Apart from the relatively few places accessible by train, bus coverage is pretty extensive. If you live anywhere near a rapid bus stop (along Sunset, Wilshire,

Apart from the relatively few places accessible by train, bus coverage is pretty extensive. If you live anywhere near a rapid bus stop (along Sunset, Wilshire, or Santa Monica for example) you'll be fine. Also, since Metro publishes real time arrival data, there is a healthy collection of apps that give you to-the-minute arrival times for the next bus. source: I have lived in East Hollywood / Silverlake / Echo Park for the last 8 years, never with a car. I bike, walk, bus, train, lyft/uber (in that order).