Los Angeles Tries to Prove That It Doesn’t Necessarily Need the Car

Re:Los Angeles Tries to Prove That It Doesn’t Necessarily Ne... by amyjess on Wednesday June 01, 2016 @08:08PM (#11819372)

As a carless person who's considering moving to SoCal -- specifically the San Gabriel Valley -- in about a year or so (only because upcoming legislation next spring is likely to force me out of Texas), articles like these are much appreciated. I've been thinking a lot about how I'm going to get around if I move there. I'm used to public transportation not being super awesome (I'd call the public transit where I live half-decent, emphasis on half, and I get around fine), and worst comes to worst I can take Lyft or Uber everywhere, but more transit is always good, and I'd like to know what I'm getting into if I move.

So thanks for posting this.

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Re:Los Angeles Tries to Prove That It Doesn’t Necessarily Ne... by warriormonk5 on Wednesday June 01, 2016 @08:51PM (#11819571)

I wouldn't live in the valley and be carless.

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Re:Los Angeles Tries to Prove That It Doesn’t Necessarily Ne... by ikawe on Thursday June 02, 2016 @03:03AM (#11820839)

The new gold line extension gets pretty close! Try to get within walking distance if you can.

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Re:Los Angeles Tries to Prove That It Doesn’t Necessarily Ne... by mturmon on Thursday June 02, 2016 @04:43PM (#11825874)

Yes. The Gold Line extension is going to have a huge impact on the SGV.

I don't live in the SGV, but the impact of the Gold Line on the Chinatown-Highland Park-Pasadena corridor [which it reached years ago, before the recently-completed extension] has been very significant, including lots of denser housing within Pasadena and sharp increases in house prices along Figueroa parallel to the Gold Line. I expect the extension to have an even greater impact over time.

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