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Re:Taxing Uber and Lyft rides is L.A's latest plan to free u... by longerthoughts on Tuesday February 26, 2019 @06:30PM (#19259410)
Seems like the article is going out of its way to make public transit sound attractive with phrasing like "Metro’s sprawling bus network". Anecdotally, nobody I know in LA considers public transit as a realistic option and they routinely make jokes about how bad it is.
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Re:Taxing Uber and Lyft rides is L.A's latest plan to free u... by gamblor956 on Tuesday February 26, 2019 @08:57PM (#19260216)
Anecdotally, everyone I know considers LA mass transit to be a viable option. This ranges from professionals like doctors and lawyers to the homeless.

I know a number of transplants from NYC, Chicago, and DC who ditched their cars after they moved to LA because it's possible to get everywhere worth going by Metro.

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Re:Taxing Uber and Lyft rides is L.A's latest plan to free u... by deaddodo on Tuesday February 26, 2019 @06:45PM (#19259520)
LA Public Transit is fine if you have a very specific set of routes (WeHo/Hollywood<->SFV, Pasadena<->SFV, Most anywhere<->downtown, etc); but it's terrible for one off/ad hoc routes or uncommon commutes.
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