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Old Posted Feb 9, 2018, 6:59 PM
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Originally Posted by TexasPlaya View Post
Did LA follow the sun belt model of expanding light rail at the expense of the bus system?
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Declining mass transit numbers is timed with the arrival of an alternative to public transportation -- ride share cos. Uber and Lyft.

Consumers are making the choice to spend just a little more money to save a lot of time and to have a safe and spacious trip to wherever it is that they're going. Mass transit cannot compete when it comes down to this.
There's Uber in Canada as well, but no decline in Canadian transit ridership, rail or bus, as far as I know.

The real reason for ridership decline is cutting service, especially bus service. Maybe LA's transit strategy, focusing LRT construction on white neighbourhoods, and leaving buses for non-white neighbourhoods, and constantly cutting that bus service, might be the reason for its low transit ridership. It is at least the reason for the existence of the Los Angeles Bus Riders Union.

Further reading:
Why Don't White People in L.A. Take the Bus?
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