OCTA jumps gun, cuts Route 60 prematurely
Submitted by Steven on 12 June, 2009 - 6:53pm
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Imagine you're driving along Interstate 5, and your favorite transportation agency placed signs along the freeway saying that Interstate 5 no longer reached Los Angeles.
Such a scenario played out as other riders complained about Route 60's headsigns and timetables, all of which said the route ended at Cal State Long Beach instead of going all the way to Downtown Long Beach. Someone at OCTA's maintenance base went trigger-happy and put the schedule changes into effect, confusing riders:
The cuts, scheduled for Sunday, June 14, 2009, will terminate Route 60 early and force riders to transfer and purchase another pass with Long Beach Transit. These cuts will take place despite Route 60's popularity and standing room-only ridership. I took this photo while traveling through Long Beach:
Ah, OCTA. You were once known as APTA's Outstanding Public Transportation System. It's too bad you keep expanding freeways at the expense of transit. No wonder Art Leahy, your former CEO, left for Los Angeles.
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I feel your pain. I got so
I feel your pain. I got so depressed the first time I heard they were ending service to downtown. It's one of my favorite places ever. It really is a shame.