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Darth_Manion
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2/28/07 6:09pm
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Well, that's a relief. Thanks.
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Leia214
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As I was looking for restaurants and downtown information, I came across a coupon book specifically for downtown LA. I tried to breeze through the threads to see if anyone had posted it before but I didn't see it. Plus the website itself, downtownla.com had lots of information about the area.
[link="http://www.downtownla.com/Downtown_Coupon_Book06.pdf"][/link] (stupid links!)
It is dated 2006, but maybe they'll have a more current one. Looks to have lots of 2 for 1 coupons for museums and things like that.
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I do not know if everyone has these kinda books in their area, but you can buy them at:
www.entertainmentbook.com
That particular book has many discounted meal prices in it. Alot of Buy 1 get 1 free's and %'off. They do have one listed for LA, but I am not sure what the price is for that area. In this area the book is $15.
There are also coupons in that book for area excursions, like Medieval Times and things like that, helped me!!!
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Gas prices...today I paid $ 2.71 for 87 gas at Arco Gas Station...you may choose other Gas Station to pay higher prices...
Damn, I will make sure and fill up when I am there. It hasn't been that low in over a month here in vegas.
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ValedaKor
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3/26/07 6:09pm
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That price was posted a month ago. Cheapest I've seen in my travels is $3.06.
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Just curious about the different public transportation that I've read about on the internet.
I've seen LA has a bus, subway and a train system ... I fully understand about the bus system (as we have those in Houston) but my main questions are:
- DASH ... what is this?
- Color (blue, green, purple, red, orange, gold) Lines ... are these the subway?
- Speaking about the subway, why have a subway in an earthquake effected area? Are these safe?
- What is the cheapest method of public transportation?
- Am I missing anything else?
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ValedaKor
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Danpa_Wamem posted:
Just curious about the different public transportation that I've read about on the internet.
I've seen LA has a bus, subway and a train system ... I fully understand about the bus system (as we have those in Houston) but my main questions are:
- DASH ... what is this?
- Color (blue, green, purple, red, orange, gold) Lines ... are these the subway?
- Speaking about the subway, why have a subway in an earthquake effected area? Are these safe?
- What is the cheapest method of public transportation?
- Am I missing anything else?
DASH buses are the buses that service the downtown corridors. They also run in other areas like the San Fernando Valley, San Pedro, Hollywood, West Hollywood, Echo Park, etcetera, etcetera. It's 25 cents to ride these buses.
The subway lines are Blue, Green, Purple, Red and Gold. The Orange line is a special bus transitway.
They wouldn't have built it and spent billions of dollars otherwise.
Cheapest method of public transportation? It depends on where you're going to/coming from. If you're just riding around downtown, the DASH buses are the cheapest - 25 cents, subway next - around $1.25 one way.
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Danpa_Wamem
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Thanks ValedaKor.
I figured the bus and/or subways would be the cheapist way to get around town. More than likely I'm only going to go to CIV & the tourist spots (sunset strip & hollywood mostly), besides the Dodgers game where I'll probably take a cab and get there early, to avoid traffic.
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Los Angeles has a well-know homeless problem in their downtown area, but I don't particularly care for giving money to panhandlers, preferring to donate to the local homeless shelters instead. What are the local homeless shelters in the LA area (do they have web pages?) and what kind of contributions do they take?
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3/28/07 3:18pm
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Danpa_Wamem posted:
Thanks ValedaKor.
I figured the bus and/or subways would be the cheapist way to get around town. More than likely I'm only going to go to CIV & the tourist spots (sunset strip & hollywood mostly), besides the Dodgers game where I'll probably take a cab and get there early, to avoid traffic.
I went to a Dodger game the first time I went to LA and let me tell you it is a traffic nightmare trying to get to and into the stadium. I left early because I had a plane to catch so I couldn't tell you about getting out, but I presume it would be just as nasty.
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ValedaKor
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3/28/07 3:38pm
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ardavenport posted:
Los Angeles has a well-know homeless problem in their downtown area, but I don't particularly care for giving money to panhandlers, preferring to donate to the local homeless shelters instead. What are the local homeless shelters in the LA area (do they have web pages?) and what kind of contributions do they take?
This is the one with the most presence downtown:
Los Angeles Mission
They have a link for online donations.
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Amidala081499 posted:
I do not know if everyone has these kinda books in their area, but you can buy them at:
www.entertainmentbook.com
That particular book has many discounted meal prices in it. Alot of Buy 1 get 1 free's and %'off. They do have one listed for LA, but I am not sure what the price is for that area. In this area the book is $15.
There are also coupons in that book for area excursions, like Medieval Times and things like that, helped me!!!
As a single traveler, I'd like to know how many 'buy 1 get 1' coupons are in this sort of book as compared to percent-offs. I obviously can't eat two meals at one sitting and that's no real savings for me.
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Question:
How late into the night does the metro rail system run?
Also, does it run on the weekends? We are staying all the way out in Manhattan Beach and do not wish to navigate that distance on the roadways each day.
I went to their website but could not find any concrete times posted.
Thanks for any guidance you can provide.
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ValedaKor
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mrsge posted:
Question:
How late into the night does the metro rail system run?
Also, does it run on the weekends? We are staying all the way out in Manhattan Beach and do not wish to navigate that distance on the roadways each day.
I went to their website but could not find any concrete times posted.
Thanks for any guidance you can provide.
You cannot take the subway from Manhattan Beach; it is not on the subway route.
Just FYI, last trains from downtown are around the 12:30 AM/12:45 AM time frame.
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mrsge
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Okay, now I'm thoroughly flumoxed.
I downloaded the metro rail map from their website. Our motel is 8 blocks away from the Metro green line's Mariposa station.
I thought I could take it to the blue line and travel north getting off at the Pico station (which is supposed to be across the street from the Convention Center).
Am I suffering from delusions of grandeur? Anything you can help me with on this would be most appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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