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LA has a very underrated transport system. You can get pretty much anywhere, it just might take longer than by car, but only by an hour or two. Biggest hurdle i

by kirykl 10y ago

LA has a very underrated transport system. You can get pretty much anywhere, it just might take longer than by car, but only by an hour or two. Biggest hurdle is bus frequency, but even the routes on the hour are reliable and usable.

JoeAltmaier 10y ago
If they ran every 15 minutes, I'd never need a car! Having to wait 1/2 - 1 hour for a transfer sucks.
HillaryBriss 10y ago
> You can get pretty much anywhere there's a significant "last mile" problem for many of LA's single-family-dwelling neighborhoods. you get off the bus or train and then walk a long distance (or take Uber). in limited cases (e.g. the underground red line) you arrive sooner than you would on freeways plus surface streets. but in most cases, where there's a bus and a 1-2 transfers involved, it takes two or even three times as long to arrive. one of the puzzles about LA's transportation planning is: they just spent about $1.6 billion to widen the 405's Sepulveda pass segment, which has at best modestly reduced commute times for car drivers, but historically, there's been little or no improvement to the corresponding bus service. the number of bus lines that run through that pass from the SF Valley to LA's west side is just way too low. and it's like: why? shouldn't bus line capacity have been the FIRST thing they improved?
ticviking 10y ago
> but only by an hour or two So if I have a pretty normal set of afternoon errands like, go to the doctor, get groceries, drop groceries off at home and go to my evening meetup, I'm only looking at an extra 4-8 hours of transit time? An extra 15-30 minutes of transit time(per leg) is basically what is actually sustainable for non-drivers to be able to get multiple things done in a day.
- LAMike 10y ago
  In LA you'd save more time and money by taking an Uber and using Instacart

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LA has a very underrated transport system. You can get pretty much anywhere, it just might take longer than by car, but only by an hour or two. Biggest hurdle i

by kirykl 10y ago

JoeAltmaier 10y ago
If they ran every 15 minutes, I'd never need a car! Having to wait 1/2 - 1 hour for a transfer sucks.
HillaryBriss 10y ago
> You can get pretty much anywhere there's a significant "last mile" problem for many of LA's single-family-dwelling neighborhoods. you get off the bus or train and then walk a long distance (or take Uber). in limited cases (e.g. the underground red line) you arrive sooner than you would on freeways plus surface streets. but in most cases, where there's a bus and a 1-2 transfers involved, it takes two or even three times as long to arrive. one of the puzzles about LA's transportation planning is: they just spent about $1.6 billion to widen the 405's Sepulveda pass segment, which has at best modestly reduced commute times for car drivers, but historically, there's been little or no improvement to the corresponding bus service. the number of bus lines that run through that pass from the SF Valley to LA's west side is just way too low. and it's like: why? shouldn't bus line capacity have been the FIRST thing they improved?
ticviking 10y ago
> but only by an hour or two So if I have a pretty normal set of afternoon errands like, go to the doctor, get groceries, drop groceries off at home and go to my evening meetup, I'm only looking at an extra 4-8 hours of transit time? An extra 15-30 minutes of transit time(per leg) is basically what is actually sustainable for non-drivers to be able to get multiple things done in a day.
- LAMike 10y ago
  In LA you'd save more time and money by taking an Uber and using Instacart