Is LA’s Transit Olympics-Ready?

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@nandert 10 месяцев назад

Great video, and huge thanks for the shout out! Really appreciate the kind words for LA!

@RMTransit 10 месяцев назад

Your videos have been such an inspiration throughout the years! Keep up the good work!

@jkohutiak 10 месяцев назад

Nice! Now the criminals will have an easy way to get around

@MrMadvillan 10 месяцев назад

@@jkohutiakyou have a profoundly simple mind.

@TheOtherKine 10 месяцев назад

I can't wait to hear what you have to say about the new plans for the HSR from Vegas to Rancho Cucamonga that won't even actually go to LA lmao

@SuperMattMuah 10 месяцев назад

Oh man, an LA that had a robust public transit network would be so amazing. The weather alone makes it ideal for being walkable once transit connects neighborhoods and districts

@matt_b... 10 месяцев назад

All you need to do is go back in time. The Los Angeles Railway served LA until 1965 with its Yellow Cars.

@cooltwittertag 8 месяцев назад

@@matt_b...that system was slow, inefficient, badly designed and barely maintained. People idealize the past too much. It wasnt great.

@Electrodexify 6 месяцев назад

@@matt_b...greedy monopolistic big 3 auto companies bought those electric streetcar companies and ruined them to the ground. So they could sell less efficient busses and make the car the primary mode

@mrxman581 6 месяцев назад

It's getting there. Whenever I want or need to go into DTLA, I take the Metro now.

@mrxman581 6 месяцев назад

@@cooltwittertagYes and no. It was an efficient system before the introduction of the mass affordable personal vehicle. By the early 1950s, it was on the downhill. The last 20 years was rough by comparison.

@conorgilles81 10 месяцев назад

LA with good transit would be kind of perfect. Imagine New York with good weather in the winter.

@desireandfire 10 месяцев назад

I feel like snowy, cold weather is much better than sweaty heat

@lukejones2929 10 месяцев назад

@@desireandfireLA isn’t sweaty heat. It’s damn near perfect weather year round.

@jwt1035 10 месяцев назад

I’ve been saying for years that if LA had a great transportation system it could be one of the best places in the world to live.

@inui12494 10 месяцев назад

@@jwt1035not with the ramoant thefts and homeless population roaming around LA

@jwt1035 10 месяцев назад

@@inui12494 True, which is why I said, “could.”

@louise_rose 10 месяцев назад

For a long time, LA must have been the biggest and most prominent city in the world that had no real subway rail system. I used to think it was because of the risk of earthquakes, but it seems to have had more to do with difficulties of gaining access rights to the underground from lots of private property owners and unlike London, Paris or New York, LA didn't have politicians who ever prioritized underground/public transport.

@thomasgrabkowski8283 10 месяцев назад

Not really, eg Tokyo has massive subway system despite it being prone to earthquakes

@crowmob-yo6ry 10 месяцев назад

Don't forget the evil car-addicted suburbanite NIMBYs like John Phillips of 790 KABC trying to kill transit projects!

@louise_rose 10 месяцев назад

@@thomasgrabkowski8283 Yes, notice "I *used* to think" - I learnt from a local guy here on RU-vid a few years ago that the seismic thing was not the main reason

@fsdf3755 10 месяцев назад

LA is too spread out

@graavy 10 месяцев назад

It's also important to remember that this is just how most US cities are by default (even those with decent existing transit systems). Read a little bit about SEPTA's woes in Philly. It's a pretty robust system that has proposed a fair number of ambitious expansion projects recently, but they can't get any funding because of political apathy, leading to a horribly managed organization that can't even function well enough to meaningfully improve their existing system

@katherandefy 10 месяцев назад

If it goes well for LA it will change LA. My hope is it will result in inspiring more rail to the rest of the country.

@sonozaki0000 10 месяцев назад

I hope that if it goes well in LA an initiative will spread to the rest of the state. I love my home state and I want so much better for it than we have. Imagine from the top of the state to the bottom, multiple transit options! People could spread out a bit, visit everything we have to offer, open more jobs... It's not a solution to the state's problems in itself but I feel like it's a huuuuuge portion of the key

@AlexBlack-xz8hp 10 месяцев назад

Totally agree... it seems to me that LA in some ways is the most unlikely city to do it, being so car centric, but that makes it all the more impressive and influential if they can pull it off. 🤞

@katherandefy 9 месяцев назад

Agree with both these comments so much!

@mrxman581 6 месяцев назад

@@AlexBlack-xz8hpLA is doing it. Before 1990, LA had ZERO Metro rail. Now the system is 109 miles with 101 stations and growing. Two new light rail lines have been approved and two existing light rail lines will be extended. And the Sepulveda route will probably be a new subway line. We could have 6 light rail lines (2 new, 4 extended), 3 subway lines, and 2 automated people movers by 2035.

@mrvwbug4423 10 месяцев назад

LA's been flying under the radar. Usually when you think transportation and LA you think of the horror show of the 405 and 101 freeways. They just need another earthquake to get some projects done, if you know your LA history you know what I'm talking about haha (The Antelope Valley extension of Metrolink was literally built in 5 days by the Navy Seabees after the Northridge quake in 1994 due to road connections to Palmdale and Lancaster being cut off by landslides).

@FalconsEye58094 10 месяцев назад

Can't wait for the day that all 3 of our biggest cities have equally robust systems, now it looks like thats well on its way

@bigzclipz5104 10 месяцев назад

It wont happen because they hire people based off dei and also Union delays

@portcybertryx222 10 месяцев назад

Well the push is underway and the younger population prefers public transit so in the next decade expect to see all the systems in place. The momentum is wayy too strong rn to pedal back.

@schwenda3727 10 месяцев назад

Chicago for whatever reason doesn’t appear interested in building ANYTHING inbetween their existing L Train network or fitting in regular LRT & true BRT radiating to serve the neighborhoods that the L trains don’t serve. Hell, a 4 line streetcar system all over the Loop connecting: >the West Loop neighborhood in general & United Center >Grant Park & the Museum Campus >Navy Pier & River North & Magnificent Mile With one another; especially to fill in A LOT of the missing directions that the L network doesn’t (nor will ever) serve.

@graavy 10 месяцев назад

@@schwenda3727 so you don't think the red line extension is actually going to happen? Or?...

@mrvwbug4423 10 месяцев назад

I'd like to hope Long Island gets some LRT/BRT connecting to LIRR, and LIRR gets fully electrified, but it would take the wealthy people out in the Hamptons pushing for that to make it happen. In recent years Nassau and western Suffolk counties have become a refugee camp for people who got priced out of NYC and the decline of the area shows it big time. People like to think New York is a place where you can easily live without a car, but that only really applies in NYC proper, and even then the eastern parts of Queens (you need to get a few miles into Queens to find subway lines) and basically all of Staten Island are a little lacking in transit other than regular buses. Nassau and Suffolk counties are still fairly car dependent, even with LIRR's presence

@Laughandsong 10 месяцев назад

I was in LA last february and I had a wonderful time getting around on the subway, LRT and buses. Heck, I even went to Santa Monica and back downtown!

@mrxman581 10 месяцев назад

Glad to hear it. It's even better now with the opening of the Regional Connector this past June along with 3 new underground stations. Will continue to improve next year with the LAX People Mover.

@CancelYoutube026 7 месяцев назад

I already saw many Americans, Europeans and japanese with their luggages on the train/train stations.

@Electrodexify 6 месяцев назад

Great! Finally I won't have to take uber from LAX to DTLA

@STkao Месяц назад

That's only the yellow Santa Monica line. Did u take the other lines?

@soulofamerica 10 месяцев назад

I recently drove to the Metro LaCienaga-Expo Station to park, then caught the Metro E Line Light Rail to LA Coliseum for the USC vs UCLA football game. I pitied the people who drove there to pay $40-80 and took forever to exit the parking lot. Next year, when K Line opens, I start a Metro Redondo Beach Station, then transfer to E Line eastbound to Coliseum and Downtown LA and westbound to Culver City, West LA and Santa Monica. Can't wait for the K Line Northern Extension up to Wilshire Blvd (hopefully via Fairfax to the MUseum District).

