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Decisions, decisions.

The December 2006 shake-up has seen Metro’s largest expansion of limited-stop service in 12 years. This expansion includes a brand-spanking-new Rapid line for Reseda Boulevard, Line 741.

The San Fernando Valley’s incessant whining for improving transit service out of proportion to actual ridership has again paid off.

And in the case of Reseda Rapid, quite handsomely.

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I’ve seen it one time before, though heard about it countless more. A bus and a car. Smashing it up. Screeching up some tires and messing up some traffic. The one accident I’d witnessed was years ago when I was still an idiotic driver. It was at the Southeast corner of Wilshire and La Brea. From what I could surmise, the 212 was stopped picking up/dropping off people and someone in a Jaguar decided it was taking to long, tried to speed around them to turn right just as the bus was going forward and BOOM… crasharinos. Glass and bumper alike splashing to the pavement. I cursed the moronic Jaguar owner for messing up traffic and for the rest of my ride home wondered what was next for the bus riders. What was to become of them? Though I was still unsure of Metro’s bus system, I assumed busses didn’t come more often then every 10 to 15 minutes. So what was next for these unfortunate riders? Were they at least going to get a free ride? Perhaps a free coupon to Chilis. Well today I found out first hand and this time, the bus was to blame.

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The recognizable LAWA FlyAway logo.

I’d like to preface this gripe by saying how much I love the LAWA FlyAway service that brings travelers from Union Station and Van Nuys to the chaos that is LAX.

Honestly. It has revolutionized the way I get to the airport.

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Today is a monumental day in my Metro riding experience, therefore I feel the need (albeit, def not necessary) to write a quick post to inform you all that opening a window isn’t all that hard. My civic duty if you will.

You see, since beginning my regular bus riding, going on 6 months now, I’ve never had the nerve to open a window. I’ve always wanted to, but for one reason or another I backed down and sat in the stale air of the filling bus. For the most part I just didn’t want to inconvenience the others around me. Perhaps they were quite happy with the windows closed and the petrified air that was coming from the homeless man’s bag of … stuff.

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There’s been talk as of late about the likelihood of a trolley service returning to downtown Los Angeles and I for one would like to say I’m all for it. Now I know there are a lot of issues surrounding it and it’s hard to just say… YES LETS DO IT, but for the record, lets do it. Six weeks ago I wasn’t so sure, but traveling it seems has opened my eyes. (more…)

John Scott is a familiar name throughout Los Angeles. Stickers promoting his web site have been affixed to Metro equipment, street furniture, telephones and newsracks.

Scott, it turns out, is a real person and not some post-modern hipster inside joke like Obey the Giant.

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