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Depending on where you live in LA, and your interests, you may not need a car. LA's public rail system can get you to Downtown, Pasadena, Long Beach, Inglewood,

Depending on where you live in LA, and your interests, you may not need a car. LA's public rail system can get you to Downtown, Pasadena, Long Beach, Inglewood, Redondo/Manhattan Beach, Santa Monica, Culver City, and Hollywood/Universal City. The bus system can get you to 95% of the county. The commuter rail system can get you out to Ventura, San Bernardino, Riverside, and Orange County. I know a number of NYC and Chicago transplants who moved to LA without cars and get along fine. Pre-COVID I commuted to work by rail for several years, and occasionally take the rail to work now.

toomanyrichies 4y ago
Interesting. I lived in LA up until 2007 (Westwood, in particular) and commuted by bus to Santa Monica via Wilshire Blvd. Back then, even that was a PITA. Glad to hear your friends have had a better go of it. I'm now working in tech, so I'm able to work from home and avoid commuting (thank God). I'm tentatively planning to move to East Hollywood, where my community (improv comedy folks) mostly congregates. My goal is to live within spitting distance of Barnsdall Art Park (near where The Clubhouse venue is), or, failing that, the UCB Theater on Franklin Ave. I figure there will be a Vons or Ralphs somewhere nearby, and I guess I could Uber for everything else. That said, I'm a huge foodie and having a car would allow me to explore the city in a way that public transportation just wouldn't. I was planning to buy a classic car like an old 70's-era Ford Bronco / F150, Jeep Grand Wagoneer, or Chevy Silverado since I'm not a huge fan of modern auto aesthetics, and that kinda lends itself more toward a private-party transaction anyway. I feel like, as long as I find an apartment with gated garage parking, that should reduce most (but not all) of the risk, right?

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Depending on where you live in LA, and your interests, you may not need a car. LA's public rail system can get you to Downtown, Pasadena, Long Beach, Inglewood,

by gamblor956 4y ago

toomanyrichies 4y ago
Interesting. I lived in LA up until 2007 (Westwood, in particular) and commuted by bus to Santa Monica via Wilshire Blvd. Back then, even that was a PITA. Glad to hear your friends have had a better go of it. I'm now working in tech, so I'm able to work from home and avoid commuting (thank God). I'm tentatively planning to move to East Hollywood, where my community (improv comedy folks) mostly congregates. My goal is to live within spitting distance of Barnsdall Art Park (near where The Clubhouse venue is), or, failing that, the UCB Theater on Franklin Ave. I figure there will be a Vons or Ralphs somewhere nearby, and I guess I could Uber for everything else. That said, I'm a huge foodie and having a car would allow me to explore the city in a way that public transportation just wouldn't. I was planning to buy a classic car like an old 70's-era Ford Bronco / F150, Jeep Grand Wagoneer, or Chevy Silverado since I'm not a huge fan of modern auto aesthetics, and that kinda lends itself more toward a private-party transaction anyway. I feel like, as long as I find an apartment with gated garage parking, that should reduce most (but not all) of the risk, right?