Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials are discounting fares on 18 bus routes this week to encourage ridership. The weeklong promotion, which runs through Saturday, reduces fares to 50 cents from $1.25.
The idea was introduced by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and affects routes serving more than 50 destinations throughout Los Angeles County, including job centers, hospitals, schools and museums.
For The Record
Los Angeles Times Tuesday February 20, 2007 Home Edition Main News Part A Page 2 National Desk 0 inches; 35 words Type of Material: Correction
Bus fare discounts: Words were transposed in a headline in Monday's In Brief column in the California section. "MTA discounts fares on bus 18 routes" should have read "MTA discounts fares on 18 bus routes."
The bus lines included in the reduced-fare promotion are 102, 265, 275 and 577X in the Gateway Cities area; 550, 127, 202, 209 and 305 in the South Bay; 154, 168, 233 and 761 in the San Fernando Valley; and 177, 201, 258, 214 and 220 in West Los Angeles.
