2018 Clean Air Day TAP Card

On September 26, 2018 Metro's propaganda machine-The Source, had a story about California Clean Air Day and the TAP Card that were being sold.  I went to Metro's customer service center at Union Station, and I was able to buy this TAP card with no problems!  I was also able to just put $1.75 fare onto the TAP card, unlike the Central Ave. Jazz Festival TAP Card, where I had to put $5 of stored value on the card.  In addition, I had a very nice customer service rep when I bought the Clean Air Day TAP card, not the rude female customer service rep when I bought the Jazz Festival card!  These TAP Cards are only being sold at Metro customer service centers.  At Union Station, there is a limit of one per person!!

The Clean Air Day TAP card is a nice design. 

2018 LAFC TAP Card

On September 12, 2018 Metro's propaganda machine, The Source, announced that the first TAP Cards with a local sports team, would be sold at stations starting on September 18, 2018.  But, they would first be given out to fans going to the LAFC game on Saturday September 15, 2018.  I believe this information was given out on social media, since that linked story makes no mention of the TAP cards being given out at the game.

So, I bought tickets for the LAFC game and got this great TAP Card.  I hate soccer, but the atmosphere for a LAFC game is just awesome!  There is an entire section of die hard fans who stand throughout the entire game.  There are drums beating, and people chanting.  It's a great experience, even if you hate soccer.

The TAP cards given out at the game were suppose to have a one day fare loaded on the card.  I took the Metro back home, and I checked the balance of the TAP Card.  It showed both a one day pass and a one way pass, was loaded on the TAP Card.  Now, here is where it gets interesting.  I got to wondering, how will the fares be deducted?  When I went to the LA Rams game the next day, I asked the people at the tent, and they told me the TAP machine will know fare to take out.  Then a couple days later, I called Metro customer service, about something else, and then mentioned the same question.  They customer service reps told me when multiple passes are loaded, they will always take out the highest value fare.  Which, if true is a complete rip off!  If you take a one way fare, that would be $1.75.  But, going by what Metro's customer service told me, they would take out the day pass which cost $7!!!  If this is true somebody should file a class action lawsuit again Metro!  What a rip off!!

Anyways, back to this awesome LAFC TAP card. On Tuesday September 18th, I went to the Orange Line station, and I was able to get this LAFC TAP Card with no problem!!  This year Metro has been very good about the TAP cards being at the stations on the day stated in any write up!!  Looks like even Metro has learned it's lesson from the disaster of the 2017 Ride with Pride TAP cards!!

This TAP card is just awesome!  I love the LAFC logo! 

Update September 26, 2018: I bought a couple other LAFC TAP Cards and I've notice a few things.  The TAP cards are on a different stock than the TAP cards of the past.   On the back, there isn't that black line.  The LAFC TAP cards have some scratches on them!!  Terrible quality control on these TAP cards.  

2018 Palms Neighborhood Council TAP Card

Been looking forward to getting this Palms Neighborhood Council TAP Card, since I first found out about it.  Palms is a neighborhood along with Expo Line with it's own station-Palms Station.  Within walking distance of the station is a great pizza place, called The Coop.  Bring cash as they do not accept credit cards.

Anyways, this is the first TAP card issued to a neighborhood!!  Palms is part of the city of Los Angeles, it is not it's own city!

I really like this TAP Card!!

Still looking for the 2016 Expo to Santa Monica TAP Card.  If you have an extra one, let's work out a trade!!

2017 I Love Latino LA TAP Card

I bought the 2014, 2015, and 2016 I Love Latino LA TAP cards last year for $20 for all three.  They had the 2017 I Love Latino LA TAP card, but they were charging $20 for just that one card.  So, I declined.  Fast forward about a year.  I decided to see if I Love Latino LA were going to produce a 2018 TAP card.  I called their office and asked if they still had the 2017 TAP card.  They said yes, and it was now $10!!  So, I went over and bought the TAP card.

It's an interesting design.  I'm not a big fan of the design, but I'm always glad to add another TAP card to my collection!!

2018 Central Avenue Jazz Festival TAP Card

So, yesterday July 23, 2018 I'm on the Red Line going to Hollywood and Highland.  A person comes onto the train at Pershing Square.  He is in the process of putting away a TAP Card I haven't seen before.  The Central Avenue Jazz Festival TAP Card pictured above.  So, I asked him where did he get the TAP Card.  He said at the customer service  at Union Station.  He got it earlier that morning.  By the time I got back to Union Staton, the customer service counter was closed, they close at 6:30pm Monday -Friday.

So, today I went to Union Station and got this TAP Card.  Now some issues.  The lady helping me was very rude and short.  Metro needs to train it's customer service rep better.  TAP Cards now cost $2, whether you buy them at the machines or the customer service centers.  Before at the machines they were $1.  Not a big deal.  But, what is a big deal is that you need to add a minimum of $5 stored value when buying a TAP Card at any customer service center.  STUPID!  LADOT allows you to just buy the TAP Card for $2!  Why is Metro so stupid?

Anyways, I found out that these TAP Cards will also be for sale at the  Central Avenue Jazz Festival this weekend!!

Anyways, this is a great TAP Card, very colorful and one of my favorites of the ones released in 2018!!

2013 CicLAvia TAP Card

CicLAvia is a great event!  It's a car-free street event that encourages people to use other forms of transportation-bike, walk, etc, all over the Los Angeles area.

In 2013, if you did the CicLAvia on Iconic Wilshire Blvd., and you donated $20 to CivLAvia, you got the TAP card pictured above!

I never went to a CicLAvia until I saw that Go Human was going to be at the Pomona Valley CicLAvia.  I got my Go Human TAP Card!!

I saw the CicLAvia TAP card and it's been on my list of TAP Cards that I want to add to my collection.  Luckily, a very nice person on Instagram was willing to give me this TAP card.  I offered her to trade for any TAP card, but she wasn't into collecting them!  So, she just gave it to me!!

Here is my list of TAP cards I want to add to my collection!!  The Expo Line to Santa Monica and three of the LADOT TAP Cards are the TAP cards I want the most!!

The design is kinda of boring, but I finally got this TAP Card!!

2018 LADOT Tap Cards-Orange LA & Blue Palm Tree

On July 9, 2018 LADOT showed their two newest TAP Cards on their Instagram page.  The TAP Card at the top, I'll call the Orange LA and the bottom TAP Card, I'll call it the Blue LA Palm Tree.  I love the orange LA but the Blue LA Palm Tree is boring.  


I waited until Tuesday July 10th to pick up these two TAP cards.  I went to the Highland Park Farmer's Market and they had a table there.  I was able to buy both TAP Cards without any issues!!  Very nice to see, because with their Griffith Park TAP card I wasted a trip to one of their mobile sites.

These two TAP cards are the 9th and 10th TAP Cards issued by LADOT.  I have 7 of the 10!  The other TAP Cards released by LADOT are the already mentioned Griffith Park TAP Card.  I got these three LADOT TAP Cards, Gray LA, Blue Downtown LA, and Green Swirl.  The Let's Fig it Out TAP Card that was released earlier in 2018.

I am missing these three TAP Cards!  I would like to add them to my collection.  If you have these three LADOT TAP Cards, contact me and let's work out a trade!