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Originally Posted by delts145
3. Los Angeles, California
Annual public transit trips per metro area resident: 29
Share of stations ADA-compliant: 100%
Safety score (combining fatalities and serious injuries): 16.48 out of 20
Average fare revenue per one-way trip: 49 cents
Los Angeles, well known as a sprawling car-oriented metropolis, has a transit system that doesn't get as much use per capita as other cities' services. However, it's one of the safest and most affordable transit systems nationwide.
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Everything about this is laughable. METROLINK (not part of Metro) is okay, but really not as useful in a post-COVID world (WFH is still big here in the I.E.)
Yes, the Metro system is ADA compliant. But that's simply because it's
new. Subway stations are/were as nice as D.C.'s.
But on Metro itself, it's really only useful between Wilshire and Union Station and *maybe* Hollywood and Union Station. But those are never places I need to go. It's really pretty impossible to use Los Angeles without a car, even if you try. And while this is considering LA proper, out in the I.E. it's even worse. It is literally impossible to get from where I live to Ontario Airport on transit. (I tried last week).
When the people mover at LAX opens, the Metro line to the airport will become a lot more useful. I question if it will actually be faster to ride METROLINK -> Metro -> Another Metro -> People Mover versus just taking the Flyaway Bus to LAX instead.
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However, it's one of the safest and most affordable transit systems nationwide.
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But here's where it gets ridiculous. To write this in the middle of a safety crisis at Metro (it's a HUGE local story) is laughable and shows the author just copy-and-pasted from something without any fact checking. Yes, Metro
WAS a very safe system pre-COVID. There was a time earlier this summer where there was a violent incident (stabbings, etc.) nearly daily.
https://www.foxla.com/news/la-metro-...fety-emergency
https://www.latimes.com/california/n...ial-california
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/bac...span-of-hours/
While I'm sure Metro will eventually get a handle on it (they contract with the L.A. Sheriff for security), it is not currently a system I would recommend anyone ride if they don't have to.