Everyone's posts above are regrettable...they also go in line with stats that show transit ridership in LA is way down. I think fewer ppl were using transit even before the pandemic hit.
I was in a part of LA a few yrs ago, a lower income area...where car ownership would be more of a burden....but parking was at a premium. Bumper to bumper cars everywhere on the streets. I had to circle around continuously to find an open space. Legal relaxation of drivers licenses & car ownership a few yrs ago has probably affected things.
For governmental reasons, I don't think public safety in the future is going to get any better. So while one hand pushes for more transit & more riders, the other hand is making public transit less appealing for more ppl.
As for events in dtla, such as concerts at Disney hall, I mentioned the Music Ctr organizing group trips on transit like the Wilshire line. Ppl are more comfortable traveling in large numbers with other ppl who share the same goals & interests.
Things like this won't be helped if govt, including its courts & law enforcement, allow a city to become too chaotic....
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