@ktcottrell 10 месяцев назад

The key to getting out quick at sporting events in LA is to stay until the end. By that point most of the crowd has cleared out and there's no traffic!

@davidlang1125 7 месяцев назад

@@ktcottrellthat’s a solution with a built-in problem.

@eyeamstrongest 6 месяцев назад

@@davidlang1125if the problem is being scared of going outside then its just a skill issue

@davidlang1125 6 месяцев назад

@@eyeamstrongest I don’t understand your comment. To be clear, I was saying the built-in problem is the long wait for the parking lot to empty.

@flyingchic3n 9 месяцев назад

I visited LA last spring and I was pleasantly surprised by the availability and cleanliness of LA's transit. They have a long way to go, but its really not nearly as bad as people make it out to be. Its really exciting that they've committed to so many improvements!

@uscitizen3252 9 месяцев назад

Thank you for saying this. The people that mostly complain just like to complain no matter how much LA tries to improve the transit system. You can tell. The police presence alone amongst some of the lines have made a big difference. They're now emptying the trains when the Red Line gets to North Hollywood (final stop). They never used to do that. That alone has helped with preventing the homeless from sleeping on the trains all day. The police are also monitoring the turnstiles to make sure people are paying their fares. That has also helped with the homeless situation. I've seen them make arrests. It's making a big difference and i'm seeing more people using the trains. They need a more consistent presence but when they're there--it's a major deterrent.

@mrxman581 9 месяцев назад

@@uscitizen3252Agreed. I've seen the improvements too over the last 6 months. Part of the reason the homeless issue got so bad over the last 3 years was mostly due to Covid. Metro decided during Covid NOT to enforce fares. Because of that, you saw a constant increase of homeless on the system. They started enforcing fares at the start of 2023. The addition of the ambassadors in March, and additional security in June has made a big difference. These changes, and the opening of the Regional Connector, have resulted in a increase in passengers every month this year. Another change was instituted 12-10-23 when light rail train frequencies were improved from 10 to 8 minutes during peak hours.

@mrxman581 9 месяцев назад

Indeed. And four additional projects currently under construction will be completed before the 2028 Olympics. And other changes like increasing train frequencies have happened recently too. The system is continually improving. Very exciting. Thanks

@charlesbutler7079 8 месяцев назад

Was there early last November - my experience/ sentiments entirely, plus really attractive fares!

@Electrodexify 6 месяцев назад

What are you talking about clean metros. I was there for 2 weeks last week. And the metros are filthy and smell of sewer, trash on the tracks and the walkways are dirty. Visit Washington dc metros, and then you'll see clean. No comparison

@SpectreMk2 10 месяцев назад

May all these plans be realized in a reasonnable timeline 🙏

@Kevbot6000 10 месяцев назад

As a Salt Lake City native the 2002 Winter Olympics is one of the primary reasons the light rail system even exists. The recent announcement that SLC is the preferred host city for the 2034 Winter Olympics makes me excited to see what my hometown might do with transit expansion in the future.

@Greystorm1619 10 месяцев назад

Oh my god just thinking about the possibility of taking the train to and from LAX is enough to make me smile. LAX is always a traffic nightmare. Also all of these projects sound really exciting. I want to live in other places and travel, but LA will always be my home and I want to see it improve so it can be a better place to live for my kids one day!

@SeanSoraghan 3 месяца назад

It's crazy but most US airports have little to no rail connections

@aaronshi721 2 месяца назад

@@SeanSoraghan you'd be surprised how many do though. denver, seattle, portland, san Francisco, JFK/EWR, boston, Miami, Chicago, dallas/fort worth, Washington (all three of them), Minneapolis, Cleveland, st. louis, Philly, salt lake city, phoenix, Atlanta. the main problem is that half of these are not connected to transit networks that are solidly built out so they are not practical for many people.

@SeanSoraghan 2 месяца назад

@@aaronshi721 Thank you .. good point.. a

@DavidinSLO 10 месяцев назад

Metro ABSOLUTELY has to get serious about rider safety; otherwise all this expanded infrastructure will be for naught

@michaelrmurphy2734 10 месяцев назад

Here on the right of my YT feed there is a KTLA News story about LA Transit taking steps to improve safety at its stations. Click on that next...

@fredfonebone5108 10 месяцев назад

The problem is, their “plans” almost always come down to “ambassadors” roaming around with fake smiles. They don’t need ambassadors. They need gates at the entrances to platforms that you can’t just squeeze past. They need police in the stations and on the trains arresting people who don’t obey the rules. They need to get over the idea that trains are shelters for mentally ill and homeless people. Sorry, I tried. For three months I commuted from Pasadena to USC, where I had a teaching gig. Every day was a horrorshow. Every day I had to deal with mental cases and drug dealers and just plain jerks. The last straw was when a creepy guy tried to sell me drugs then spent the entire trip from Union Station screaming at passengers and threatening them. At least two people called the police that I could see. Nothing. The guy got off at at Memorial Park station and promptly urinated on the outside of the train. No thanks.

@pbriffy 10 месяцев назад

The other point is that higher ridership naturally tends to decrease crime (and the perception of danger) all by itself. Think about whether you’d feel more comfortable in a busy street with tons of pedestrians, or in a dark alley by yourself. It’s not a coincidence that perceptions of danger on transit went way up during the worst of Covid, when ridership dropped and a lot of work commutes evaporated. When transit is fast and convenient for most people, a larger cross-section of people will use it. Just look at how many people use the NY subway, despite its general levels of scruff and grunge. Ridership naturally puts more “eyes on the street,” discouraging some of the worst antisocial behavior, and also makes it feel less dangerous, which is arguably even more important (remember, even with current levels of violent crime, transit is still WAY safer than driving).

@sonozaki0000 10 месяцев назад

Definitely. I'm a frequent Gold Line rider, and as I'm born and raised in this area I'm not very skittish. When you have to, you get used to the awful sight of people slumped over on drugs (or even injecting them right in front of you and children and anyone else walking by) because you know that realistically they don't want to hurt anyone. But some people really do look like loaded jack in the boxes, like they're ready to hurt someone. Not all the time, or even often, but sometimes my mental alarms go off so badly that I get off early and wait for the following train.

@michaelrmurphy2734 10 месяцев назад

I've done that on buses here. Kids being assholes or Tupac wannabes giving me the eye. I don't need this. So I get off and get the next bus.

@aidannascimento1332 10 месяцев назад

One thing to note is that Transit oriented development is something very encouraged by CA housing laws. A lot of the expansion goes through areas that aren't super dense now, but will be redeveloped in the future, after the transit opens. Lots of laws allow density and height increases near transit, so each station that opens unlocks new area to be developed. The shot at 6:44 of the culver city station on the Expo( now E) line was a literal surface parking lot when the line first opened. It's been great to see the area build up, and I've seen the same thing happen with other stations on that line. LA is a great example of laws encouraging TOD, the market is begging for it, and the transit to allow it to happen is being built. Very exciting.

@notisac3149 10 месяцев назад

Within the year, a lot of restrictions were lifted on zoning within California. It will take quite some time before we see real progress, but we can finally at least start moving away from nearly everything being zoned for just single family homes. I'd love to see more mid-rise mixed use areas over the next decade or so!

@wardforthmann5387 7 месяцев назад

Growing up, I bought my Christmas trees from that lot. It's wild to see the changes over the years.

@seventh-hydra Месяц назад

Eh. Culver was nice as a little peaceful island. It was one of the few places that _didn't_ need to be built up.

@jaznoalpha7686 10 месяцев назад

The plans for LA union station are really cool. It's kind of hard to track everything they want to do there because its kind of spread across a lot of smaller projects but the highlights are the LA union station master plan and the LA river revitalization projects and the plans they have for the river in the vicinity of union station.

@joekelly7505 10 месяцев назад

Huge bonus points for pronouncing “Sepulveda” correctly.

@skarletlightning 10 месяцев назад

I'm so hyped. Please LA, this could be a transit, cycling, walking paradise.

@mrxman581 6 месяцев назад

We passed the HLA measure so that will help with making LA more biking and walking friendly. It passed by a large margin, too.

