Results tagged “theorangeline”

- How would you describe your neighborhood in one sentence? (LACityNerd) - "Los Angeles is Burning" by Bad Religion was yesterday's official theme for LA, apparently (Atwater Village Newbie) - "The Orange Line now brings thousands of commuters through downtown Van Nuys and these riders disembark in an area with a Salvation Army store, a porno shop, an ice manufacturing company, auto painters, Big Valley Dodge and other one story buildings which close down...

The local papers can't get enough of The Orange Line. The Daily News ran what seems like their hundredth front page story on the new transitway today and the Times took it to the editorial page making the case for more parking at the orange line/red line transfer location. LAist rode the Orange line for the first time last week and was pleasantly surprised with how enjoyable the ride was. It felt a little like riding BART up north and gave us the opportunity to see parts of the valley we don't normally get to enjoy when we're in the car avoiding distracted cell phone drivers and aggressive red light runners along Victory Boulevard. The Route is actually pretty darn attractive. We've got some more pics after the jump but here are our tips for riding the new bus:

Are we the only ones reminded of the truck bearing down on Governor Arnold and little Edward Furlong in Terminator 2 when reading that 2nd rule?

Last week's tragic loss of life on the Metrolink system has, perhaps inevitably, led to a discussion of whether the cost/benefit ratio of LA's commuter train service justifies the huge taxpayer subsidies needed to keep the trains rolling.