Rail Transit Alternatives For Los Angeles

Authors of an academic journal article examine a variety of market-based transportation alternatives to rail transit for Los Angeles.

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November 15, 2000, 11:00 AM PST

By Chris Steins @planetizen

On January 14, 1998, the Board of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) suspended work on three rail lines, one of which (the Pasadena Blue Line) was already in an advanced state of construction, and decided to complete work on a single subway line currently under construction. Los Angeles County Proposition A passed in November of 1998 by a two thirds majority, prohibiting the MTA from spending sales tax revenues on new subways. The authors of this article in Planning and Markets: an online journal, review a variety of market-based transportation alternatives to rail transit for Los Angeles, including busways, reducing barriers to entry to the market for transit services, and high occupancy toll (HOT) lanes.

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