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I don't see how the effectiveness for something like public transit could be measured so quickly, especially over a phone call. It's barely been 2 years. After
by RobLach 8y ago
I don't see how the effectiveness for something like public transit could be measured so quickly, especially over a phone call. It's barely been 2 years.
After it's built it'll take a couple decades for housing developers and businesses to properly exploit the ease of transportation to them.
- mturmon 8y agoI think the article is not in disagreement with you - probably the headline was drafted to generate clicks, but the substance of the article is different in tone. Mostly the article points out that the transportation system is complex, and building capacity is a necessary but not sufficient step. IMHO, the congestion that we see now in LA freeways - much worse than in, say, the 1990s - will provide a slow incentive toward re-orientation of business and homes along transit lines.
- lincolnq 8y agoI agree. I’m certainly holding out lots of hope. It would be interesting to survey people who recently moved to or within LA, and figure out what % moved to anticipated subway accessible locations — that should at least be a leading indicator of willingness to use transit.