John and Janeth look south to Orange County, where Irvine’s Great Park has just approved moving ahead with what seems to be a very questionable transportation operation…
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The Transiting Los Angeles Podcast – #10: Miles in Transit
Over the course of a single weekend, YouTuber and musician Miles in Transit attempted to ride every single one of L.A. County’s many transit systems. In this podcast episode, we discuss how it went, why the region’s transit network is so fragmented, and the good as well as the bad of L.A. transit.
The Transiting Los Angeles Podcast – #7: Arroyofest
John shares his thoughts on last week’s Arroyofest and what it could mean for the Arroyo Seco.
The Transiting Los Angeles Podcast – #6: Speed
You all knew it was coming. Join us as we discuss the 1994 action classic “Speed”, and see how well the movie holds up nearly thirty years later.
The Transiting Los Angeles Podcast – #4: The First Buses
On this day exactly 100 years ago, the City of Los Angeles held an election that resulted in the creation of the city’s first extensive bus network. In this episode, John talks about the early history of LA’s transit system and the strange events that led to the city’s first bus system.
The Transiting Los Angeles Podcast – #3: The Future
Metro is currently building a lot of projects that will dramatically expand our city’s rail system by the end of the decade. In this (somewhat goofy) episode, John covers each one in detail and gives his thoughts.
The Transiting Los Angeles Podcast – #2: “We didn’t wuss out the way Foothill Transit did”
What was happening in the ’80s and ’90s that brought about the end of the RTD, and why did one of its top officials feel compelled to call Foothill Transit a bunch of wusses?
The Transiting Los Angeles Podcast – #1: Volcano
For our first podcast episode, we discuss the absurd 1997 disaster flick Volcano, which, as it turns out, has a lot to say about ’90s Los Angeles and its new subway line.
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