@quoniam426 10 месяцев назад

A city is unlivable without transit. As for the Olympics and the transit being ready for it, buckle up boys, even Paris won't be ready in time. Only Line 14 extensions will be (mostly) ready, except for a few infill stations that will open after the olympics. The other lines of the Grand Paris Express won't even see the light of day until 2026 at best...

@aaabatteries5576 10 месяцев назад

and there's not even enough drivers now for full service, it'll be catastrophic during the Olympics

@thibaudlombard5075 10 месяцев назад

The grand Paris Express is not for the olympics. It’s for the suburbs of Paris. What’s not ready is the amount of conductor, train. It’s already hard to get in in normal time so in the Okympics it’s going to be horrible

@quoniam426 10 месяцев назад

@@thibaudlombard5075 Sure, why would we care for a couple of months mayhem, GPX is not for the olympics but it was supposed to be, in the Olympics dossier that Paris filed up to obtain the games in the first place. I guess they might gain some drivers by actually temporarily CLOSING some bus lines in some places "for fan zones security reasons"...

@Geotpf 10 месяцев назад

Well, Los Angeles will have four more years to build. And things like the Sepulveda subway definitely won't be open by 2028. The D Line extension, the first bit of the A Line extension (to Pomona but not Montclair), the K Line through LAX, the OC Streetcar, both people movers, and maybe some BRT will pretty much be the only things open by 2028.

@mrxman581 10 месяцев назад

@@GeotpfThat's a huge list of projects, and very consequential lines for the Olympics. The Green Line might be connected to the LAX People Mover by 2028 too.

@djguapo 8 месяцев назад

I was an LA resident in 2008 and voted for Measure R, so I’m excited to finally see that Purple Line Extension completed.

@notXaragame3542 10 месяцев назад

As an angeleno I think there are two things holding back LA rapid transit 1. the lack of connection to the San Fernando Valley. A decent chunk of LA county live in this one region of the city and yet the only rapid transit we have is the g-line. So it really is just impractical and slow to take rapid transit anywhere if you live in the valley 2. Rider safety, people just really do not trust the metro to safely get you from point a to point b without something like a stabbing happening. Every time I try to bring up taking the metro anywhere someone looks at me like I just asked to get robbed. My friend is genuinely terrified of taking the g-line on her own.

@mrxman581 9 месяцев назад

Both of those issues are being addressed. Do a weekend trip with your friend and take the G line to the B line transfer to either the E or A line, get off at the Little Tokyo station and eat at one of many great restaurants there. If you have questions, there are transit ambassadors on the platforms.

@Electrodexify 6 месяцев назад

Homeless and nasty smells, so gross and i just came from LA

@panchovilla5458 10 месяцев назад

As someone who frequently rides the Los Angeles LRT system, I couldn't be more excited for the LAX people mover. Driving there is a nightmare -- not uncommon to spend 1 to 2 hours on a mile stretch of road. There are some issues that I think should be brought up as well -- I do think that the transit system already provides decent convenience to the commuter, but its reputation is awful not because of the trains, but the riders. Every other ride youll see someone smoking up a storm, completely knocked out from alc, or just your average homeless guy. Normally, this isn't too big of an issue, but when the ridership levels are low (as they have been), youll often find yourself in a 1 on 1 situation with these people. In my experience, theyre always harmless and sometimes fun to talk to but its very easy for a family man or anyone to ride the system once and be scared away by the disproportionately large amount of drug abuse happening on these trains. They seem to be hiriing more "metro ambassadors" to try and scare these guys away but they cant really do anything. Besides that, not many people like mid-freeway stations either-- very loud, makes the walk 10 minutes longer, etc. Trains themselves, on the otherhand, aren't too shabby, and the views youll get are quite nice depending which line youre riding.

@mrxman581 9 месяцев назад

Agreed. The need sound barriers on the 105 and 10 fwy stations. If they install platform security doors, that would help with the fwy noise.

@slava8617 10 месяцев назад

As a daily LA metro rider, I really hope that with new projects we’ll see improvements in public safety. Many ppl would love to use the LA subway system but it’s not always safe. Especially for young single women. It has improved in the recent months, I hope the trend continues

@mrxman581 9 месяцев назад

Yes. I've noticed the improvements too since the Regional Connector opened in June.

@nicolezhang8116 8 месяцев назад

I went to USC and loved the convenience of the new metro expansions. However, I also saw many homeless people, drug usage, people drinking in public, people selling drugs, and even an overdose. Taking the line that goes to Ktown is especially heart pounding at night.

@63utuber 4 месяца назад

It didn't.

@rotorookie 4 месяца назад

I rode in May 2024 and the trains were still full of bums and crazies. There was a strong law enforcement presence at all of the downtown stations but the problems were on the trains themselves. It was obvious the people using the train as a rolling homeless shelter were riding each line "end to end" so hardening the entry points in the city is pointless. They need a robust ticket checking program and the ability to eject non paying riders.

@jukestaposition 10 месяцев назад

I have hope that it'll get better in LA. I'm living in NYC now and thinking of moving to LA and it would be amazing to get in a train to go somewhere!

@goldenoodles6281 10 месяцев назад

You can take transit to get places for sure. Maybe not train specific but busses. However your time to get to a destination depends on where you're going and your route.

@andrelukin6364 10 месяцев назад

From NYC. Lived in LA car-free for two years. Returned back to NYC. You can use public transit to go to some places but it doesn't cover big parts of the city. Although bus is a good alternative to limited rail service. Still the biggest rail problem there is not limited coverage but homeless on the trains. My suggestion use busses or if you can bike.

@mrxman581 10 месяцев назад

@@andrelukin6364The homeless issue is being dealt with so it's much reduced in the last 6 months now.

@brick6347 10 месяцев назад

Interesting. As a non-North American my perception of LA is: highways, dirty, dangerous... and more highways. I've never thought of it as the sort of place I'd want to visit. Perhaps I'm just watching the wrong movies.

@cardenasr.2898 10 месяцев назад

Although Demolition Man is becoming more accurate as time goes by

@crowmob-yo6ry 10 месяцев назад

No, you're watching the sensationalist news media.

@LNahid2000 10 месяцев назад

It's not like that at all...there are SO many walkable areas because they were streetcar suburbs. Santa Monica, Venice, the Sunset Strip, Koreatown, Echo Park and all the coastal cities in Orange County to name a few.

@geirmyrvagnes8718 10 месяцев назад

If you like movies, why wouldn't Hollywood or Beverly Hills be on your list of places to visit? LA is not utopia, but there are plenty of iconic places and tourists.

@JohnWSmartNow 10 месяцев назад

Los Angeles is no where nearc the most dangerous cities in the USA with a large population - last full FBI stats for violent crimes ranked L.A. at 33rd - Cities in the South are much more dangerous as a general rule.

@91Caesar 10 месяцев назад

The prospects for what LA Union could become if they build the through track connections genuinely excites me!

@maartena 10 месяцев назад

One big mistake at 5:25 - The new "West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor", which will be renamed by popular vote on the Metro website does not come CLOSE to Santa Ana. It stops in Artesia on Pioneer Blvd. The city of Santa Ana is only partly visible, way down in the south-east corner of the displayed map. There is no plan to go any further than Artesia, although the "West Santa Ana Branch" used to be a red car line actually going down to Santa Ana prior to the 1950s. Maybe at some point in the future it COULD go all the way to Santa Ana, but we're talking decades away if ever. Also, Santa Ana ITSELF has a street car system under construction, due to be starting service in 2024. It will be just south by a mile or so of what is visible on the map. That street car actually does go UP the "West Santa Ana Branch" from the other side, but stops just short of the 22 freeway in Garden Grove. Essentially, there is a 20 mile (have not actually measured) gap between the end of the new line projected here, and the Santa Ana street car..... two systems that aren't compatible, assuming the new Los Angeles project uses the same technology as the current light rail systems to integrate them.

@mrxman581 10 месяцев назад

That is why they are renaming the route. Santa Ana is in Orange County so the WSAB will NEVER cross the LA County boundary. That's not LA Metro's transit service region. It's up to the OC transit agency to connect to the WSAB from their end.

