STILL RIDING THE BUS ORANGE LINE RIDERSHIP GOING STRONG.Byline: RACHEL URANGA Staff Writer Ridership along the Orange Line busway remained steady into the traditionally slow summer months, a signal to transit observers that the busway will continue to lurch Lurch Addams’s zombielike, extremely tall butler. [TV: “The Addams Family” in Terrace, I, 29] See : Butler toward capacity years ahead of schedule. Though weekday commuter boardings have slumped slightly since May, when the $350 million line logged 21,828 weekday passengers and smashed 2020 projections, MTA (1) (Message Transfer Agent or Mail Transfer Agent) The store and forward part of a messaging system. See messaging system. (2) See M Technology Association. 1. (messaging) MTA - Message Transfer Agent. officials say the drop-off will likely be eclipsed by students boarding in droves once school starts up again after Labor Day Labor Day, holiday celebrated in the United States and Canada on the first Monday in September to honor the laborer. It was inaugurated by the Knights of Labor in 1882 and made a national holiday by the U.S. Congress in 1894. . ``These are the slowest months of the year and we are still holding on,'' said county Supervisor and MTA board member Zev Yaroslavsky Zev Yaroslavsky (born December 21, 1948) is a Los Angeles County politician. He served on the Los Angeles City Council from 1975 until 1994, when he was elected to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. He was preceded in both offices by Edmund D. Edelman. . ``I think it represents growth even if the numbers remain static. The success of the Orange Line cries out for extending and expanding it.'' The success already has MTA officials looking into adding larger buses than the 56-seat buses currently in use. New buses would accommodate 79 people. And though officials say the line is far from its 30,000 capacity, the MTA is also studying how to increase boarding times from every five minutes to every four to alleviate crowding, said Richard Hunt There have been a number of people named Richard Hunt:
Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. Service Sector. Opened just last November, the North Hollywood-to-Warner Center line became an unexpected hit. Boardings surged as gas prices climbed and initially riders' numbers on nearby lines tapered ta·per n. 1. A small or very slender candle. 2. A long wax-coated wick used to light candles or gas lamps. 3. A source of feeble light. 4. a. off. But while MTA pointed to January ridership showing that one in five opted for the bus line instead of their car, some remain skeptical about its success. ``When school comes back ... we will see if this is a temporary blip,'' said Coby King, a member of the San Fernando Valley Service Sector Governance Council. ``But the ultimate success of the Orange Line is not just who is riding but whether it can serve as a more expansive Valley mass transportation system. ``The challenge now is to improve the feeder lines.'' Built along an old rail line right of way, critics say parts of the line do not run through traditional transit corridors, creating a greater need for more North-South feeder lines. Though the MTA is planning on adding a Sepulveda Boulevard Rapid line and is looking at another Rapid line on Reseda Boulevard, efforts to create other corridors have sputtered, as the Valley competes with the rest of the city for coveted cov·et v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets v.tr. 1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy. 2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire. transportation dollars. rachel.uranga(at)dailynews.com (818) 713-3741 CAPTION(S): 2 photos, chart Photo: (1) Crowds exit the Orange Line in North Hollywood on Monday. Ridership volume has continued to do well since the Orange Line started. Michael Owen
(2) no caption (bus) Chart: Orange Line popularity SOURCE: Metropolitan Transportation Authority |
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