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Can you be enticed out of your car for public transit?
Today’s show is all about public transit: trains and buses, and how they affect everyday Angelenos, even if you never ride them.
By Steve Chiotakis • • 25m ListenToday’s show is all about public transit: trains and buses, and how they affect everyday Angelenos, even if you never ride them.
In this episode
3 storiesSweaty mess, no place to sit: overcrowding on Expo Line
A ride on the Expo Line has become a fist-clenching affair: commuters’ faces and knuckles turn white at the prospect of running into their fellow rider when the train abruptly stops. LA Metro had cut more than 5% of train spending for this…
Read the story6 min‘Fast, frequent and reliable service is the key,’ says LA transit chief
Fewer people are riding public transportation in LA and that’s a national trend, says Phillip Washington, CEO of LA County’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority. “Part of this has to do with a robust economy, and part of this has to do with…
Read the story9 minCan mass transit be as appealing as cars?
We look at how our transportation system functions -- what works, what doesn’t, and what could improve it. One big issue that plagues public transit is travel time.
Read the story11 min
