2024 Update on LA Metro Projects

[@Kresimir_]

how the fuck can't they figure out how to build a three stop people-mover for less than a billion dollars.

[@portcybertryx222]

Consultation and outsourcing project management. It’s peak capitalism paying as many middle men as they can. It’s a shame. I hate the transit agencies in the northeast cause they aren’t bold up enough to try new things but at least they do a lot of engineering and design work in house for stuff like east side access, project gateway with minimal input from outside firms, the disaster that was the second avenue subway and, LIRR to grand central has made them wary for sure.

[@NelsonCWoodstock]

in hindsight i can kind of understand why local governments dont think it's a good idea since it doesnt serve the region as a whole. the LAX APM is for LAX, but LAWA is building it. By that logic the arenas should build their own transit connection.

[@mrxman581]

It's 6 stations, including a transit center that will be the largest station on the LA Metro outside of Union Station. It's also entirely elevated and had to be constructed while operating one of the busiest airports in the world. That takes a lot of money.

[@mrxman581]

​@@NelsonCWoodstockThey are. The city of Inglewood plans to build the people mover for their arenas. LA Metro is not building that project.

[@NelsonCWoodstock]

@@mrxman581 i know that. that's what im responding to

[@matttfoster]

The sepulveda line was supposed to be done in 2028? 💀💀💀

[@AJPJElias]

Yep same with the southeast gateway line, San Fernando line and subway D and B line extension to arts district

[@andrewmendez8322]

@AJPJElias that's insane. Being where we are in 2024 ain't no way. I only wish. It would be amazing to ride those trains while I'm still young

[@AJPJElias]

​@andrewmendez8322 yep it's really sad how a bunch of old rotting boomers casually just love ruining the future of multiple future generations

[@maxjohkna]

oh hey, a new nandert video (45 minutes later) I am going to become the joker

[@matttfoster]

It's 2024 and the Bel Air homeowners still absolutely stink

[@stickynorth]

The only area I am sure most people in L.A. wouldn't shed a tear over when the Big One strikes...

[@jetfan925]

@@stickynorth you mean the asteroid?

[@KadenHines-v8e]

@@jetfan925 no they mean next big earthquake from the san andreas fault, like the one in chatsworth in the 90's and the one in san francisco in 1906

[@SlackerStuff]

I can tell you are exhausted from the slow crawl of Metro's progress, but I hope to god you continue your efforts. I found your videos when I was stuck at home in 2020 and have eagerly waited for every upload. Yeah, stuff is looking pretty bleak right now, but you've radicalized me to take action. At the very very least you've given us an action item list to follow and I plan on doing so after leaving this comment. You have no idea how much your work has impacted my life and my advocacy. Thank you thank you thank you and congratulations on your daughter. I'll do my part to make sure she lives in a better Los Angeles.

[@mrxman581]

I feel very much the same. Well said.

[@TheManiple]

Babe get out of cryosleep, Nandert has this year's update on LA Metro!

[@murtadhaAlhusne]

i literally live in the middle east and idk why I'm so invested plus I'm sorry for you and your future daughter.

[@juno4279]

Holy shit me too, I've never even been to America and I've seen every one of this guy's videos

[@Ahub61248]

Well then the news lies to u too, abortions aren’t being taken away just federal funding it’s still fine at state level but the news wouldn’t ever talk about that because every news corp is anti trump

[@glennac]

I DO live in the outskirts of the LA transit district quite near the current end of one of the Metro lines (soon to be expanded). But I too am enthralled with Nand’s in depth coverage of lines and services I never expected to ride. His snark and sarcasm, not to mention the stunning graphics, are so entertaining. It’s like watching an ongoing soap opera. 😆 Great to hear people halfway across the world are as invested as we here are. Good wishes to you folks. 🫱🏼‍🫲🏾

[@stencil_ized]

if there's any silver lining, I hope local governments will wake up and stop folding to nimbys at every possible opportunity.

[@x--.]

hahahahahahahahahahaha..... It's the system, it's the system. The reason that the LA area is made up of so many small municipalities is to keep the poor people from voting in these rich areas. These politicians don't just know they are elected by the rich and they better do as they say, they are often times part of that very group. They have an allergy to poor people unless they are servants.

[@paulworkman2370]

If they're so bent on preserving traffic to raise parking revenue, can the city also raise revenue by taxing parking?

[@mrxman581]

They should charge a city surcharge for every parking fee that is paid. That could go to traffic mitigation, improving transit, and paying for street maintenance. And this increase in traffic negatively affect emergency vehicle responses, too.

[@kyoseix]

Not me becoming radicalized by watching videos about LA Metro projects

[@MaxFung]

welcome

[@_PTS__1]

Not me waking from a years slumber for the metro update 😭

[@chrisorr8601]

Might as well make that a 4 year slumber after we finish watching this video :(

[@d_girl]

The only good outcome I see is the LA govt. seeing people come here for the Olympics and all they can talk about is how shitty the city is

[@ericv1957]

Metro needs to address their fears by showing homeowners that there is nothing to worry about. They should invite homeowners on a field trip to streets that are x feet above subway lines so that they can experience what it actually is like.

