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8 pages in length. The overpopulated state of Los Angeles and surrounding counties was the definitive directive that began political administrators looking more closely at the broad issue of transportation (Simburger, 1998). According to Scott L. Bottles, author of Los Angeles and the Automobile: The Making of the Modern City, Southern Californians began a love affair with private vehicles that would eventually create a crisis situation where transit was concerned; not only did automobiles provide a sense of freedom and independence, but they also equipped individuals with more advantageous economic choices over trains or street cars. In short, it was the general populace that long resisted – and therefore did not patronize to any great extent – the various forms of mass transit alternatives made available to the traveling public. However, times have changed and so have once-stubborn attitudes, inevitably instilling a brand new – and positive – perspective with regard to contemporary options. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Scott L. Bottles, author of Los Angeles and the Automobile: The Making of the Modern City, Southern Californians began a love affair with private vehicles that would eventually create a
crisis situation where transit was concerned; not only did automobiles provide a sense of freedom and independence, but they also equipped individuals with more advantageous economic choices over trains or
street cars. In short, it was the general populace that long resisted - and therefore did not patronize to any great extent - the various forms of mass transit
alternatives made available to the traveling public. However, times have changed and so have once-stubborn attitudes, inevitably instilling a brand new - and positive - perspective with regard to
contemporary options. Since its inception, the rail Red/Green/Blue Lines have outdone virtually all expected returns, both economically and usage. Operators have been heaving a sigh of relief as each
new line has commenced its operation, while analysts and the general public alike have been heralding the light rail system as nothing short of spectacular. Traveling through the San
Fernando Valley suburbs, the Red Line far exceeded any first-day expectations when it came to passenger count, inasmuch as a staggering one hundred thousand riders stepped up to take the
car-less journey, significantly cutting back on the amount of vehicle emissions and traffic. "Assuming most of those trips were made by individuals making round trips, that suggests that about
17,000 more people in the San Fernando Valley were attracted to the new transit service - many of them leaving their cars at home and off of the Valleys crowded
freeways" (Light Rail Progress, 2001a). Subsequent openings of both the Blue and Green Lines have rendered just as positive results, with ridership constantly on the rise. Few can contest
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