Sunday, August 06, 2006
Letters To the Times
I knew that when starting this blog, it would resonate with many other transit riders in Los Angeles. And that, without talking to others, but simply by looking and observing. Transit in L.A. sucks; I didn't invent the notion.
There are at present some good forces behind Los Angeles transit. For example mayor Antonio seems quite determined to improve the system to a level, well, where blogs like these basically wouldn't make sense, and where it wouldn't be an urban embarrassment anymore.
However, here are a couple opinions from other transit, or would-be transit riders, and they confirm that there are very basic things that need to be done by the MTA to increase ridership, and subsequently expand transportation services. And as usual, they're rather no-brainers:
Ideas to get more riders on trains, buses
There are at present some good forces behind Los Angeles transit. For example mayor Antonio seems quite determined to improve the system to a level, well, where blogs like these basically wouldn't make sense, and where it wouldn't be an urban embarrassment anymore.
However, here are a couple opinions from other transit, or would-be transit riders, and they confirm that there are very basic things that need to be done by the MTA to increase ridership, and subsequently expand transportation services. And as usual, they're rather no-brainers:
Ideas to get more riders on trains, buses
