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Eric mann forgets one vital little piece of the transport puzzle in LA...
DECENT WHITE PEOPLE WILL NEVER TAKE THE BUS.  I have a cousin that lives on
Beverly Blvd. and could easily take the bus to work in 15 min, but she would
never consider that as an option, ever.  She has, however, taken the red
line subway and metrolink to Irvine a few times to visit her company's
headquarters... at the suggestion of her company.  The problem is that
outside of new York and a few other dense urban areas there is a huge bias
by just about anyone above the middle-middle class to taking a bus.  Ever
seen the demographics of light rail systems compared to bus systems in
cities like Dallas, Los Angeles, Sacramento, St. Louis, and others?  The
rail systems are almost all upper middle class decent people.  In order to
solve the transportation issues in LA they need to develop a system that
works for the majority of the population.  People making $14,000 a year,
while certainly in need of public transportation, will never factor into the
solution because they can never afford cars in the first place.  The minute
you get the person making $50,000 a year out of their car youbegin to make a
difference.

Just look at Metrolink.  I think I read once that the average income of the
metrolink rider was over $50,000 a year, with many over $100,000.  Trust me
these people would bever take a bus.


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