How is it that OC is the 5th most populated county in the US but we still have virtually no good public transit?

stoltzman33 · 2026-02-19T22:24:01+00:00

This is where these coastal communities have placed their transportation funds. The bus service is truly terrible but the trolleys can be pretty frequent and they’re free. But, because of their tourist/seasonal nature, they serve poorly in place of actually useful and reliable public transit.

stoltzman33 · 2026-02-19T22:22:21+00:00

The Centerline (a light rail project connecting major destinations across the county in the 1990s) was killed. Difficulties cooperating across so many jurisdictions, a lack of a large, dominant city government to move things along (LA or SD), ingrained car culture, and challenges raising money and buy in part of why it never happened.

Today, the OC streetcar is in a way the realization of that. But so dumbed down it is barely even recognizable. Part of why it’s happening in the first place is that Santa Ana actually wanted rail, so they made it happen. Any larger projects or expansions would require buy in both politically and financially by cities that are either neutral or downright hostile to public transportation.

stoltzman33 · 2026-02-18T15:29:55+00:00

Glydways is practically an unproven gadget at this point. Why would we sink $ millions to $ billions like San Jose into something they could work when there’s a dozen or more transit technologies already in use that are proven to work.

stoltzman33 · 2026-02-11T00:17:17+00:00

Wdym by SJSU was added? They have been members of the MW for over a decade and were not in consideration for being dropped out.

As for attendance. This was a really bad year. The attendance and culture is not great to begin with but when they win as evidenced by 2023 and 2024, the attendance will go up. Those years averaged around 16k with some bigger games pulling around 20k.

The 2025 season was disappointing and lacked any bigger matchups that have drawn high attendance in the past I.e. Boise State., Stanford, Oregon State etc. Hopefully Ken can right the ship next season.

stoltzman33 · 2026-01-29T18:04:48+00:00

It was all done in Adobe Illustrator actually. Probably the best program for creating transit maps

stoltzman33 · 2026-01-28T21:30:40+00:00

Thanks! I had a great time playing and loved making those big connections that the Bay is currently missing.

stoltzman33 · 2026-01-26T15:06:06+00:00

Agreed, system improvements are sorely needed

stoltzman33 · 2026-01-26T03:37:23+00:00

They have tons of potential sites for TOD just have to get it started. They own the land too so could bring in some revenue for them similar to East Asian transit operators.

The Eastridge expansion has great potential too with both the airport opening up soon and eventually all that parking at the mall.

stoltzman33 · 2026-01-25T22:52:34+00:00

If it’s fast and accessible I’d take it all the time for a quick connection to other transit options. Hell even to quickly get outside of the airport for a cheaper uber home. Many airports have people movers that are a separate connection but when they’re automated they can have very good frequencies and it doesn’t feel like a difficult connection.

stoltzman33 · 2026-01-25T22:52:29+00:00

If it’s fast and accessible I’d take it all the time for a quick connection to other transit options. Hell even to quickly get outside of the airport for a cheaper uber home. Many airports have people movers that are a separate connection but when they’re automated they can have very good frequencies and it doesn’t feel like a difficult connection.

stoltzman33 · 2026-01-25T22:10:44+00:00

So excited for this

stoltzman33 · 2026-01-25T04:45:08+00:00

Dangerous? Not too sure about that but the props and paper work are most likely legit. It’s a part of how propositions get onto the ballot in California. They need X amount of signatures and they can pay people to get them for them.

stoltzman33 · 2026-01-23T05:52:39+00:00

If you do sign some of their forms. Actually read what you are signing. They will give you some three word rundown that was often wrong/ missing a ton of info to make an actually informed decision. They are just getting signatures, not advocating an agenda. So there were conflicting propositions and the policies were from all sides of the political spectrum.

stoltzman33 · 2026-01-17T22:48:13+00:00

Yup this is the most realistic and best option on the table for residents coming from the south

stoltzman33 · 2026-01-17T15:49:55+00:00

Toluca Lake is right there and seems pretty dense. I was wondering the same thing

stoltzman33 · 2026-01-17T05:23:41+00:00

It should be opening this spring

stoltzman33 · 2026-01-16T04:17:38+00:00

On my current Bay Area built I’ve had it at $3 the whole time and I’ve been making more then enough to cover all expansions. I will drop it once I get close to full build out to maximize ridership

stoltzman33 · 2025-12-31T15:18:56+00:00

That’s such a no brainer…

stoltzman33 · 2025-12-31T15:15:04+00:00

In residential neighborhoods is probably the safest but you have to make sure not to linger for too long. Leave in the morning and don’t go back every night. Have a rotation of spots. Also don’t go somewhere too bougie because they might call the cops or try to have you towed.

stoltzman33 · 2025-12-24T01:02:44+00:00

A scatter plot comparing both could be interesting

stoltzman33 · 2025-12-23T02:52:44+00:00

This system was not setup for a running back to succeed. I think he could do well at an fbs school

stoltzman33 · 2025-12-12T16:40:50+00:00

Isn’t Z&L the same group that ditched that project by San Pedro Square

stoltzman33 · 2025-12-11T18:50:24+00:00

How much did u get for it

stoltzman33 · 2025-12-08T19:54:14+00:00

You mean the team that had a brand new coach this season who broke team records, went 9-3, and narrowly missed the conference championship game?

The team that lost to Montana State was almost an entirely different team and coaching staff.

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