@colinm366 10 месяцев назад

Orange County is so anti-public transport I'm surprised this was ever approved

@seanhakam 10 месяцев назад

Orange County and Los Angeles County could reach a similar agreement for connecting across counties like LA did with San Bernardino County for the foothill transit light rail corridor that will eventually extend to the city of Montclair.

@treeodore4369 10 месяцев назад

@@seanhakam That would be amazing, but I just cant see Orange County cities wanting anything to do with out network.

@PaulHo 10 месяцев назад

I am always crossing back and forth over that street car project, and as great as it would be for me to take it, the termination points make no sense for anyone. 💔

@howardrubinstein6461 10 месяцев назад

All of this expansion is great, but there's one major flaw: if transit takes longer than driving (even with traffic), no one will use it instead of their car. L.A. has way too much surface-level transit, and it seems as if the traffic lights are not coordinated with the train in many sections. For example, I ride the A (Blue) line from Long Beach, a 60 minute ride to downtown L.A., about 15 minutes of which is waiting for traffic lights to change from red to green. If the lights were coordinated with the train the ride would be 25% shorter -- but it would still take longer than driving during most of the day. This just won't work.

@mrxman581 10 месяцев назад

But there are other lines where taking Metro is faster during rush hour. And Rush Hour keeps getting longer both in the morning and evening. The E, G, and A line North of DTLA can be faster than driving during that time. And let's not forget the B and D subway lines that are usually faster than driving no matter the time, and more people will experience that once the D line is extended to UCLA.

@elijahhenryhernandez 10 месяцев назад

Eh, maybe. I an some like minded friends often opt for a 20-30 minute bike commute to sitting in traffic for even 10 minutes. And while house sitting i got to commute to work via train for a two weeks and that was a really good change of pace. That commute was 15 minutes longer but i got to be a passive passenger instead of an alert driver, and i got to walk more. Definitely worth it IMO when the options do become available

@DarthXombieX 10 месяцев назад

With the recent closure of the 10, LADOT finally worked with Metro to improve the signal coordination for the trains. I think it really only had marginal improvements unfortunately. Our LRT system needs crossing arms installed like they're planning on doing to the G Line in the next couple years. That's the only way to really allow for maximum speed through intersections.

@garryferrington811 7 месяцев назад

The Netherlands has done it, but we have to have a "home-grown" system so rich people can make more money.

@BetaD_ 7 дней назад

@@DarthXombieX wait the fucking G bus line gets crossing arms, but the actual trains (light rail) have non? So the trains really have to wait for cars at an intersection....? LA/America is probably the only place in the world, where trains have to wait for cars/cars have priority over trains at an intersection/level crossing....

@davidbickford 10 месяцев назад

Speaking of "tons of reporters," it's astonishing and disappointing how much LA's ambitious transiit expansion has been ignored by the media in its coverage of the recent I-10 fire. I hope the Olympics finally get reporters from major newspapers to stop relying on the lazy car culture cliche and acknowledge what the region has done.

@alhollywood6486 10 месяцев назад

I went to the USC-UCLA game last Saturday, but because I live nowhere near public transport, it took me 2 hours to get 30 miles home. My nephew who goes to UCLA just took the train from Westwood to the stadium, it was a breeze. So it can be done.

@JohnWSmartNow 10 месяцев назад

This can't be true. It isn't true. The USC game was at the Coliseum across from USC this year which has two stops on the E line from East LA to Santa Monica. - There is no current train to UCLA/Westwood and won't be until 2027ish.... Your nephew could have taken a train from Santa Monica but not westwood... unless he's living in the future.

@indisciipline 10 месяцев назад

@@JohnWSmartNow the only stop i can think of is westwood / rancho park

@alhollywood6486 10 месяцев назад

@@JohnWSmartNow that's what he told me. Took a bus from the station to school, so maybe he got dropped off outside Westwood

@sarahpreston4558 10 месяцев назад

@@alhollywood6486 there are a lot of buses that go from westwood to the metrorail... between the 8ish of them they're frequent if not super regular. i'm a ucla student and i take the train frequently and it's always such a pain in the neck on the way back figuring out which stop i should get off at to take which bus.

@JohnWSmartNow 10 месяцев назад

THERE IS NO TRAIN to westwood. There is no way this person's nephew you took the train to the USC UCLA game this year @@indisciipline

@alexhaowenwong6122 10 месяцев назад

In 2019 LA's B/D Line had a per -mile ridership rivalling Chicago's L. Impressive, given the low frequency. However, as of Sept. San Diego's Trolley still had more riders than LA's LRT.

@chrisorr8601 10 месяцев назад

San Diego’s downtown is a little more compact and nice than LAs so it makes sense that feeding it would have high ridership. Also they serve the university which I’m sure is a lot of trips. I think SD will struggle to expand ridership much past what they have now cause of the rest of the sprawl

@alexhaowenwong6122 10 месяцев назад

@@chrisorr8601 San Diego is building tons of TOD outside of Downtown. Mission Valley alone is building two $4B TODs on the Green Line: SDSU Mission Valley and Riverwalk. UCSD is building 23-story student apartments next to Mid-Coast stations. The Blue Line/Green Line could get NAVWAR redevelopment, a TOD as big as both of the Mission Valley TODs combined. SANDAG is proposing a rubber-tyred automated light metro--Phase I will connect Downtown with the airport with 2 minute frequencies. Future phases may go to Midway Rising, another TOD megaproject. San Diego's Blue Line alone added over 10K daily riders in the last year alone, and MTS is now planning 7.5 minute peak frequencies on the Mid-Coast Trolley by 2025. San Diego's busiest bus line now carries 50% more passengers than it did pre-COVID.

@mrxman581 10 месяцев назад

Yeah, that won't last. LA will have superior ridership very soon and retake the top spot as it had for years before Covid. LA Metro ridership across the entire system (including buses) has increased every month for the last 10 months. When the LAX People Mover opens next year, the ridership will grow exponentially.

@colinm366 10 месяцев назад

The People Mover will be a game changer. But I still think expansion will be slow because of rampant NIMBYism

@vitasoy1437 9 месяцев назад

@@mrxman581hope so. I actually noticed downtown's transformation over the years.. so many residential bldgs being built in the last 10 years even though they are mostly expensive rental apartments 😅. Thats the qay to go, we need to catch up to what we have missed by building suburbs and freeays

@TylerHackerJokes 10 месяцев назад

Would be amazing to get more rail in the OC region, specifically from the San Dimas'ish area. Right now if you wanted to take a train to Disneyland from San Dimas, you'd have to go all the way to Union Station first. Ridiculous lol. Great video.

@mrxman581 9 месяцев назад

Indeed. It's up to the OC powers to make that happen.

@TylerHackerJokes 9 месяцев назад

yep, exactly. Fat chance that happens in our lifetime lol. Last thing all those millionaires want is a train going through their backyard.@@mrxman581

@RakoonCD 8 месяцев назад

Disneyland and Disney World has better transportation than a lot of the US

@TylerHackerJokes 8 месяцев назад

agreed.@@RakoonCD

@TylerHackerJokes 8 месяцев назад

yep I remain doubtful but there's always a possibility.@@mrxman581

@noob.168 10 месяцев назад

Too idealistic. Poor TOD near a lot of metro stations. Too many park and ride stations. And the stations along the C line are mostly stuck in freeway hell. In a way our light rail pretends to be a commuter rail in some parts of the system.

@Demonwolf2121 10 месяцев назад

Current LA resident, the problem I see with all this expansion (as great as it is) is that the light-rail network is too slow. I grew up in the NE corridor and love taking subway/train whenever I can, but the LA Metro system just can't compete with the speed of driving, even considering traffic! My current commute from Pasadena to DTLA is 20 minutes by car, but twice that by light rail. The only way to get the public to consider public transit is for it to be faster than driving and as long as the network prioritizes light rail over subway lines it is going to stay a car dependent city.

@mrxman581 9 месяцев назад

How are you getting from Pasadena to the heart of DTLA during rush hour in 20 minutes.? The 110 is notoriously packed during rush hour and the section near Pasadena has fewer lanes and terrible short ramps. It's not just about speed but convenience. You don't have to deal with the traffic and stress.

