Transit Improvements

Achieving long-term transportation outcomes is an important goal of the Los Angeles Department of Transportation. LADOT employees are committed to creating a vibrant Los Angeles through transit improvement projects that enhance the City’s mobility.

The Department is proud to inform the public of the status of projects that enhance transit operations in the City. Here is a pdf map of the major mass transit projects in LA. This includes existing lines, lines under construction, lines in design, lines under study: most of which are projects LADOT is working on.

Rail transit lines

• Metro rail line construction: LADOT has partnered with Metro on the agency’s drive to add the Exposition Light Rail line to Los Angeles County’s transportation system.

Transit bus operations

• Downtown DASH re-route: LADOT transit officials authorized a re-routing of DASH weekday route C and weekend route DD in response to changing downtown transportation needs. The routes will now service downtown residents with stops near the recently opened Ralphs FreshFare supermarket.

• New shuttle to Griffith Park Observatory: LADOT is now offering the Observatory Shuttle, a weekend shuttle service that runs to Griffith Park and the Griffith Observatory from the Vermont/Sunset Metro Red Line station. The line operates Saturdays and Sundays, running every 35 minutes between 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. Passengers on the Observatory Shuttle route will ride in red LADOT trolley buses for a $0.25 fare.

Transit Centers/Stations

• Northridge Metrolink Station Parking and Pedestrian Improvements: Construction of a new sidewalk and improvements to the parking lot will begin in mid-2008.

• Encino Park and Ride Renovation: LADOT received additional funding programmed in 2009-2010 to refurbish and expand this park-and-ride lot.