More like paying men to not drive.

It seems bizarre that they even need to research this when they could simply ask Angelenos why half of us don’t take public transit.

It’s not safe.

We’ve got a massive homelessness problem in Los Angeles, and our unwillingness to house them means they’ll seek shelter. The official shelters aren’t safe either, and the homeless are just as scared as everybody else. So they go Metro.

There’s still regular thugs blasting music and looking for a fight, but they’re few and far between, and healthier public transit cultures like NYC can better deal with troublemakers organically.

It’s a symptom of the housing crisis. Everything will continue to suck until we focus on housing first. No I don’t want to hear your chalkboard argument about drug-test housing because you are objectively wrong, this has already been studied to death and housing first is the correct answer. We don’t need more studies, the idiots just need to read them. Spend a goddamn day on the street and it will be obvious.

Sincerely,
an Angeleno public transit fanatic