Yes, but ... The $5 day pass requires that you have one of Metro's "TAP" cards (a smart fare card), otherwise it is still $6 (the price it went up to a couple of years ago).
Fortunately, there is an easy way to obtain a TAP card. Just board a Metro bus and pay $6 for a day pass and the operator will load the day pass on a blank TAP card (which you are buying for $1). Once you have the card, you can buy a day pass on subsequent days for $5 via the bus farebox or at a rail ticket vending machine and have it loaded to the card. Note, however, that the day pass is only valid on Metro-operated service. We have a lot of municipally-operated service (much of which precedes Metro in first date of operation) and they do not honor the Metro TAP card. For example, the city of Santa Monica's "Big Blue Bus" and Culver CityBus have been in existence for more than 75 years and still operate independently. The city of Los Angeles also operates freeway commuter express buses and DASH shuttles which require separate fare. Metro buses are either orange (local) or red (Rapid). The subway (Red & Purple Lines) and the light rail lines (Blue, Green and Gold) are Metro-operated. The commuter rail service Metrolink, despite its name, is a separate agency and not a Metro-operated service. On Sep 30, 11:23 am, "Melissa P" <takingupspace...@gmail.com> wrote: > Is it still the case that you can ride public transportation all day for $5? -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to tvornottv@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to tvornottv-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
