The Weekly Newspaper of Torrance Herald Publications - Torrance, El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Hawthorne, Lawndale, & Inglewood Community Newspapers Since 1911 - (310) 322-1830 - Vol. 2, No. 42 - October 18, 2012 Inside Reaches Permanent HomeEndeavour Rolls Out of South Bay, This Issue Business & Professional.....................11 Calendar...............................2 Classifieds .........................13 Crossword/Sudoku ..........13 Food ......................................8 Pets.....................................14 Police Reports....................3 Politically Speaking...........5 Space Shuttle Endeavour reached its destination and the Unified Commanders hosted a press conference handing-off Endeavour to the California Science Center and welcoming her to her new home. Over Real Estate........................16 three days, Endeavour traveled 13 miles handling multiple challenges, testing the Unified Command team. The Los Angeles Police Department reported no arrests. Seen here the Space Shuttle Endeavour leaves Inglewood toward the California Science Center. Photo by Dirk Dewachter. Changes Scheduled for Torrance Transit Smile Awhile.......................6 Sports............................ 4, 12 By Dylan Little one of the most crucial areas--speed. “Line 4 detour to the east side of the Del Amo At its Tuesday meeting, the Torrance City takes about 65 minutes to get to Downtown, Mall seems like a minor change, the detour Council approved comprehensive service compared to an hour and a half on Line 1 has cost Torrance Transit $260,000 a year TerriAnn in Torrance.........7 changes to Torrance Transit to reduce spending or 2,” said Tollison. (explained at slightly over eight percent of on less-used routes and increase ease of use Another important change is that Line 8 the route’s operating budget) and only attracts and reliability for the bus system’s riders. no longer detours to Torrance Boulevard 3.5 percent of the route’s boardings. “Again, Torrance Transit planners Bradley Tollison and Madrona Avenue. Instead, it stays on we are investing a large amount of resources and Ian Daily briefed the Council and the Hawthorne Boulevard. The Transit Department for a small share of ridership,” said Daily. public on some of the changes in store for felt the two stops on this detour could be These changes have helped the department Torrance Transit. All these changes will be cut, as they are less than a half-mile from make bus routes in the city easier to understand Weekend schedule is that Lines 1 and 2 will no longer the nearest new Line 8 stop. While a small See Changes, page 6Torrance Rose Float AssociationOne of the biggest changes in the newimplemented starting Sunday. November 18.travel to Downtown Los Angeles, but willForecastRaising Funds One Day at a Timeinstead stop at the Harbor Freeway station. The Transit Department researched ridership on these lines with polls, peak-hour spot By Cristian Vasquez In recent years, the Torrance Rose Float checks and fare box checks and found that Entertainment, refreshments and a silent Association and the City would pay the Friday these routes had 81.2 percent unused capacity. auction will be just some of the activities fee to be a part of the parade. However, The cost of keeping these lines’ services to that people can expect at the Torrance the City was unable to provide money Sunny Downtown Los Angeles is $1,150,000 (or as Rose Float Association’s fundraiser. The this year, leaving the TRFA on its own to 73˚/64˚ Tollison put it, about six percent of Torrance event will take place November 2 from raise the funds. Fortunately for the TRFA, Transit’s operating budget) and accounted for 6:30-10 p.m. at the Torrance Women’s local business ACE Clearwater Enterprises only three percent of boardings. Club, located at 1422 Engracia Avenue. stepped in and donated $75,000 to this “Clearly we are spending a disproportionate “This is our big event of the year year’s float. The TRFA must now raise Saturday route,” said Daily. “It we were to reinvest larger fundraisers,” Torrance Rose Float the rest of the fee.“The only way that this is going toand we are hoping that it is one of ouramount of our resources on an underutilized Partly in local service, we could generate about Association President Misty Dawn Jones survive is if the businesses and residents Cloudy the current plan.” the year. We have ‘Restaurants for Roses,’ to keep this going and that they wantin the city of Torrance find that they wantsaid. “We host a lot of them throughout250,000 boards versus the 142,000 under 71˚/64˚ Another factor in changing these routes is we are hosting a Comedy and Magic to help support it,” Torrance Rose Float that they are duplicated by other agencies and Club Night, we sell rose vials and a lot Association Secretary Lynn Robinson by Torrance Transit itself. The Metro Silver of memorabilia. This is our big event for said. “We can’t expect to receive $75,000 Line departs from the Artesia Transit Center the year, which kind of pays homage to every year from corporations. I mean we Sunday which would have also been a stop on Lines 1 involved with the Rose float Association. love it, but you can’t depend on that.are definitely going to try and we wouldhow many decades that Torrance has been(located at 731 W. 182nd Street, Gardena) Partly and 2. Torrance Transit’s own Rapid Bus Line It is going to be a really fun night. We We have 150,000 people in the city of Cloudy 4 would make these two routes redundant for will have performers performing through Torrance. If everyone just gave a dollar, most riders, although those looking to travel the decades that our floats have been in we would have the float paid for.” 68˚/60˚ at non-peak hours or against the direction of the parade.” Torrance is the only South Bay service would have to look to other agencies. The City of Torrance has had a float in community with a float in the Rose Parade, Still, Tollison thinks that for the majority of the historical Rose Parade for 59 years. See Rose, page 6 riders, Rapid Line 4 will be a better choice in
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