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NYT article on exploring Los Angeles without a car

Old Dec 24th, 2014, 12:18 PM
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NYT article on exploring Los Angeles without a car

This New York Times article has some interesting and helpful advice on getting more out of Los Angeles than tourists (and even some locals) usually do, without being stuck behind the wheel of a car.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/21/tr...tml?ref=travel
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Old Dec 24th, 2014, 01:03 PM
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I probably should read the article before commenting.

But we have had several trip reports indicating success in traveling by public transit. yk as I recall used public transit or (gasp) walking for all or part of her several LA trip reports.
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Anything that encourages walking and taking public transportation is wonderful! San Diego is just as bad as LA when it comes to public transportation. Our governor has just endorsed a high speed rail line which should be nice for travelers up and down the coast. It'll take many years though before it is finished.
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http://www.hsr.ca.gov/

it will be finished in 2029, but will be a major relief for congested freeways.
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"... [the HSR line] should be nice for travelers up and down the coast..." Just to be clear, the route is NOT along the coast.

http://www.hsr.ca.gov/docs/programs/...gnment_Map.pdf

I read the NYT article. I thought the itinerary wouldn't appeal to many visitors to L.A. unless they've already spent time here. It felt more like a PR piece for the city of West Hollywood rather than a how-to-see-L.A.-without-a-car piece. I liked the few paragraphs about exploring downtown L.A. but was surprised by the impression that the writer didn't see the wonderful interior of Union Station or visit the Central Library.
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>>Our governor has just endorsed2008. For many years, the 'bullet train' will go nowhere near the coast. It will go up the middle of the central valley. How do Merced and Fresno and Modesto sound for scenic California . . .

Huge waste of billions of $$$ (yes billions - at least $100,000,000,000 but probably more). Instead of initially focussing on the major population centers this thing will tear through mainly agricultural regions - sort of a train to nowhere. Eventually it will hook up LA and SF - and San Diego and Sacramento - (but through the central valley and not for ages) but the first legs are being built in the middle of nowhere.

How does High Speed Rail from Bakersfield to Madera sound -- that is the first leg @ a cost of probably $7+ billion
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