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Originally Posted by sopas ej
Paris' Metro and Los Angeles' Metro Rail compared at the same scale:
Los Angeles
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Paris
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To be fair, the Paris map doesn't include the RER; LA's map is way outdated, it doesn't include the Gold Line extension to Azusa or East LA, nor does it include the Expo Line or the Orange Line Busway, which can be converted to light rail at a later date (and actually goes out of frame in this example), nor does LA's map include the commuter rail Metrolink, which has a system length of 534 miles (!).
But you can see that Paris' Metro is basically at the core of the city and covers a small area, albeit with many lines and stops; LA's Metro Rail, though very sparse in comparison with how many lines it has, travels through much longer geographical distances than Paris' Metro.
And of course, several American cities can fit within Los Angeles' city limits. LA is huge in area.
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My argument, however, is that things like Uber help mitigate the lack of regional transit infrastructure.
If my cousin in Hancock Park wanted to get to San Francisco, it would be much faster and easier to take a bus or Uber to a rail terminal in DTLA and take a train north, than to either drive it OR get to LAX for a flight.
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