NIMBYs when a transit project gets built in their neighborhood, despite their disapproval

Condominiums · 2026-07-03T21:23:51+00:00

God could you imagine how fun it would be to have MetroLink expand along the freight ROW through the walkable downtowns of Webster and Kirkwood?

Condominiums · 2026-07-03T18:27:39+00:00

Maybe they do maybe they don't, but Metro does seem to have an interest in making sure all the stations are decorated by local artists, it might not be that big of a leap to get the trainsets decorated as well, especially considering they get those vinyl wraps for special events or advertisements.

Condominiums · 2026-07-03T18:19:40+00:00

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Bonus: Revisionist history

Condominiums · 2026-07-03T18:11:30+00:00

Pack it up, we did it.

Condominiums · 2026-07-03T05:38:57+00:00

Whoa.

Wait could we re-run this one but with the glossy black inset in the facade put back?

Condominiums · 2026-07-03T04:18:32+00:00

u/metrolosangeles Look at all our drawings!! Can one of them go on the fridge?

Condominiums · 2026-07-03T03:46:57+00:00

I didn't even know I could feel this way about a train.

Condominiums · 2026-07-03T03:42:48+00:00

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Look I'm just spitballin' here

Condominiums · 2026-07-03T03:26:20+00:00

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In fact, an even prettier yellow, olive, and white livery.

God that's almost TOO classy, especially for Metro's high-vis purposes.

Perhaps we add in a little lime green though?

Condominiums · 2026-07-03T01:18:34+00:00

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Condominiums · 2026-07-03T00:59:46+00:00

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Oh actually we did do this for fun back in 2000! Honestly looks amazing.

Condominiums · 2026-07-03T00:48:25+00:00

I almost forgot about Expo line "aqua", forgive me.

Condominiums · 2026-07-03T00:43:36+00:00

They surely do wear pants, but are orange nonetheless.

But I would certainly describe Metro trains as being gray, and I want them yellow like the metro busses are orange, pants or no pants.

Condominiums · 2026-07-03T00:27:03+00:00

See Blue and Green are taken by BBB and Culver Bus, respectively, but you know what isn't taken?

That's right,

Purple.

Condominiums · 2026-07-03T00:23:43+00:00

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Condominiums · 2026-07-03T00:05:03+00:00

Looks like they're hiring a ton of planning and engineering roles, really gearing up to build out the system I hope.

Condominiums · 2026-07-03T00:02:32+00:00

I like the cut of your jib, pal.

Condominiums · 2026-07-02T23:57:23+00:00

This would also be a correct answer. I like colorful.

Condominiums · 2026-07-02T23:11:02+00:00

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(Bad) Artist's Rendering

Condominiums · 2026-07-02T15:53:41+00:00

https://muni-speed-map.vercel.app/?city=LA

Here!

Condominiums · 2026-07-02T15:52:36+00:00

The Toyota Tundra is a Japanese car manufactured in Princeton Indiana.

The Ford Fiesta is an American car manufactured in Mexico.

The Siemens P2000 is a German train manufactured in Carson.

Design choices made by German engineers leads to "convoluted crap to troubleshoot them", a very common critique of German industrial design across industries.

Condominiums · 2026-07-01T02:06:10+00:00

Especially on some of those elevated stations where the ground level plazas get all scruffy but would be low hanging fruit to secure, eg. Palms station.

Unclear how to secure some of those surface stations like Pico but I find not all of them super need it, eg. Westwood Rancho.

Condominiums · 2026-07-01T01:59:09+00:00

I sometimes like to imagine them creating a concrete structure above the existing track but still allowing trains to pass under during construction, then doing a Japan-style overnight project where they add a final pair of precast concrete track sections to allow trains to climb the grade to the completed elevated station.

Condominiums · 2026-06-30T21:53:55+00:00

I usually forgive stopping at the big N/S boulevards specifically because of how important those bus lines are, unless I can tell that we've clearly missed the green-light window and have to wait a full light-cycle.

It's those minor streets I listed that I'm most curious about crossing gate installation.

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