@standyro609 5 месяцев назад

@@mrxman581takes me 20 minutes from south pasadena, I commute to Torrance and most of the traffic is just near downtown, the A line is not very fast or convenient even though I’m walking distance, and the turnovers at Union Station are extremely slow

@rotorookie 4 месяца назад

Yes! The trains have to go faster than the cars for it to be an attractive alternative.

@heathersaxton8118 2 месяца назад

I grew up in Europe and it’s pretty standard for transit to take twice the amount of time it takes driving, or significantly more. People use it anyway for other conveniences like it being a cheaper alternative, not having to worry about parking etc. I currently live in LA and I would use the transit much more than I do but I’m scared of being stuck in a car with a crackhead if it’s a longer ride, so I only take the bus for shorter rides.

@durant29 10 месяцев назад

Transit fan here: I have had 4 experiences on the Blue, now "A" line. All four included vomit, urine and marijuana odor, and people drinking alcohol, and one particular time a "screamer". There is no way you are going to convince a single female commuter that it is "safe" to use this as daily transportation.

@rafaelli5852 10 месяцев назад

Not just females…it is seriously scary for anyone. You can’t stand there and relax while you wait. You have to be on guard all the time in case some psycho starts acting out. I know this channel is for transit fans but how can they ignore reality so much?

@mrxman581 9 месяцев назад

How long ago was that? I've taken the A and E lines since June 2023 after not riding it since the beginning of Covid, and haven't experienced anything like that.

@hnitsua 10 месяцев назад

I hope they could get Los Angeles the “city of the metro” as they did for streetcar and cars. They could set off new line building book like the Canada line or line 10 in beijing

@crowmob-yo6ry 10 месяцев назад

I just hope the evil car-addicted suburbanite John Phillips of 790 KABC doesn't sabotage the project.

@RMTransit 10 месяцев назад

Theres a lot of need for more transit, but the public appears to want it!

@hnitsua 10 месяцев назад

otherwise id riot. also tell me more abt that @@crowmob-yo6ry

@RodneyAvery-o2q 10 месяцев назад

@@RMTransitAre they willing to pay for it?

@mrxman581 10 месяцев назад

@@RodneyAvery-o2qWe have been. How do you think the LA Metro rail transit system expansion has been paid for since 1990? Residents voted several times over the last few decades to increase the sales tax multiple times to build and expand rail transit in LA.

@markdc1145 10 месяцев назад

The Metro will finally be a convenient transit system in a few years but they need to majorly step up security along the entire line.

@shadeblackwolf1508 10 месяцев назад

My local tram in the netherlands when i was little, had text on its side, that would probably annoy people as they were stuck in city traffic: "we're going 60(hm/h) in the inner city, and you?"

@asabriggs6426 10 месяцев назад

Good to see hydrogen trains getting the guffaw they deserve! Also nice to see a pipeline of projects for building the network step by step; lets hope the knowledge is transferred from one project to the next.

@cherryslat5702 10 месяцев назад

What's wrong with hydrogen trains? I've never heard of them but they sound interesting.

@Socaltransit 10 месяцев назад

@@cherryslat5702the energy density is worse than diesel. So more hydrogen is needed to move the same amount of distance, thus allowing less freight or passengers for the same amount of fuel

@plueschteddie8223 10 месяцев назад

Theirfore co2 emissions can be reduced. The best way are electricfied train lines I think. Less weight, less co2, less metals for batteries

@cherryslat5702 10 месяцев назад

@@Socaltransit Oh ok I see thank u

@tomassakalauskas2856 10 месяцев назад

@@Socaltransitbut they emit much less greenhouse gas than diesel. People smirk at hydrogen only because green transition has not accelerated yet. In the future thanks to wind and solar there will be a lot of cheap electricity for which we will not have enough batteries to store thus hydrogen will be produced. Then it will become much cheaper and more accessible for transport, chemical and heavy industries which are harder to decarbonize. Of course regarding transport it will be used for trucking, shipping and remote train lines mainly while city transit should be electrified through catenary lines and these trains are only considered cause Americans refuse to electrify high usage corridors properly.

@RoboCoonie 9 месяцев назад

We have a train to the sea, it's just an above ground light rail network that drops you off two blocks from the Santa Monica Pier

@DavidsDives 10 месяцев назад

A big problem with this is keeping it clean and safe as it comes into downtown Long Beach a lot of homeless people hang around the station, leaving trash everywhere and heavily discouraging anyone from using this at night for leisure travel

@MrBirdnose 10 месяцев назад

From what I hear Long Beach becomes a dumping ground because it's the end of the line, so that's where all the sleepers are kicked off.

@CarlaLR74 Месяц назад

There is no better city for expanding public transportation then Los Angeles, but I just can’t see wealthy people riding trains.

@robk7266 10 месяцев назад

I don't understand why the light rail rail lines don't have Transit Signal Preemption, even when far smaller cities like Portland do. Even on the new K Line, it runs free separated for most of the route, but it stops at stoplights on the short at grade section. It's so frustrating

@Geotpf 10 месяцев назад

My understanding is that some of that is due to obsolete environmental laws. Basically, the train can't have full on priority because cars waiting for it to pass would sit there idling. When an (older) car idles, it pollutes. So, to limit that idling, the train can only have minimal priority. Now, hybrids, electric cars, and even some non-hybrid gas cars shut down when stopped, and even cars without such features pollute a lot less than these calculations, but things haven't really been fully changed since what was then called the blue line opened in 1990 with these restrictions.

@mrxman581 10 месяцев назад

There are plans to implement it, but there are additional costs. I read that they would need to replace all the traffic lights at intersections that would have this technology. And they are also studying the idea of installing 4 arm barriers at those traffic light intersections.

@robk7266 10 месяцев назад

@@Geotpf you know what's better for the environment? Making the train more convenient so more people use it.

@Geotpf 10 месяцев назад

@@robk7266That was specifically not allowed to be part of the calculation, IIRC.

@blackhatt9926 10 месяцев назад

I'm an LA native and I love Nandert! Thank you for shouting him out!!

@J_131 10 месяцев назад

I've been using it a lot more recently, especially since regional connector opened. It's been remarkably convenient for me.

@mrxman581 10 месяцев назад

Me too. Getting to Santa Monica from East LA is much more convenient now.

@J_131 10 месяцев назад

@@mrxman581 I'm going from Koreatown to South Pasadena. One transfer at 7th/Metro. It's actually faster than driving! LA is reaching critical mass!!!! How exciting!

@gumerzambrano 10 месяцев назад

@@mrxman581awesome man! I live by the East LA station

@mrxman581 6 месяцев назад

@@J_131That's great. Couldn't agree more.

@alexsafonov7270 9 месяцев назад

I'm stoked! - LA Native.

@bohdanburban5069 9 месяцев назад

Now nearing the end of my driving days, I began using the LA Metro rail system about 3 months ago. The seniors discount is awesome and the system is very impressive. Staff are courteous & helpful ... quite a change for LA.

@mrxman581 6 месяцев назад

Me too. I really like it too.

@VeryPenguinz 9 месяцев назад

I had no idea that los angeles had a metro.can't believe it feel like im dreaming so awesome.

@MartinIbert 10 месяцев назад

The last time I was in the LA region was in 2015. I spent all of $2 to get from the airport to my hotel in Santa Monica. Zero dollars to get from the airport to the bus connection terminal (free shuttle). One dollar to get from there on the Big Blue Bus to Santa Monica. One more dollar to go up Wilshire Boulevard where my hotel was, again on the Big Blue Bus. That was possible, back in 2015.

@Okaydo1 10 месяцев назад

The Los Angeles Metro raised the bus/train fare from $1.50 to $1.75 in September 2014. Going into 2024, the bus/train fare is still $1.75. The Big Blue Bus is now $1.10.

@MartinIbert 10 месяцев назад

@@Okaydo1 $2.20 to get from LAX to that hotel in Santa Monica would still be great value for money, don't you think?

@mrxman581 10 месяцев назад

@@Okaydo1And in July they implemented a capped fare system where no one pays more than $5 per day. Once you reach the $5 threshold, the rest of your trips are free across the LA Metro system including buses.

@MartinIbert 10 месяцев назад

@@Okaydo1 Not LA Metro. Big Blue Bus out of Santa Monica. Was stll $1 per ride in 2015.

