One Day Soon

One of the several unfortunate myths about Los Angeles is the statement that there is no public transport. Even locals say that. You've probably read me going on about this fact here on blog before. People come to LA expecting that they can't do anything unless they drive. I meet several people who are here from elsewhere (such as postdocs, students, others) who just don't enjoy the city because they don't have a car and think that there is therefore nothing to do. They have believed what everyone says about there being no public transport and miss out on the tremendous wealth of things to do here. People who hate LA (and gosh, there are many aren't there?) usually hate it because they don't know it. From the car they're in, they see highways, and strip malls, and think that's all there is. The great stuff is best seen on foot, or by bike, or moving at the slower, deliberate pace afforded by a city bus, on real city streets instead of highways. Yes, it is a myth: It is not true, that thing they say about public transport. Some evidence: