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It's surprising that a city like LA, comparing it to Madrid, has roughly the same number of buses. Specially because Madrid has an incredible subway and commuti
by tecleandor 2y ago
It's surprising that a city like LA, comparing it to Madrid, has roughly the same number of buses. Specially because Madrid has an incredible subway and commuting train network supporting all this trips.
From what I see, the LA Metro Rail sees 60 million travelers a year, but Madrid subway is over 600 million... [0]
0: https://www.metromadrid.es/es/nota-de-prensa/2024-01-14/la-comunidad-de-madrid-aumenta-en-2023-un-16-los-viajeros-de-metro-y-roza-las-cifras-previas-a-la-pandemia
- lttlrck 2y agoNot really surprising at all when you see the ridership numbers is it?
- tecleandor 2y agoWell, there aren't more riders in LA because they wouldn't fit in the buses or the trains :D (Half jokingly: people can't use public transport if there isn't any...)