@thevultrantransituniverse1487 10 месяцев назад

LA does a great job building transit!! Hope this will get cars off busy interstates!!

@maroon9273 10 месяцев назад

Those highways need a diet, ie bus lane and subway line.

@carlinthomas9482 10 месяцев назад

This is good for LA. The next step is to start grade separating their LRT lines.

@ronnyrueda5926 10 месяцев назад

Especially in the DTLA Core

@PASH3227 10 месяцев назад

@@ronnyrueda5926omg yes. The trains on Washington and Flower make me want to DIE!

@MarioFanGamer659 10 месяцев назад

And don't forget the occasional express tracks for the longer lines!

@edwardmiessner6502 10 месяцев назад

Yes, definitely! Once they're grade separated they can be converted to light metro 🚇

@mrxman581 10 месяцев назад

All the LRT lines are at least partially grade separated. Some extensively so. In fact, the Green Line is fully grade separated. There is no need to retroactively grade separate lines right now. The money needs to be spent on continually expanding the network. That's much more important. There are other ways to increase frequency and capacity. The implementation of signal prioritization across the slowest lines makes much better sense and more cost effective. Of couse, fixing issues like the Flower/Washington wye would be smart too.

@Allencartercomix 10 месяцев назад

Great video as always RM Transit! I live in LA currently, and the recent week-long closure of the 10 Freeway in Downtown during multiple entertainment events in the area that weekend caused an increase in Metro Rail ridership. Hopefully it is more of a one-time thing for those extra passengers

@raelcortez9508 10 месяцев назад

Best trip I ever took to LA was taken via metro link from VTA to union, no parking no traffic watched a movie on the way down!

@fefid2218 10 месяцев назад

@Nandert best vids on LA transits

@tycelight 10 месяцев назад

Great vlog! Thanks, Reece! One small request...when you show a map of the [any] system and speak of an extension, would you blink/flash the lines for a few seconds? Would be a great helP!

@Defender_messenger 10 месяцев назад

I grew up using transit systems and people don’t realize the amount of stuff you can do on it.

@petterbirgersson4489 10 месяцев назад

Nandert got a new subscriber.

@PeterGresser 10 месяцев назад

I feel the need to mention just how good the G line-the non-rail bus-is, in its current iteration. It runs zero-emission buses all day on its own lane, separate from existing car traffic. Buses arrive regularly, and the route hits a lot of major areas in the valley (close to malls and schools, drops you off at a subway). It isn’t perfect-for example, there needs to be grade-separation for intersections, which is a planned future project-but it’s pretty great, all-told.

@sonozaki0000 9 месяцев назад

I rode this almost every day in university, great bus. I never had to worry about being late because there was always another bus just about to arrive anyways. Huge stress reliever.

@heathersaxton8118 2 месяца назад

I take that bus sometimes and it’s almost always late, sometimes just skips one altogether, and is always super crowded :(

@LucasDimoveo 10 месяцев назад

People will continue to avoid public transportation unless the drug/ mental illness issue is addressed. I’m happy to take the bus or train, because I don’t even have a driver’s license. My family on the other hand always prefer a Lyft or Uber if they can’t drive. It is an uphill battle convincing them

@crowmob-yo6ry 10 месяцев назад

The real problem is the sensationalist fear-mongering news media and its suburbanite NIMBY viewers exaggerating the problems you mentioned.

@thedapperdolphin1590 10 месяцев назад

People’s perceptions of safety concerns on public transit tend to be vastly overblown. Most people’s understanding of crime, including its frequency; who it happens to; and where it happens, tend to be very wrong. And a lot of emphasis can get put on isolated incidents that don’t represent anywhere near the norm. I don’t have personal experience with LA transit, but I imagine it’s much the same case. But perceptions are hard to challenge It’s strange that people tend to prefer things like Uber to public transit because getting in a privately owned vehicle of some stranger with little oversight or regulation is potentially a much riskier situation. Not to mention crash fatalities and injuries from cars in general are ludicrously high in the US. Car crash deaths are nearly twice the annual homicide rate. But perceptions are hard to challenge.

@crowmob-yo6ry 10 месяцев назад

@@thedapperdolphin1590 I blame the sensationalist news media and its fear-mongering about crime. Even as crime is at record lows nationwide, the news media has convinced too many people otherwise.

@edwardmiessner6502 10 месяцев назад

Yet there's always some car wreck at a major traffic light somewhere and people shrug it off!

@LucasDimoveo 10 месяцев назад

@@thedapperdolphin1590 Even when I know it is 110% safe it sucks to see a public space trashed. It is hard to feel relaxed when I see discarded toilet tissue or something next to a seat I would otherwise be happy to sit in

@devintoner1160 10 месяцев назад

So many of the lifelong residents I know refuse to ever use public transit :(

@spacey_4003 10 месяцев назад

As someone who was born and raised here in LA, it's really nice to see things come together like this. I still know this place like the back of my hand and being in high school when the Expo Line was being built (Culver City stop) was crazy to see! It feels like it's been years now lol But right after high school/college I got an awesome job in downtown LA. Before I could afford a car, the Expo Line was my quintessential ride to and from work. (This was before the extension to Santa Monica) Ah the good ol days. lol

@timeslip8246 10 месяцев назад

I will never forgive the film Volcano for making some people think sub transit is a a bad idea for LA. My weird take haha

@MrBirdnose 10 месяцев назад

That movie was so hilariously bad.

@Johnny_Socko 10 месяцев назад

There was Independence Day to counter-balance it: "Today was the first day I took the subway. Thank God for Metro Rail." 😄

@VictorLaszlo46 9 месяцев назад

I was born and raised in the LA area; I live in San Francisco now. While LA doesn't have the Bay Area transit that I love, it has gotten MUCH better. My girlfriend and I did the Inland Empire using the Redlands trains to the museum the Broad and Little Tokyo entirely by rail, and it was a delight. This was not possible even ten years ago. I still love BART and Muni more, but I feel hope. If we can connect it all via the Clipper Card to make transit seamless across California, that would be amazing.

@mrxman581 6 месяцев назад

That's a great example. Cool.

@AlexanderKorotkov42 10 месяцев назад

Most of these projects are projected to be completed by 2047. Metro’s priorities are all wack since they manage to widen more miles of freeways per year than build mass transit lines.

@ianhomerpura8937 10 месяцев назад

Given how Caltrans fired someone who opposed highway expansion projecta being proposed by the boomer higher ups, I won't be surprised.

@mrxman581 10 месяцев назад

Not true. And LA Metro isn't responsible for freeways. That's Caltrans purview, and different funding mechanism. Amazing how ignorant some commentary are on this video.

@AlexanderKorotkov42 10 месяцев назад

@@mrxman581 LA Metro is indeed responsible for widening freeways. They voted last week to add 65 million to the fund to expand the 91 freeway in Long Beach. Listen to a Metro board meeting for once.

@tylerroberts1276 10 месяцев назад

In my opinion the most important thing that LA is doing is implementing bus only lanes on busy routes. Los Angeles can only build rail lines as fast as they currently are, considering the cost of construction of projects in the US, convoluted environmental reviews, and NIMBY resistance from rich neighborhoods. While bus only lanes take away a lane of road, many are peak travel hours only, which allows for traffic to use them when it isn't rush hour, possibly limiting NIMBY resistance. On top of that, the bus only lanes can be implemented quickly, whereas a rail line can take years to be built, let alone be approved. Buses serve the majority of transit users in the region. Giving buses the speed that light rail can provide will stop ridership losses and boost popularity of transit.

@mrxman581 10 месяцев назад

Yes, but they should be doing actual BRT lines and not just painted bus lanes that cars can still use.

@ilikepie1974 10 месяцев назад

If the Metro Green line could extend to the Norwalk Metrolink station, that would be awesome

@Geotpf 10 месяцев назад

That has been on the drawing board for literally 25 years or more. The problem is that the city of Norwalk itself is highly against it for obvious reasons-you would have demolish dozens if not hundreds of houses unless you put the line underground for quadruple the cost.

@mrxman581 10 месяцев назад

There are discussions, but local cities have a lot of power in these situations especially if there are significant negative community impacts.