[@burgers3309]

Metro safety has been improving a lot recently I find it pretty good now

[@andresdizitti2017]

They already do that...

[@TheManny717]

I am a train operator, working for Ⓜ️ Metro via the A Line + doing what we called a _”startup”_ now until the Olympics rolls in town. My long term plan: to become Robert Moses of public transportation. Meaning, the buck stops here.

[@x--.]

he's a bit of a mixed bag.

[@TheManny717]

@ - the KZbinr?

[@x--.]

Moses. :)

[@TheManny717]

@@x--. - He is the reason why the Dodgers left town and head west to LA. I know who he is.

[@hockeyplayer28]

Cost of building the entire new Kansas City airport terminal? $1.7B. Cost to build the LAX overhead tram (aka SkyLink) $3.34 Billion. That's three thousand, three hundred thirty four million dollars. For a tram. Not even built underground. Question - who gets fired for the high costs, overages and bad planning, and um...another $400M cost overage (grift)? WHO GETS FIRED?? We must have accountability in our transit and infrastructure projects. Deliver at a fair cost, on time and on budget. Or hire someone else who can! How about we build these projects ONE AT A TIME, and put all resources and reviews on a single project to fast track each build? If the project goes over budget and is not on time two times, the leadership and people doing the EIRs are FIRED. I'm SICK OF THE BAD RESULTS and BLOAT. I get fired if I do a bad job. No more money until we get people that can build these things on time and on budget.

[@mrxman581]

The train isn't underground, but it's completely elevated and will be automated, too. There are 6 stations. And it all had to be built will operating one of the busiest airports in the world. Oh, and we had that little world pandemic that killed millions, and affected all sorts of construction projects due to broken world supply lines for all kinds of stuff.

[@stickynorth]

Electric train projects should be exempt from environmental impact reviews because they are for the greater good and would do the best in cleaning up the air and unclogging streets and freeways...

[@Lunarl4ndr]

I want to agree, but I don't know if I can trust zero regulations like that.

[@mrxman581]

EIRs are also about how they affect the local and regional communities because these are permanent changes.

[@TheLiamster]

I’m excited for the 2028 Olympics but I really wish more transit projects were completed. Paris was able to build an entire new metro line and massively improve their current metro system for their Olympics and LA should be doing the same no matter the cost.

[@szurketaltos2693]

"no matter the cost" is how we get these insane project costs.

[@ehstronghold]

​@@szurketaltos2693 You mean we shouldn't be building Buckingham Palace like subway stations that there won't be money for future upkeep for just 10,000 riders a day? 🤔

[@mrxman581]

​​@@ehstrongholdThe D line ridership will increase by an additional 100,000 people per day within a couple of years of being fully open. Mark my words.

[@mrxman581]

LA Metro will open two of the most consequential projects on it's system by the 2028 Olympics. The D line extension to UCLA and the LAX People Mover connecting to the LA Metro K and C lines. Both of these projects are game-changing for Los Angeles.

[@szurketaltos2693]

@@ehstronghold 96th st station on the second ave subway is an obscene waste of taxpayer money. It could easily have been built for a small fraction of the cost.

[@noytelinu]

My optimism is near 0, but, I am still glad I am here and not in a backwards red state

[@mrxman581]

Why? Even with the delays, transit projects are still getting built. That's a lot more than many other areas. Just look at SD mentioned in this video. The residents voted against public transit. Maybe you live in SD? Then I can understand. Several seminal projects will be done over the next few years. That's worth celebrating.

[@noytelinu]

@@mrxman581 the green line/c line/k line extention to Torrance is so far behind schedule that Torrance transit is in huge financial trouble since they built the station years ago and then the pandemic hit them hard. Now, after over a decade of planning, it is still not even decided what route to take and optimistically a 2035 finish date? And the Sepulveda pass is in danger of being cancelled thanks to NIMBYS? How am I supposed to be optimistic about my Vermont line to pch if these ones cannot be done? I'm far away from most of the lines and have to take busses to get close and thanks to the delays and shifting the service I now have to take a bus and 2 trains to get to work now at about an hour and a half if I'm lucky. It wouldn't be as bad... If the train lines were extended already but again it has stalled AGAIN and being a south bay resident I'm constantly ignored by metro because I'm surrounded by car dependant idiots.

[@mrxman581]

​@@noytelinuI agree, but you should be blaming your surrounding community residents who keep dragging out the extension of the K line south. If there was very little push back from residents, this project would be further along. It's not all on LA Metro. My point was about celebrating the D line extension to UCLA/VA and LAX People Mover to LA Metro. Those projects will benefit tens of thousands including millions of tourists. However, getting true BRT lines to service your area could be a quicker solution in the interim. We need more BRT lines.

[@hockeyplayer28]

@@mrxman581 @mrxman581, I'm curious. Do you work for one of the transportation agencies? