Comments on: Without a Car in the World: See 100 Car-free Angelenos http://greenlagirl.com/without-a-car-in-the-world-see-100-car-free-angelenos/ Urban environmental lifestyle blog in Los Angeles Tue, 22 May 2012 01:46:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Siel http://greenlagirl.com/without-a-car-in-the-world-see-100-car-free-angelenos/comment-page-1/#comment-481379 Siel Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:57:27 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/?p=12986#comment-481379 Alek F -- I hope so too! I find motorcycles scary, but at least most of them are more fuel efficient than cars! Alek F — I hope so too!

I find motorcycles scary, but at least most of them are more fuel efficient than cars!

]]> By: michael http://greenlagirl.com/without-a-car-in-the-world-see-100-car-free-angelenos/comment-page-1/#comment-478185 michael Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:47:49 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/?p=12986#comment-478185 i never drove a car until i got to L.A. I grew up in London, rode a motorcycle,bicycle took a train, moved to HongKong, no need for a car there, best public transportation system i've ever travelled on...effortless! Shanghai we used bicycles. Then L.A. What a complacent,lazy, lard-ass, look-down-upon-the-poor city. I'm back on a motorcycle. Travelling is exhilirating again' i never drove a car until i got to L.A. I grew up in London, rode a motorcycle,bicycle took a train, moved to HongKong, no need for a car there, best public transportation system i’ve ever travelled on…effortless! Shanghai we used bicycles.
Then L.A. What a complacent,lazy, lard-ass, look-down-upon-the-poor city.
I’m back on a motorcycle. Travelling is exhilirating again’

]]> By: Transit Planner http://greenlagirl.com/without-a-car-in-the-world-see-100-car-free-angelenos/comment-page-1/#comment-477828 Transit Planner Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:54:19 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/?p=12986#comment-477828 I'm pleased to hear that Diane Meyer included low-income people who are not car-free by choice in her exhbibition. Too bad the exhibit is so far away from where most of them live, that they will never see it ! Take transit ? No way. The Westside elite delayed it by more than 20 years. I was car-free by necessity for many years. Now I have a gas guzzling SUV and live in the far East L.A. suburbs and I'm a lot happier. I take transit to work Downtown, but car-free ? Never again ! I’m pleased to hear that Diane Meyer included low-income people who are not car-free by choice in her exhbibition. Too bad the exhibit is so far away from where most of them live, that they will never see it ! Take transit ? No way. The Westside elite delayed it by more than 20 years.

I was car-free by necessity for many years. Now I have a gas guzzling SUV and live in the far East L.A. suburbs and I’m a lot happier. I take transit to work Downtown, but car-free ? Never again !

]]> By: Alek F http://greenlagirl.com/without-a-car-in-the-world-see-100-car-free-angelenos/comment-page-1/#comment-477820 Alek F Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:16:12 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/?p=12986#comment-477820 I agree with Melba, except that - our mass transit service has severely degraded over the past few 3-5 years (bus service in particular) due to constant budget cuts and service reductions (as a sad example, service on line 704 Santa Monica Blvd Rapid has been cut to 20-30 minute headways, down from 5-10 minute headways... how pathetic!). But, over the long run (e.g. 15-20 years) our overall mass transit has definitely gotten better. We now have 4-5 metro-Rail lines, in addition to Metrolink. So, nowadays it's definitely easier to get around without a car than it was 15 years ago. Yes, sometimes it can be a challenge to live in Los Angeles car-free, but it's an unusual and interesting experience, and that's what I love about it! I live in Hollywood, and most of my projects and clients live in transit-accessible areas, thus taking the subway train, or a bus, is no problem at all. I really hope one day subway will be built throughout the ENTIRE city (not just a couple of lines, so that more people can give-up driving! I agree with Melba, except that – our mass transit service has severely degraded over the past few 3-5 years (bus service in particular) due to constant budget cuts and service reductions (as a sad example, service on line 704 Santa Monica Blvd Rapid has been cut to 20-30 minute headways, down from 5-10 minute headways… how pathetic!).
But,
over the long run (e.g. 15-20 years) our overall mass transit has definitely gotten better. We now have 4-5 metro-Rail lines, in addition to Metrolink. So, nowadays it’s definitely easier to get around without a car than it was 15 years ago.
Yes, sometimes it can be a challenge to live in Los Angeles car-free, but it’s an unusual and interesting experience, and that’s what I love about it! I live in Hollywood, and most of my projects and clients live in transit-accessible areas, thus taking the subway train, or a bus, is no problem at all.
I really hope one day subway will be built throughout the ENTIRE city (not just a couple of lines, so that more people can give-up driving!

]]> By: Troy Corley http://greenlagirl.com/without-a-car-in-the-world-see-100-car-free-angelenos/comment-page-1/#comment-477779 Troy Corley Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:30:46 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/?p=12986#comment-477779 So no one walks or bikes in L.A., eh? What a neat way to show L.A. without using a car! I'll post info on the exhibit on my Free Fun Guides site. And btw, the Free L.A. travel guide features the 18th Street Arts Center. So no one walks or bikes in L.A., eh? What a neat way to show L.A. without using a car! I’ll post info on the exhibit on my Free Fun Guides site. And btw, the Free L.A. travel guide features the 18th Street Arts Center.

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