The Southern California Transit Advocates is a non-profit group dedicated to the promotion, development and improvement of public transportation in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.

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All-Local Transit Excursions

Just how far can you ride a transit bus from Los Angeles, anyway? How about: San Diego? Or Big Bear? Or even Bakersfield?

Spending 12-15 hours on buses can be fun (although a bit grueling), and is a good way to get to know your fellow SO.CA.TA members!

But these excursions aren't just recreational. They also help us familiarize ourselves with transit service (frequency, hours of service, connections, etc.) in other areas. And, our members who don't use transit daily get a dose of "seat of the pants" knowledge about transit issues.

The Excursions

Currently, we have three separate types of excursion:

All-Local Transit Excursion: At least one direction of the trip must be completed using only .public transit buses and trains. This includes all of the local bus, dial-a-ride and rail operators (MTA, Omnitrans, Foothill, etc.) as well as Metrolink, but excludes Amtrak, Greyhound, airport buses or taxicabs (or hitch-hiking!) Walking distance between connecting bus stops should not exceed 1/4 mile.

In-Depth Investigation: Local System:Excursion participants meet at a chosen location in the Southern California Area, and ride one of the local bus or rail systems (e.g. Santa Monica, Culver City, Torrance, etc.).

In-Depth Investigation: Non-Local System:Excursion participants take Amtrak, Greyhound or other transportation to some point outside of the SO.CA.TA area (Santa Barbara, Bakersfield, the Bay Area, etc.) and spend the day riding the local transit there. 

Here are some of the trips we've already taken as a group:

If you have any ideas for an excursion, would like to participate in one of our excursions, or have done similar trips yourself, let us know! Thanks.