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Committee asks LADOT for detailed cost and revenue data to analyze fare-free DASH option
Summary
The Transportation Committee voted to analyze which DASH fare-collection costs could be eliminated under a fare-free operation; LADOT told the committee it currently spends about $370,000 a year on fare collection and that fare enforcement paused in 2020.
On Jan. 22 the Los Angeles City Council Transportation Committee, chaired by Councilwoman Heather Hutt, directed the Los Angeles Department of Transportation to provide a detailed analysis of which fare-collection costs could be eliminated if DASH buses moved to a fare-free operation. The committee adopted the motion after a staff briefing and a request for additional financial and advertising revenue data.
A LADOT representative told the committee the department operates several fare-subsidy programs and provided a first estimate of current fare-collection costs. The representative described a state-funded “Dash to Class” program that provides free…
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