Los Angeles had one of the best mass transit systems in the U.S. about 100 years ago. But today, driving in L.A. traffic can still be faster than taking the train. The city’s mono-centric design ends most of the rail lines in downtown L.A., similar to New York City’s subway system that has most MTA and commuter lines connecting or ending in Manhattan. But L.A.’s population is too spread out for this kind of design.
WSJ spoke with the former chief innovation officer at L.A. Metro to find out how he would fix the city’s transit system.
Chapters:
0:00 L.A.’s transit system
0:46 The problems with the design
2:03 The solution
3:39 Local connections
4:45 The problem building rail today
6:06 What’s next?
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