> Now is a strange time to commit to spending billions on light rail. In multiple cities ridership is down even as more money has been spent on rail. Two exampl

> Now is a strange time to commit to spending billions on light rail. In multiple cities ridership is down even as more money has been spent on rail. Two examples are LA and DC. That LA Times article was true for January, but the situation has started to reverse this year as more rail has been built. Scroll down to the bottom: https://www.metro.net/news/ridership-statistics/ https://www.metro.net/news/ridership-statistics/ Here's another more recent article: http://www.lamag.com/driver/expo-gold-line-extensions-turning-rail-ridership-around/ http://www.lamag.com/driver/expo-gold-line-extensions-turnin...