Free public transit and roads without traffic? Sounds like a fairy tale, but L.A. can have both
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Free public transit and roads without traffic? Sounds like a fairy tale, but L.A. can have both
| Kerry Cavanaugh |
New light rail and subway lines completed in less than a decade! Fewer clogged freeways! And free transit “forever and ever.”
What could possibly bring about this magical transformation of Los Angeles’ notoriously awful transportation system?
Congestion pricing.
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