Too bad. If the Metropolitan Transportation Authority
(called Metro) had provided Carmen with a better transit experience,
she might not have wanted to join the car-bound millions who commute in
Los Angeles. But I can hardly blame her for taking the car rather than
the bus.
After all, her KIA minivan, although no luxury vehicle, includes
loads of passenger leg room, a driver's seat with lumbar support,
adjustable air conditioning and heating, one-touch power windows, front
and rear reading lights, and an AM/FM radio and CD player with six
stereo speakers.
Compare that to the knees-against-seat-back benches on even the
newest Metro buses, where a thin layer of upholstery conceals stamped
metal, where a TV monitor up front mutters continuously, where
everything you need for the day has to be carried on your back, where
heat and cold are facts rather than personal preferences, and where you
have no control over any part of the experience except the choice to get
on and get off the bus.
Read the article:
Is Public Transit in L.A. a Humane Experience? | Where We Are | SoCal Focus | KCET
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