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SKid Row Workers joyful over central City East DASH

Central City East DASH begins service on September 4th

Due to the years of the local Rescue Missions and other social service providers sending out fundraising literature that the people in skid row are helpless and hopeless and for the most part unemployed , the many low income residents that do work ,who live in skid row, were ignored when it came to DASH Bus Service in downtown.

Today I walked to the corner of 5th Street and San Pedro and looked South on San Pedro Street and there it was , the sign for the DASH Central City East. When I pointed this out to an employee at the corner market he came from around the counter he was serving food from, looked through the window of the store, and saw the stop. He is a veteran of the military who works on the westside of downtown and catches the E DASH to get to work in the mornings. HE told me that now he can use the Central City East DASH bus to transfer to the E DASH on 7th and Los Angeles instead of walking there. His life has just been made easier.

The Central City East DASH bus route is a route that will come through every 20 minutes. It is a start , but even at every 20 minutes we know that this bus will be utilized and will be very busy. There has been a particular reason that DASH service was not wanted by the social service providers , many of these providers get grant money to provide transportation .Living in skid row we know that many of these supposed transportation options are inadequate or non-existent or inefficient.

I asked Jan Perry for DASH service many years ago before the MTA had it's strike, as a result of that strike, skid row residents, esp those who have physical disabilities were isolated from the rest of the city. We were abandoned. Many could not make doctor's appointments and many lost their jobs. That was years ago and finally the City is getting around to providing the services we need.

It was the residents of skid row who pushed for this service not the social service providers. The social service providers only got on board at the last minute so that they could take credit for the DASH Central City East coming through. It was the actual residents who needed this service that pushed for it.

Thanks to the Councilwoman Jan Perry , the MAYOR Antonio Villaraigosa , and Councilmember Jose Huizar for finally listenting to the people who live and work in skid row for the service..


But the thanks goes to all of those residents in skid row who worked to make this happen.
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Librata Porter with Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa at a memorial for those who died in skid row

People like Librata Porter and the over 300 military veterans in skid row who requested it.

I will be putting out an unofficial route booklet highlighting where one can take the Central City East DASH bus. Stay tuned to this blog to see where one can go and transfer.

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