3 ms·

I lived in LA for quite some time, and had a car for only about 20% of that time .. I walked everywhere, otherwise. And despite the myth, its quite possible to

I lived in LA for quite some time, and had a car for only about 20% of that time .. I walked everywhere, otherwise. And despite the myth, its quite possible to live and work in LA without a car .. you just have to realize that LA is a big city-of-cities, and recognize the paths connecting those cities. Of course, things got a lot easier when the LA rail lines were built (alas, not to their original design) .. this certainly made it possible to commute to downtown easily enough, from any one of a number of desirable living neighborhoods.. and for everything else, the bus lines were perfectly usable. You just have to disregard the cultural programming that only 'poor people and other lower classes' use public transportation.

kaitai 11y ago
Your "city of cities" comment is right on, but I'd argue about the bus lines being perfectly usable. I tried to go from Pasadena to the Getty Museum once. It took 3 hours due to the wheel-spoke setup of the bus lines -- I had to go downtown first and then back out. Six hours on the bus for 1.5 hours at the museum.
- fit2rule 11y ago
  6 hours on the bus? Okay that is pretty harsh. I lived in the LA/Silverlake area, and had lots of good times on the subway, buses in that area, etc. What a pity the rail never made it out to Pasadena .. that would've been world class if it had.
  - jessaustin 11y ago
    This must have been some time ago? Not only does the Gold Line have stops all through Pasadena, but within months it will go all the way to Azusa.
    - fit2rule 11y ago
      Yeah, I left LA in 2002 and moved to Germany. I have a faint recollection that they were working on the line to Pasadena then, I guess its finished and long since operational. The few times I've been back though, it just hasn't been as cool to take the subway .. German trains really spoiled me. In fact, only the Japanese have been able to match the experience so far.. Anyway, glad to hear Pasadena got its rail. I'll take it next time I'm out there.
- mixmastamyk 11y ago
  Gold line to red then orange then 734 might have been quicker, but that is a difficult journey even by car.

kaitai 11y ago

Your "city of cities" comment is right on, but I'd argue about the bus lines being perfectly usable. I tried to go from Pasadena to the Getty Museum once. It took 3 hours due to the wheel-spoke setup of the bus lines -- I had to go downtown first and then back out. Six hours on the bus for 1.5 hours at the museum.

fit2rule 11y ago
6 hours on the bus? Okay that is pretty harsh. I lived in the LA/Silverlake area, and had lots of good times on the subway, buses in that area, etc. What a pity the rail never made it out to Pasadena .. that would've been world class if it had.
- jessaustin 11y ago
  This must have been some time ago? Not only does the Gold Line have stops all through Pasadena, but within months it will go all the way to Azusa.
  - fit2rule 11y ago
    Yeah, I left LA in 2002 and moved to Germany. I have a faint recollection that they were working on the line to Pasadena then, I guess its finished and long since operational. The few times I've been back though, it just hasn't been as cool to take the subway .. German trains really spoiled me. In fact, only the Japanese have been able to match the experience so far.. Anyway, glad to hear Pasadena got its rail. I'll take it next time I'm out there.
mixmastamyk 11y ago
Gold line to red then orange then 734 might have been quicker, but that is a difficult journey even by car.