10 reasons to salute L.A.'s promising transportation future
Los Angeles is often criticized for being a transportation nightmare, but there are many reasons to be optimistic. The city is leading the way with creative and thoughtful developments and initiatives that will probably be replicated in car-centric cities around the world as they shift toward more sustainable and equitable futures.
Here are 10 indicators that prove Los Angeles is on the right track in reinventing itself as a transit-rich city. --Nolan Borgman
Here are 10 indicators that prove Los Angeles is on the right track in reinventing itself as a transit-rich city. --Nolan Borgman
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Union Station( Los Angeles Times / December 28, 2005 )
Metro chief Arthur Leahy remembers entering a virtually abandoned Union Station as a young bus operator in the early '70s in search of a bathroom. Today, Union Station is buzzing with commuters from the Gold, Red and Purple lines, MetroLink, Amtrak, Flyaway to LAX and the bus routes through Patsaouras Transit Plaza.
Located between Chinatown and downtown near where the city was founded, the potential for transit-oriented development is being carefully considered so that Union Station can be maximized. The hope is that Union Station will be a world-class historic facility around which development can occur and thrive. Every new and existing business, housing unit and civic space in the area can benefit from Union Station. |
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