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Foothill Transit is a bus transit company serving routes in the San Gabriel Valley of Greater Los Angeles, California. San Gabriel Valley within Southern California The San Gabriel Valley is one of the principal valleys of southern California. ...
The Greater Los Angeles Area is the suburban area around the city of Los Angeles, California. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area Ranked 3rd - Total 158,302 sq. ...
The impetus for the formation of the transit agency was Los Angeles County Supervisor Pete Schabarum. Schabarum, annoyed at the cutbacks of bus service by the SCRTD, wanted to secede from the larger agency and form his own transit agency. Schabarum, who hated the influence of trade unions, chose to use contractors to operate the service, and Foothill executives made the service essentially strike-proof by insisting that two different companies operate the two bus yards, even if it would cost more in the short term. Currently, both Foothill Transit yards are represented by unions, but past strikes at the agency have been less than successful due to the ability of one yard to operate the other yards' service. Map of California showing Los Angeles County. ...
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is the five member governing board of Los Angeles County. ...
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (also known as Metro, MTA or LACMTA) is the regional transportation planning and public transportation operating agency for the county of Los Angeles. ...
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Of note is that Foothill Transit does not directly pay anyone except its board of directors. All of its staff are employees of contractors, and all functions are contracted out. This becomes particularly prominent when Foothill management have to recuse themselves from recommending changes to be made to their contracts; issues like that are usually handled by the legal counsel hired by the board. Currently, bus service is operated by First Transit and management is handled by Connex. A lawyer or attorney at law is a person licensed by the state to advise clients in legal matters and represent them in courts of law (and in other forms of dispute resolution). ...
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Silver Streak
Beginning in March 2007, Foothill Transit will operate a Rapid line called the Silver Streak. The Silver Streak will be a rapid version of Line 480, travelling from Montclair TransCenter to Downtown Los Angeles via the San Bernardino Freeway (I-10) for its entire length, and will have the distinction of being the first Rapid route in the Los Angeles area to operate in conjunction with an express route, not replacing one. Planned stops for the Silver Streak are at Montclair TransCenter, Pomona TransCenter, Westfield West Covina, El Monte Bus Station, and Union Station (Alameda St. off-ramp from the 101 Freeway) before going through Downtown Los Angeles and terminating at Grand Ave. & Olympic Blvd. 60-foot NABI buses will be assigned to this route. The planned one-way fare is $2.00, or $80 for a monthly pass. The Bunker Hill district of Downtown Los Angeles as seen from USC, which makes up most of Downtowns skyline. ...
Southern California freeways The San Bernardino Freeway is the assigned name of an approximately 60-mile (95 km) long segment of Interstate 10 (I-10) between the cities of Los Angeles, California and San Bernardino, California. ...
A view of Union Station familiar to many of downtown Los Angeles visitors. ...
The Bunker Hill district of Downtown Los Angeles as seen from USC, which makes up most of Downtowns skyline. ...
Fares
 Foothill Transit Discount Local and Discount Local Plus Passes.
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Cash / Metrocard Fares
| Fare Type | Regular | Senior / Disabled / Medicare | | Base Local Fare: | $1.00 | $0.50 | | 1Local Plus: | $3.00 | $1.50 | | 1Commuter Express: | $3.50 | $1.75 | | 2Transfers: | $0.50 | $0.25 |
Passes
| Pass Type | 31-Day Pass | EZ Transit Pass | | Adult Local: | $50.00 | $58.00 | | Student Local: | $23.00 | $58.00 | | Senior / Disabled / Medicare Local: | $14.00 | $29.00 | | Local Plus: | $100.00 | $103.00 | | Discount Local Plus: | $50.004 | $51.50 | | Commuter Express: | $120.00 | $133.00 | | Discount Commuter Express: | $60.004 | $66.50 | - 1 A Local Plus trip is three zones, and a Commuter Express trip is five zones. Foothill Transit zone fares do not correspond to LACMTA zone fares. The zone numbers are only used to equate the zone numbers with the EZ Pass.
- 1a It is interesting to note that while Foothill Transit charges a Zone 3 fare for their El Monte Busway express services (Lines 480, 481, 482, 486, 488, 492, 494), Metro only charges a Zone 2 fare (Lines 484, 490), a total of $2.25 (Base fare of $1.25 + $1.00 for two zones).
- 2 Transfers must be purchased for $0.50, regardless of whether the customer is paying with cash or is using a pass. Transfers are good for up to three (3) hours, and can be counted as base fare for any transit agency to which Foothill Transit connects.
- 3 A 31-Day Pass' lifespan starts when the pass is first used, not at the beginning of the month, unless the pass was first used at the beginning of the month. For example, if the pass is bought on March 6, but first used on March 12, the expiration date of the pass is April 11 at 11:59pm, 31 days after it was first used.
- 4 Discount Local Plus and Discount Commuter Express 31-Day Passes can be purchased by students, seniors, disabled, and Medicare card holders.
Active / Future Fleet
 2002 Orion V buses on Lines 493 and 497 in Downtown Los Angeles.
 2005 NABI 40-LFW on Line 486 in Downtown Los Angeles. | Model | Length | Year | Bus Numbers | No. In Fleet | Fuel Type | Notes | | Gillig Phantom | 40' | 1996-1998 | F1000-F1063 | 64 | Diesel | F1000-F1029 retired. F1013-F1015, F1040-F1045, F1056-F1063 have suburban seating. | | Gillig Advantage | 40' | 2000 | F1100-F1176 | 77 | Diesel | | | Gillig Advantage | 29' | 2000 | F1181-F1187 | 7 | Diesel | | | Orion V | 40' | 2002 | F1200-F1265 | 66 | CNG | Suburban seating. Used almost exclusively on lines 493, 497, 498, 499, and 699. | | Orion V | 40' | 2003 | F1300-F1350 | 51 | CNG | | | NABI 40-LFW | 40' | 2004-2005 | F1400-F1474 | 75 | CNG | F1400-F1452 run from the Pomona Yard. F1453-F1474 run from the Irwindale Yard. | | NABI 40-LFW | 40' | 2006 | F1500-F1509 | 10 | CNG | | | NABI 60-BRT | 60' | 2006-2007 | F1600-F1629 | 30 | CNG | These buses will be used for the new Silver Streak service beginning March 2007. | Image File history File linksMetadata 1254-1250. ...
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External links - Official website
- May 2006 Footnotes detailing Silver Streak service
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