CLANG, CLANG, CLANG TROLLEY PROMOTED AS AUTO ALTERNATIVE.Byline: JUDY O'ROURKE Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, -- The city is hoping its new old-fashioned trolley will catch the eye of weary commuters and woo them into leaving the car at home and using mass transit mass transit, public transportation systems designed to move large numbers of passengers. Types and Advantages Mass transit refers to municipal or regional public shared transportation, such as buses, streetcars, and ferries, open to all on a instead. The wood-paneled Hometown home·town n. The town or city of one's birth, rearing, or main residence. Noun 1. hometown - the town (or city) where you grew up or where you have your principal residence; "he never went back to his hometown again" Trolley seats just 34, but a quickie lunchtime loop between two valley industrial parks and the Valencia mall is like a moving billboard, meant to convert motorists into riders. ``It's a marketing tool,'' said Gail Ortiz, a city spokeswoman. ``We want to encourage people to take a second look at public transportation and the changes made to Santa Clarita Transit.'' Santa Clarita is home to three Metrolink stations, and city buses ferry workers for free from the stations to the work centers. Many workers commute TO COMMUTE. To substitute one punishment in the place of another. For example, if a man be sentenced to be hung, the executive may, in some states, commute his punishment to that of imprisonment. from the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley , and schedules distributed on the trolley extol ex·tol also ex·toll tr.v. ex·tolled also ex·tolled, ex·tol·ling also ex·toll·ing, ex·tols also ex·tolls To praise highly; exalt. See Synonyms at praise. the ease of train travel, the commuter bus and improved local bus services, Ortiz said. The trolley will thread a 15-minute loop between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. weekdays from mid- or late November through the end of the year. The schedule and route are in the works, and the promotion will spread to other parts of town in 2007. No fare will be charged for rides through the end of the year, except for a charity holiday light tour that is in the works, Ortiz said. For information, call 294-1BUS or visit www.santaclaritatransit.com judy.orourke@dailynews.com (661) 257-5255 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) The new Santa Clarita trolley will go into service later this month, with no fee to ride through the end of the year, except for a special holiday lights tour. David Crane/Staff Photographer |
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