@DavidinSLO 10 месяцев назад

It’s insane that the Green Line wasn’t designed to make a direct connection from the Norwalk metrolink train station all the way to LAX

@johnwells6268 10 месяцев назад

The Norwalk bus line #4 goes too the Green Line.

@sonozaki0000 10 месяцев назад

@@johnwells6268 I'm sure anyone who uses either system is fully aware of that. But in all situations, trying to achieve rail connection is preferable. The less affected by roads, the better (and before a retort, of course the Metro Rail is still affected by roads, but exponentially less)

@andirivarola 10 месяцев назад

Great video. An additional piece of information is the bullet train LA - San Francisco with a main terminal at Union Station.

@darkwoodmovies 10 месяцев назад

If Los Angeles built up and had good public transit... I might have to admit that New York may have a run for its money.

@theexcaliburone5933 10 месяцев назад

The biggest issue in LA right now is that it's just so much faster to drive than to take transit for a lot of trips. Frequencies are awful, but even if they weren't our light rail trains can't match the speed of a car (they can reach 55 mph on grade-separated areas which are very limited). What LA needs is higher speed light rail trains and much, much more and better grade separation. One other complaint I have about even fantasy maps of LA is that the distance between subway lines and stops in central areas like DTLA and Hollywood are still awful. With the red line and purple line extension through Hollywood there'll be quite dense places still 20 or 30 minutes walk from a subway station. LA needs wayyyyyy more subway lines everywhere.

@mrxman581 10 месяцев назад

That's changing. The opening of the Regional Connector is the beginning of that change. The LAX People Mover will be the next as well as the opening of the new section of the D line to Fairfax in 2024 or early 2025. It will be faster than driving to get to many important places especially during Rush Hour. In LA Rush Hour is becoming longer and longer. It takes less time now on the E line to get from Santa Monica to East LA during Rush Hour than driving, for example.

@cruzerja 10 месяцев назад

I agree. I love public transport, but I just can't get into taking the metro. I'll only take it for specific locations. I think there's a few problems. 1. there isn't enough subway lines. 2. There's so many stations where the surrounding area is just not that walkable. 3. The smells, and navigating people with serious mental health issues. So hoping the development around the stations will help overall appeal. I still think there needs to be a solve for more stations and somehow solve for the smells and handling the abundance of individuals with serious mental health issues.

@theexcaliburone5933 9 месяцев назад

@@mrxman581 I agree completely with the person above me, but I’ll just add that even in completely grade separated alignments LA’s light rail can’t compete with the speed of a car, when you add in street running often without any signal priority, LA’s rail transit is painfully slow. Additionally frequencies need to be 3 or 4 times better across the system. I completely agree about more subways being needed, even in every fantasy map I’ve seen there are large swaths of relatively dense areas far over 10 minutes from a station.

@theexcaliburone5933 9 месяцев назад

I just read my original post and I literally said the same thing twice in this reply… we should also build some trams and replace highways with express rail lines a la Metrolink

@modalmixture 10 месяцев назад

LA could be a great transit city and the new projects truly are amazing. But the biggest issue for rail in LA is no longer infrastructure but safety. I am a huge transit fan and I live and work in neighborhoods along the A Line, so pretty much the ideal rider for Metro. Yet over the past two years, I have all but stopped commuting by train. The stations and trains have become filthy with trash, spilled food, urine, and whatever else. It makes me sad to think that the new Regional Connector stations, beautiful as they are, will soon look and smell the same way. It’s common to see people passed out on the trains, carrying boxes of needles, laying on the car floor, ranting and raving. The recent flux of metro ambassadors has had no impact that I can see. Union Station, near where I work, has become increasingly securitized and large portions of that beautiful building are now inaccessible to the public. The surrounding neighborhood has almost nothing worth walking to and is a car-centric hellscape. The big test for me is, would I feel comfortable taking my 9 yr old on the train to go to an evening soccer game? the answer SHOULD be “Hell yes!”, but right now it is: absolutely not. It’s increasingly clear that until we resolve our homeless and mental health problem in LA, we cannot have nice transit that people actually want to ride, no matter how many new stations are built.

@mrxman581 10 месяцев назад

That's been changing a lot in the last 6 months. The problems you described exploded during Covid as it did in many cities. It's a temporary phenomenon. Before Covid it wasn't anywhere near that level.

@rafaelli5852 10 месяцев назад

Finally, a comment by someone who does not see the world through the pink colored glasses of a transit fanatic. I love trains, but LA transit is AWFUL for all the reasons you mentioned. I will disagree on one thing though…there are things to walk to from Union Station: Olvera Street? Chinatown?

@anthonysnyder1152 10 месяцев назад

Anyone know if that Inglewood people mover will force people to walk across that massive parking lot? That’s the one thing I hate about VTA. Always dropping people off in the most inconvenient locations. Like since when did transit riders take a backseat to drivers?? Oh wait..

@singularityraptor4022 10 месяцев назад

6:30 This gave me an idea. I think you should make a video(or a series) featuring different transit oriented channels around the world, perhaps even collaborating with them on a video based on their regional transit.

@RMTransit 10 месяцев назад

Coordinating that kind of thing is a TON of work

@stylishboar 10 месяцев назад

Great video. You hit the nail on the head about how LA has been traditionally hamstrung by its single hub at Union Station, but it's getting better. One small correction: The West Santa Ana Branch Corridor project won't actually go to the city of Santa Ana; it's merely named after the historical right-of-way.

@theredvideocassette 9 месяцев назад

LA gotta make rider safety and cleanliness a huge priority.

@concernedcitizen6572 3 месяца назад

Its a major problem for any transit system in the USA. IMO outside of general NIMBYism safety is the biggest hurdle to USA having better public transit. Its not classist or racist or whatever to expect to not be threatened or panhandled on public transit.

@balthazarbratt8194 10 месяцев назад

No one uses the transit in LA but Naive tourist and low income people. The trains and buses in LA are nothing but rolling homeless shelters. Ask anyone that rides them. Not to mention that LA is too spread out to use public transit to get to precisely where u need to get.

@soul_libre 10 месяцев назад

Love your videos. LA has come a long way, after destroying the best public transportation in the world (by the mid 1940s). I think the old red car routes served the city VERY well. I am glad to see the new lines expand.

@michaelrmurphy2734 10 месяцев назад

It was bound to happen. Any major world city is expanding rapidly. Like any other, LA can't simply be building highways for cars. People have to walk or take transit.

@mrxman581 9 месяцев назад

@@michaelrmurphy2734LA opened their first modern light rail line in 1990 and has been expanding their Metro system ever since and will continue for the next 20 years.

@AlexBlack-xz8hp 10 месяцев назад

Fantastic video. Super excited about LA finally making a lot of positive changes. Last time I was there these changes where definitely in the air. Their bus network is actually a lot better than I expected. So I'm incredibly excited to see they are upgrading rail as well. Like other commenters have stated... I hope this succeeds and influences other US cities to do the same. We desperately need more public transit, denser housing, less cars, and more walkability in the US.

@AlexanderCorona 10 месяцев назад

Metro Link Arrow line probably considered more of a the greater SoCal region since because it currently just services San Bernardino and Redlands area.

@robertnguyen3925 10 месяцев назад

This is a fantastically made video. As someone who has lived in LA for a year, and the midwest for half a decade; public transport is the backbone of major cities around the world. After the first year in LA, definitely didn't rub me in the best way comparing to systems that I have used extensively in Singapore, NYC, Boston and Chicago. The wait for bus is always infuriating with inconsistent timing and services, however, bus services are often much better around the Mar Vista, Santa Monica, and Burbank area because of local buses operating. Metro has been surprisingly consistent, even though the homeless situation is still a while away to be resolved. The light rail is the stand out, with decent connections overall. Definitely most excited for the Purple Line extension, even though the road blockage during constructions was quite a nightmare on weekends.

@mrxman581 9 месяцев назад

Indeed. The opening of the LAX People Mover and subsequent connection to the LA Metro will be game changing too.

