Demanding Better
Done With Public Transportation In Los Angeles
After getting stranded at Union Station following a concert at the Los Angeles Coliseum I cannot trust our city’s post-COVID transit systems.
“You cannot understand a city without using its public transportation system.”
- Erol Ozan
Prior to the COVID-19 shutdown, my family had become converts to the Los Angeles transit system, particularly the Red Line connecting the San Fernando Valley to Downtown. In addition to helping us do our part to relieve congestion and reduce our carbon footprint, the convenience and reliability of the subway encouraged us to explore areas of the city that we had not before. One of the last activities we participated in before being locked away in quarantine was the Bernie Sanders rally at the Convention Center which we traveled to using a very crowded train.
When we were finally released from the safety of our cocoons to venture out into the world again we naturally resumed our place as customers of Los Angeles Metro. On a Saturday afternoon in May, we headed to the North Hollywood Metro Center for a trip to the Wiltern Theater to see the band Nightwish.
