Transiting Los Angeles

A podcast companion to the Transiting Los Angeles travel guide, where we explore topics related to the transit system of Los Angeles, California.

Episodes

The Transiting Los Angeles Podcast – #12: Gondola!

May 24, 2025 • 38 mins

John and Janeth look south to Orange County, where Irvine's Great Park has just approved moving ahead with what seems to be a very questionable transportation operation...

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The Transiting Los Angeles Podcast – #11: What Happened to the Streetcars?

March 19, 2025 • 37 mins

Have you heard that L.A. used to have "the best public transportation system in the world"? Or that it was destroyed as part of a conspiracy? Well, let's set the record straight. In this episode, John explains the real reasons why our streetcars were torn up.

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The Transiting Los Angeles Podcast – #10: Miles in Transit

December 27, 2024 • 37 mins

Over the course of a single weekend, YouTuber and musician Miles in Transit attempted to ride every single one of L.A. County's many transit systems. In this podcast episode, we discuss how it went, why the region's transit network is so fragmented, and the good as well as the bad of L.A. transit.

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The Transiting Los Angeles Podcast – #9: The Future, Revisited

July 20, 2024 • 15 mins

In this episode, John offers some updates on Metro's ongoing construction projects and shares some thoughts on even more projects in the works.

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The Transiting Los Angeles Podcast – #8: Freeway’s Closed

November 17, 2023 • 22 mins

We discuss the sudden closure of the 10 freeway in downtown and what it has meant for transportation in Los Angeles.

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The Transiting Los Angeles Podcast – #7: Arroyofest

November 7, 2023 • 13 mins

John shares his thoughts on last week's Arroyofest and what it could mean for the Arroyo Seco.

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The Transiting Los Angeles Podcast – #6: Speed

July 29, 2023 • 39 mins

You all knew it was coming. Join us as we discuss the 1994 action classic "Speed", and see how well the movie holds up nearly thirty years later.

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The Transiting Los Angeles Podcast – #5: La Sombrita

May 24, 2023 • 50 mins

Last week saw the most hilarious transit debacle in recent memory, and we needed to talk about it. Join us as we discuss the fallout over the ill-conceived "La Sombrita," take a closer look at the consultants who brought it to us, and share some insights into how something like this comes to be.

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The Transiting Los Angeles Podcast – #4: The First Buses

May 1, 2023 • 25 mins

On this day exactly 100 years ago, the City of Los Angeles held an election that resulted in the creation of the city's first extensive bus network. In this episode, John talks about the early history of LA's transit system and the strange events that led to the city's first bus system.

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The Transiting Los Angeles Podcast – #3: The Future

April 2, 2023 • 23 mins

Metro is currently building a lot of projects that will dramatically expand our city's rail system by the end of the decade. In this (somewhat goofy) episode, John covers each one in detail and gives his thoughts.

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