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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…)

Ahh Los Angeles… the smog-ridden cultural and transit wasteland. At least that’s what they’d like us to believe. But MetroRiders know better, and we’ve found that one of the best ways to experience the “cultural” side of Los Angeles is by never setting foot in a personal automoblie… those just lead us to parking lots and pricey valets. Why not hop on LA’s most scenic rail line, the Gold Line, and experience some of LA County’s finest art in one of its finest (and transit centered) cities: Pasadena.

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Two proposals in the November 7 elections will direct the way taxpayer money will be used for transportation in California.

Proposition 1A places new requirements on how gas tax money is to be spent and reinforces a previously passed ballot proposition with the same effect. Proposition 1B authorizes the state to float $19.5 billion in bonds for road, rail and public transit improvements.

Five other initiatives also have varying effects on transportation money and policies.

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Welcome back to another installment of L.A.’s first, best and only examination of commuter bus options in the metropolis … What A Rush.

There are three reports for this month, two of which are available for reading. The third was an attempted exploration of Metro Line 489 on September 26, but the bus never showed up. Readers were screwed out of a good read as much as What A Rush was screwed out of a good ride. Give Customer Relations some hell and tell them that the 3:32 p.m. trip never arrived.

Take a ride after the jump.

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This is interesting.

A commenter on a Curbed LA post about Damien Goodman’s ambitious-yet-improbable plan for a $40 billion rail transit system in Los Angeles posted a link to this website that shows the world’s subway systems represented graphically and to the same scale. (more…)

Photo by So Cal Metro

The public transit lifestyle and the car-free lifestyle walk hand-in-hand. If you’ve decided to go car-free, it’s very likely you’re living a public transit lifestyle, and likewise if you’ve embraced public transit you’re probably on your way to becoming car-free.

Jillian over at Metroblogging Los Angeles has caught wind of an event called Life Can Be So Car-Free presented by C.I.C.L.E., a non-profit organization that promotes a “bicycle-lifestyle”. (more…)