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Which Way, L.A.?

Buses, Trains, and the MTA

The Red line opens with 200,000 free subway rides between downtown and Tinseltown... tens of millions of dollars are earmarked, again, for the downtown to Pasadena blue line... the Bus Riders Union demands more money spent on buses to fulfill a court order.... the Metropolitan Transportation Authority has troops on all fronts trying to solve L.A.'s gargantuan mass transit needs. We'll look at what's next.

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By Warren Olney • Jun 15, 1999 • 1 min read

The Red line opens with 200,000 free subway rides between downtown and Tinseltown... tens of millions of dollars are earmarked, again, for the downtown to Pasadena blue line... the Bus Riders Union demands more money spent on buses to fulfill a court order.... the Metropolitan Transportation Authority has troops on all fronts trying to solve L.A.'s gargantuan mass transit needs. We'll look at what's next.

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Frances Anderton

    architecture critic and author

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