| Southern California Rapid Transit District | |
|---|---|
 RTD logo from 1980 to 1993, designed by Saul Bass | |
| Overview | |
| Locale | Los Angeles |
| Transit type | Bus Metro Rail |
| Number of lines | 190 Bus routes (1989)[1] 2 Metro Rail (1993) |
| Number of stations | 22 Metro Rail (1993) |
| Daily ridership | ?? (Weekdays) |
| Operation | |
| Began operation | November 5, 1964 |
| Ended operation | April 1, 1993 |
| Operator(s) | Southern California Rapid Transit District |
| Technical | |
| System length | Bus – 0 miles (0 km) (1993) Metro Rail – 26.5 miles (42.6 km) (1993) |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) (standard gauge) |
The Southern California Rapid Transit District (almost always referred to as RTD or rarely as SCRTD) was a public transportation agency established in 1964 to serve the Greater Los Angeles area. It was the successor to the original Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA). California State Senator Thomas M. Rees (D-Beverly Hills) sponsored the bill that created the RTD, which was meant to correct some deficiencies of the LAMTA,[2][3][4] and took over all of the bus service operated by MTA on November 5, 1964.[5][6] RTD was merged into the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority in 1993.
- ^ Peterson, Neil & Pegg, Alan F. (November 30, 1990). Systems Report on Passenger Overcrowding on Los Angeles County Bus Services (PDF). LACTC/SCRTD Joint Policy Board (Report).
Schedule adjustments are made regularly to SCRTD's 190 routes
- ^ RTD was established as a public corporation by Section 30000 etc. of the California Public Utilities Code
- ^ "Brown Signs Bill Creating New Rapid Transit District: Steps to Replace MTA Will Start Aug. 18; Board to Study Early Bond lssue". Los Angeles Times. May 14, 1964. p. A1. ProQuest 168614081.
- ^ Hebert, Ray (August 17, 1964). "Los Angeles Looking Ahead to New Rapid Transit Era: Legislature Gives Tools to Planners So They Can Build Complete System". Los Angeles Times. p. A1. ProQuest 154996583.
- ^ Hebert, Ray (October 1, 1964). "Pomona Mayor Named Rapid Transit Leader: New District Board Starts Organizational Groundwork Prior to MTA Takeover Nov. 5". Los Angeles Times. p. A12. ProQuest 155035503.
- ^ "New Agency Takes Over From MTA: Rapid Transit Planners Pledge Solution to Crisis". Los Angeles Times. November 6, 1964. p. OC1. ProQuest 155065465. Archived from the original on November 11, 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2017.