@ryanzin6451 5 месяцев назад

Was happy to hear his comment about street car suburbs being reconnected! I live in an old apartment building walking distance from the expo line and it’s amazing! If you’re living in LA dont forget the metro. Most angelinos dont realize that it can already get you tons of places! I cant wait to see my city in 15 years!

@mrxman581 4 месяца назад

Even by 2027, the rail transit infrastructure will be much more comprehensive in very significant ways. The two most significant being the LA Metro connection to LAX via the People Mover, and the extension of the D line to the Westside. Both of those projects will transform the city into a true public transit powerhouse. It will be 2nd to only NYC in many ways. Within 15 years from today, you'll have the following projects completed. Sepulveda Pass line San Fernando Valley line East LA Second Phase E line Southeast Gateway line Making LA Metro the 2nd largest in the country without a doubt.

@johnlennon2864 10 месяцев назад

Transit will never take off in LA as long as the city refuses to ENFORCE THE LAW on the system. No one wants to sit next to someone smoking crack on the train. Sorry but I’d rather just drive .

@vikramb183 9 месяцев назад

As someone from Maryland, I’m always impressed when a government is able to just build a subway line and it doesn’t take them a decade (looking at you Purple line)

@Socaltransit 10 месяцев назад

@rmtransit 5:38 the west santa ana branch will only go to artesia and js currently slated for full operation in 2052. The name is from the former Pacific electric line that the ROW is on. Also metro only is in the la county. Each other county has different transit services, leading to the octa streetcar with smaller streetcars using much smaller platforms on the other end of the west santa ana branch

@mrxman581 10 месяцев назад

True, but Metro already said they will phase the line in two parts. The first one from Artesia to a shared station connection on the A line which will go into operation much sooner thsn 2052.

@Socaltransit 10 месяцев назад

@@mrxman581 Artesia is the full build out

@thatoneotherotherguy 10 месяцев назад

SLC viewer here; since SLC is now all but certain to secure the 2034 winter games, would be great to get a video on SLC's state of olympic transit readiness at some point!

@davidwesley2525 10 месяцев назад

Fun Fact in the Early 20th Century Los Angeles had the Longest Streetcar Line in the World. 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍🤩🤩🤩😍

@Geotpf 10 месяцев назад

And it does today, with the A Line.

@overcaffeinatedengineering 10 месяцев назад

Great video. I disagree about LA union station though. It's basically the only neighborhood that people don't want to get to/from. It's so inconvenient to get to. IMHO we need a plurality of big transfer stations instead of a hub-and-spoke model. We should model our network more after Berlin than Paris.

@mrxman581 9 месяцев назад

That's partially happening with the proposed Sepulveda line and northern extension of the K line.

@PatrickPecoraro 7 месяцев назад

I was in LA this time last year and didn’t need a car for much of anything.

@MattLashbrook 10 месяцев назад

Another LA video!!! 🎉🎉🎉 todays a good day

@littlejoerunning 10 месяцев назад

as someone from the Toronto area, hearing 'Metrolink' and 'Union Station' I did a double take

@michaelrmurphy2734 10 месяцев назад

HAHAHA!!! Watch out for TTC and GO in LA! TO IS Hollywood North!

@SirSayakaMikiThe3rd 9 месяцев назад

Seeing 2 metro stations constructions right next to where I live (by museum row on miracle mile) is super exciting. Especially as someone who travels through LAX constantly for work, its so cool seeing that the metro will reach LAX. I'm super hopeful this will revolutionize LA.

@henryman8331 10 месяцев назад

Would be also nice if they were to extend the LAXPM into Inglewood instead of building a separate PM system

@RMTransit 10 месяцев назад

Hopefully they both use the Alstom system and can be linked up later

@Geotpf 10 месяцев назад

@@RMTransitThis is very unlikely. Neither LAX nor the city of Inglewood want to give up control. An eventual extension of the Inglewood people mover south to the C Line is possible though.

@mrxman581 10 месяцев назад

That probably will never happen because the customer base of both people movers would be incompatible. The LAX People Mover is about ONLY serving LAX which is why it's designed as a closed system thst will operate 24/7 and run every 2 minutes. The Inglewood people Mover wouldn't need that type of frequency or capacity. It would be very inefficient and costly

@danielleweber8914 10 месяцев назад

It would also be nice if LAX had an air train connection like sfo does instead of the hard to locate bus

@danielleweber8914 10 месяцев назад

I am gratified to see doors are at platform level. After falling on the steps on Caltrain and being frustrated with the failure to already be electrified (they were promising this when I moved to the Bay Area in 1997) I am seriously thinking about moving to LA.

@crowmob-yo6ry 10 месяцев назад

I bet the evil car-addicted suburbanite NIMBY John Phillips of 790 KABC is in tears seeing these great improvements! XD Haha!

@hughjainisis1683 10 месяцев назад

I'm glad. I live in the SF Valley and go to USC. I try to take the Metrolink to Union and then make the connections to the SMC line as often as possible, but atm those regional trains are just so unreliable, as are the timetables for the SMC line. Looking forward to these improvements.

@67daltonknox 10 месяцев назад

The LA Metro is the noisiest and slowest I have been on anywhere. In places trains have to wait at the lights. Recently it has also been getting more dangerous.

@TheOtherKine 10 месяцев назад

In a word: NO. There is no metro going North and South between WestLA/Beverly Hills and Van Nuys/ San Fernando Valley along the 405/Sepulveda corridor. And they plan to build out the Horse Jump arena at the Sepulveda Dam basin at Woodley Park. An absolute shambolic and most ridiculous decision ever. The fact that LA DOESN’T want people to have easy transportation option across the city will forever haunt them.

@skyscraperfan 10 месяцев назад

In theory LA's grid of totally straight streets should make it very easy to build a subway network below them. You only need to buy property for the actual stations. That's exactly what they do at Wilshire Boulevard at the moment, but their need to be few more of those lines, so that there is a metro or rail station within a kilometre or so from every point where people might want to go to. And please do not let the Brightline train from Las Vegas end so far from Downtown Los Angeles! It needs to go to Union Station at least, even if that means spending taxpayer money on a private rail project.

@jaysmith1408 10 месяцев назад

Agreed, Cucamonga is on a fairly tight line into the city. If they used the San Bernardino line, they could run into the city far more easily, and presumably more quickly.

@collect100coins 10 месяцев назад

They are at least planning on upgrading the San Bernadino line frequency during the peak and Brightline is planning on scheduling its hourly trains to meet the Metrolink trains for an easy transfer. There's also talk of having the Redlands Arrow trains run through to Union, adding more frequency and connectivity from the other direction. A fast, electrified Metrolink with an easy transfers could be almost as good as through-running, especially if the network is fed with high quality bus, people mover and metro links.

@mrxman581 10 месяцев назад

It wouldvbe prohibitively expensive to build a significant amount of subway lines in LA. It's just too spread out. However, there are plans to build at least another 2-3 subway lines over the next few decades. Federal funding would probably be needed to get Vegas HSR to UnionStation. .

@skyscraperfan 10 месяцев назад

@@mrxman581 Doesn't the government also fund the highways?

@collect100coins 10 месяцев назад

LA really should build a lot more elevated and surface rail if it wants to cut costs and improve service. That and upgrade the track and service it already has - running ancient diesel monsters when it could run modern fast metro-like service on the same lines. The fact LA is so sprawling means it really shouldn't need subway sections except in the densest parts of the city.

@XephyrHeart1238 2 месяца назад

I'm still surprised there isn't a direct line to Anaheim. You know, the city that hosts Disneyland and would make tourism incredibly more accessible considering some of those folks stay for multiple days and want to see other parts of Southern California.

@Matty002 10 месяцев назад

im excited for better transit and density but its always baffled me that its taken this long for the metro to connect lax to union station. also the travel times are still generally worse than driving for most long trips and its a major hinderance to ridership. we live near a station but its never faster than driving so weve only used it once since moving near it

@amadeogamboa7457 5 месяцев назад

It's getting there for sure. It's so close. Right now to get to lax using light rail, I'm waiting till the end of metro C line gets 2 miles longer, so it can connect with Metrolink OC line in Norwalk. Over 2 miles of walking with luggage is not quite there yet to try it out. Plus, the LAX light rail hasn't finished just yet. Even though it looks very nearly done.