Today, we’re talking about LA’s rail renaissance. Just how did America’s greatest car metropolis set itself on the road to a more sustainable future? Find out, after The News.
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References & notes
[1] https://www.masstransitmag.com/rail/infrastructure/article/53077452/city-of-edmonton-begins-service-on-valley-line-southeast-lrt
[2] https://thesource.metro.net/2017/09/13/l-a-olympics-and-paralympics-what-our-transit-system-will-look-like-in-2028/
[3] https://metroprimaryresources.info/history-of-monorail-proposals-in-los-angles-and-southern-california/15227/
[4] https://www.micechat.com/29530-why-the-monorail-failed-in-los-angeles/
[5] https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/
[6] https://abc7.com/how-much-crime-on-los-angeles-public-transportation-is-la-metro-transit-safe-police-department-mta/13321347/
[7] https://www.curbed.com/2023/03/los-angeles-metro-classical-music-subway.html
[8] https://transportationhistory.org/2022/07/14/1990-the-los-angeles-metro-rail-goes-into-service/
[9] https://www.urbanrail.net/am/lsan/los-angeles.htm#google_vignette
[10] https://www.pbssocal.org/shows/lost-la/from-rail-to-roads-and-back-again-the-rebirth-of-l-a-s-public-transit
[11] https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/a-look-at-the-history-and-future-of-rail-transit-in-l-a
[12] https://la.streetsblog.org/2021/03/15/ten-reasons-to-ditch-the-sepulveda-monorail-proposal-now
[13] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Metro_Rail
[14] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_LACMTA
[15] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_California_Rapid_Transit_District#Los_Angeles_County_Transportation_Commission
[16] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Metropolitan_Transit_Authority#Rail_lines
[17] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Los_Angeles_Metro_Rail_and_Busway#The_Crenshaw/LAX_Line_project:_2014%E2%80%932022
[18] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_County_Metropolitan_Transportation_Authority#NextGen_Bus_Plan
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@1:54 | DO an episode on suburban transit in australia: its astouding almost every major well known australian city, from Adalaide to perth, to melbourne & of course Sydney has electric, frequent & fast regional rail. | That title would go to australia, with its downtown underground subway style loops for its commuter trains!
Sick RTD? Isn't that just Denver's RTD?
Australia has good suburban transit