blit and the ancestor of bitblt. It refers to any large bit-field copy or move operation (one resource-intensive memory-shuffling operation done on pre-paged versions of ITS, WAITS and has six shuttle buses operating on a fixed route between the Burbank Metrolink Station and the Media District, taking passengers to jobs at Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) ., Disney, NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. , ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. 7 and the Pinnacle Building. The agency also has six vans used to pick up passengers at the Metrolink station and offer them curbside service to businesses downtown and the airport. ``It's been a steady climb, but we had a peak in the last two months,'' said Andrew Carrasco, transportation services supervisor. ``The last two months were just amazing. And gas prices drive this, and congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. patterns drive this as well.'' Some 161,000 passengers used BLT from July 1, 2002, to June 30, 2003, the fiscal year preceding the one that just ended June 30. Nearly all the BLT's passengers are Metrolink commuters. BLT service is free for those with Metrolink or Metropolitan Transportation Authority passes. For the few passengers without a pass, the service costs $1. ``It's a good service. They're timely and the drivers are courteous,'' said Lisa Slack of Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. , a Disney employee who takes the shuttle to get from the Metrolink station to work. ``Maybe more afternoon routes would be helpful,'' Slack added. ``When I've needed to get here (in the) early afternoon, I can't take a shuttle.'' BLT this month added a new service, an express shuttle that makes limited stops and takes passengers to the intersections of Buena Vista Street and Olive and Alameda avenues. Al Pascua, 51, of Stevenson Ranch Stevenson Ranch, California (in the 91381 ZIP Code) is a Los Angeles County, USA, unincorporated community west of Santa Clarita a few miles south of Six Flags Magic Mountain amusement park. The Stevenson Ranch fountain was redone in 2007. said he needs the shuttle from the Metrolink station to get to his job at Disney, and he usually gets there in 10 to 15 minutes. ``Sometimes it's faster if you catch the express,'' Pascua said. The fixed-route shuttles to the Media District run from 6 to 10 a.m. and 3 to 8:30 p.m. The vans run from 6 to 9:30 a.m. and 3 to 6:45 p.m. The services are not offered on weekends. ``There (are) more jobs that have been created in Burbank, and people are realizing they can take public transit instead of driving their own vehicle,'' Carrasco said. Route and schedule information is available at (818) 246-4BLT, or online at www.ci.burbank.ca.us/blt. Alex Dobuzinskis, (818) 546-3304 alex.dobuzinskis(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Commuters skip the steep prices at the pump and wait for the Metrolink train at Burbank's station. John McCoy/Staff Photographer |
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