> this elite projection describes the common phenomenon of outsiders (and even local elites) disparaging LA for having no/crappy public transportation, which is

> this elite projection describes the common phenomenon of outsiders (and even local elites) disparaging LA for having no/crappy public transportation, which is odd to me as an multimodal angeleno who gave up my car years ago. Los Angeles has a transit mode share of only 5%, which is extremely low for a principal city with a metro population of 13 million. This is a good indicator that its public transportation is indeed very weak. To be sure, though, they've been steadily improving it.