[lrt's friend]

How did New York clean up its subways, that had declined to such levels of filth and poor security in the 1970s and 1980s? Perhaps the New York experience could offer some solutions.

My cousin is going to LA in the next two weeks. What is being discussed here suggests that LA trains are not safe for visitors. This is poor advertising for the city in general, not to just potential LA transit riders.

While many suggest that trains enable the reduction of staffing, it is clear that security needs to be improved. Druggies and psychos need to be kicked out of system and need to be kept out if they are being disruptive. This needs to be a priority. Keeping the system clean also needs to be a priority.

Also, I recently watched a video on rail service in Ukraine. Despite being a war zone, the priority is to provide a clean, safe environment for passengers. Imagine that.