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The Transit Access Pass (TAP) is a contactless smart card used for automated fare collection on most public transport agencies within Los Angeles County, California.The card is also available in electronic form, free of charge, in Apple Wallet, thereby bypassing the need to purchase the plastic USD $2 card. [2]
Torrance Transit is a transit agency primarily serving the South Bay region of Los Angeles County. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 1,868,200, or about 8,600 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2024.
Torrance has a moderate year-round climate with average rainfall of 12 inches (300 mm) per year. [8] Torrance was incorporated in 1921, and at the 2020 census had a population of 147,067 residents. [6] Torrance has a beachfront and has 30 parks located around the city. [8] It is also the birthplace of the American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO).
The LAX City Bus Center is served by Beach Cities Transit line 109 to Redondo Beach, Culver CityBus lines 6 and Rapid 6 to Culver City and UCLA, Los Angeles Metro Bus lines 102 to South Gate, 111 to Norwalk, 117 to Downey and 232 to Long Beach, Santa Monica Big Blue Bus lines 3 and Rapid 3 to Santa Monica, and Torrance Transit line 8 to Torrance.
Instead of paying with cash, cheque, or credit card, a consumer can use a payment app on a mobile device to pay for a wide range of services and digital or hard goods. Although the concept of using non-coin-based currency systems has a long history, [ 1 ] it is only in the 21st century that the technology to support such systems has become ...
Torrance Coombs (born 1983), Canadian-American actor; Torrance Daniels (born 1981), former American football linebacker and current football coach; Torrance Gillick (1915–1971), Scottish footballer; Torrance Marshall (born 1977), American former footballer; Torrance Small (born 1970), former professional American football wide receiver
In 1948 Torrance's high schools and elementary schools unified into one district. [9] The city's oldest school is Torrance High School, founded in 1917. Forty new schools were built in a building boom following World War II, as the city grew from its pre-war 10,000 to more than 140,000.
Ray Milland (born Alfred Reginald Jones; 3 January 1907 – 10 March 1986) was a Welsh-American actor and film director. [1] [2] He is often remembered for his portrayal of an alcoholic writer in Billy Wilder's The Lost Weekend (1945), which won him Best Actor at Cannes, a Golden Globe Award, and ultimately an Academy Award—the first such accolades for any Welsh actor.