Posted Apr 10, 2013, 7:39 PM
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cities|transit|croissants
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Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Washington, DC
Posts: 18,384
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I didn't say it was bad. I did not say you can't get anywhere on transit in LA. I said it was bad for its size. There are 18 million people living in metropolitan LA, and its Metro system, which is mostly light rail, is smaller than the heavy metro systems of DC, Chicago, and San Francisco, all of which are much smaller metro areas. On a per capita basis, LA's metro hits way below those other cities. This is not a debatable point; it is a mathematical fact.
LA is doing great things with its transit, and is a model to the rest of the country in many ways. I'm insanely jealous of its bus system, and rapid roll-out of new rail lines. Nonetheless, its Metro is smaller than it should be.
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