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Scott Mercer

Los Angeles, CA
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Posted on 05/02/11 at 03:16 pm in response to Los Angeles tries to accelerate transit: Would it work here?

@ Stephen Prince (#6)

"Los Angeles is an interesting case study – a city built almost completely on auto modality, where transit now offers a faster way to get around."

Wrong. Los Angeles was not built almost completely on auto modality.

Los Angeles was built almost completely on trains. It was populated due to price wars on the transcontinental railroads in the 1880's.

Los Angeles was built out thanks to city streetcars and interurban electric railroads....