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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…)

Over at Curbed LA, there was a post about the anniversary of the methane explosion at the Ross store on Third Street near Fairfax in 1985. This led to the federal legislation against subway tunneling under Wilshire Boulevard by Hnery Waxman, which is scheduled to be repealed today. This item led to a rather spirited debate in the comments section regarding new subways vs. monorails. Check it out here.

Note my play on the MTA’s “Go Metro” marketing campaign. Now multiply that sort of wit by a thousand and you get the idea of what you are dealing with when you read the insights of the Metro Mole. I’ve had a link to the Metro Mole’s blog over in the Transit Links section since this site’s inception, and I’m sure many of you have checked it out, but for those who haven’t, this is the time.

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There will be more people driving to Orange County for work in 20 years, even from L.A. County, according to this Los Angeles Times article.

The Orange County Transportation Authority is spending billions to widen roads, add commuter rail service and increase the bus fleet.

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Late buses missed connections are nothing new to bus riders, and they happen to agencies good and bad.
The L.A. Downtown News wrote about problems with the DASH services in the city center.

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Hey n00b!  Are you scared of the bus?  Worried about getting lost underground when you ride the Red Line?  Think that LA Public Transit is an oxymoron?  Well it’s time you grow some cojones and become a true MetroRider.  Doc on the Train has a great post that answers 12 of the most pressing questions an LA transit newbie might have.  Concise and quick, it’s a veritable Idiots Guide to the MTA.  Hell, I finally learned what the hell zone fare means!  Go check it out and earn your Metro wings.

Doc On The Train: Riding in LA