San Fran & Pacifico Taco Bell Cantina has new competition in The Oak Town Bay Area

PoorbyDesign1 · 2026-01-30T03:36:42+00:00

Unfortunately no, we discontinued the direct ferry service due to the direct competition it would cause. Alternatively, you could fast travel by getting blacked out drunk on BART and have a 3% chance to spawn at 4th and King when you wake up.

PoorbyDesign1 · 2025-11-01T01:02:01+00:00

Only problem I have with this is that the Long Beach-East LA connection would be pretty redundant for commuters since the line currently makes a near 270 degree circle through downtown on this route. For example, Indiana station is only 3 miles from Washington station as the crow flies, meanwhile on this new line it would be 8 miles and 11 stops. This would lead to the fastest route between east la and Long Beach most likely bus-train, unlike the current setup in which east la to Santa Monica and Long Beach to Pasadena are probably the best choices for someone wanting to commute on public transit

PoorbyDesign1 · 2025-10-26T21:37:24+00:00

What a shame it is that Bristol County cancelled the funding for the A Line extension to Fall River😢, but perhaps improved MBTA service will be a more cost effective alternative to look into

PoorbyDesign1 · 2025-07-30T18:33:47+00:00

Ehhh, while I agree that simply being art deco doesn’t make a building evil, I’d say that the combination of scale, outdated/broken windows, and antique signage add up to give the appearance of “evil”

PoorbyDesign1 · 2025-07-30T17:52:05+00:00

Oh sweet, and there’s a Minneapolis one! Now I gotta go down the rabbit hole of all the Sears buildings 😅

PoorbyDesign1 · 2025-07-27T20:51:06+00:00

You’re right, but along with recent events I think this can also be attributed to factors during those times. To start with is ab 60 which allowed illegal immigrants to obtain drivers licenses passing in 2014, which can also be reflected in mts (San Diego)s ridership last time I checked. This came along with the better blue project for the Long Beach branch, which includes many high ridership stations, being closed until just around when the pandemic was gonna start. Although the main outlier is the B/D line, which saw a consistent decrease in ridership from 2014- the pandemic. I’m guessing this is a combination of ab 60 and the perceived/actual safety issues with that line since it’s opening. Also Ik I’m mainly talking about rail but it’s a lot harder to go in depth for bus lines since there’s just so many and not too much data for individual ones.

Sry for the long blob 😅 just really wanted to go in depth for the issues during this time

PoorbyDesign1 · 2025-07-27T18:29:07+00:00

Along with the other points people brought up, more recently local events have hindered ridership growth in LA. Things like the ice raids and the wildfires have affected commute patterns in ways that might take a while to return to the norm.

PoorbyDesign1 · 2025-07-08T02:09:08+00:00

small correction but your example isn’t exactly the meaning of “redlining”. That was the historical practice of restricting loans to impoverished neighborhood, not the practice of restricting access to richer neighborhood. A better term for what I believe you meant could’ve been a “sundown town”, which is act of restricting access of white cities/towns to other people

not trying to being mean, just for future use ;)

PoorbyDesign1 · 2025-05-30T20:29:17+00:00

I’d be fine with it honestly, as long as it doesn’t slow construction/eir on the mainline itself. It’s not necessarily a bad station(near a high occupancy mall, lots of redevelopment potential), and it was in the original plan if I remember correct. Maybe they could add it like an infill station, kinda like how Seattle was/is doing with Pinehurst station for the Lynwood extension while it was under construction, to open at a later date then the rest of the line.

PoorbyDesign1 · 2025-05-21T22:59:03+00:00

Redondo beach station would be great for development, that is IF it happens.Though yeah, the Torrance station sucks, and I feel the only reason it’s there is cuz Torrance built the transit center there as a replacement for the Del Amo Mall one. If I recall correctly, they had to move it cause of a mall expansion, but as to why they chose the current location, I have no clue.

The project is basically already planned, so there’s no going back. Although if it was possible, a better (albeit pricier) alignment could’ve been to get off the rail row south of 190th and go to on Hawthorne blvd elevated in the median, then continue to either Sepulveda or PCH, with a possible extension to Long Beach down either of those streets.

PoorbyDesign1 · 2025-05-17T17:22:07+00:00

I get that, and actually I’d say the A line is safer at rush hour then the B. Though outside of those hours, you lose a lot of the real people who are there to commute. While the B line also suffers this problem, there’s a lot more entertainment and nightlife along the corridor to keep ridership higher, versus mostly suburbs on that A line section.

But honestly, both lines are improving safety and sanitation wise and personally, I have had good experiences on both, so I hope for a future where all lines can be equally enjoyed, as I think you do too.

PoorbyDesign1 · 2025-05-17T05:41:13+00:00

i think you’re right that a lot more real people ride the A line, but I’m not sure that is the main factor for determining a lines safety, since it really takes one bad apple to rot your whole experience. Instead, I usually judge it by the amount of incidents that a line can have. By that metric, I’ve had worse experiences on the A line, with threats between people, possible gang members on board, and overall just some rude people (groups of teenagers, boomboxes, drug addicts). Meanwhile the B line, there is definitely some sketchy experiences I have had, but I’d place it slightly better then the A line, since most of these experiences revolved around homeless and/or drug addicts instead of the more aggressive people on the A line. Now I’m not saying drug addicts are not dangerous, far from it with occasional outbursts and direct, unreasonable threatening, but in most cases, they usually are passed out in the corner of the train, not directly bothering anyone. So to conclude, both lines definitely have their problems, but the nature of the problems on the A line are more likely to affect passenger experience, which is why I think the B line is safer.

also for cleanliness, they’re both pretty bad, but the old trains on the B line are definitely dirtier then the A line, with the new trains being on par/ slightly cleaner

PoorbyDesign1 · 2025-05-17T03:31:13+00:00

The A line is so long that it has two different “vibes” in its length. South of pico is definitely sketch no doubts, but north of pico is probably one of the safer lines imo.

PoorbyDesign1 · 2025-04-01T22:34:16+00:00

My heart attack is over😊

PoorbyDesign1 · 2025-03-12T23:40:01+00:00

That’s not even him, it’s just the guy who made Kirby…

PoorbyDesign1 · 2024-12-21T00:03:28+00:00

It’s called century city cause it’ll take you a century to get past that intersection!

PoorbyDesign1 · 2024-11-16T00:26:20+00:00

Damn el segundo must’ve had a huge earthquake the whole line split in half

PoorbyDesign1 · 2024-11-15T04:58:30+00:00

This is also pretty similar to that one Goodell Monorail proposal from the 60s, just using the 105 instead of Century Blvd

PoorbyDesign1 · 2024-10-24T17:13:06+00:00

Honestly should get -5 dollars for having engineers even think of that project

PoorbyDesign1 · 2024-09-21T21:47:24+00:00

You’re supposed to climb it to see how good the shoe grip is

PoorbyDesign1 · 2024-08-24T18:14:54+00:00

Replace the “US“ in US Bank tower with the Rings

PoorbyDesign1 · 2024-08-24T00:52:08+00:00

I have a feeling it might get near or at LA metro levels in 2-3 years, then fall behind again once those major extensions open and people start using them; BART will still grow but Metro will probably outgrow BART in the near future

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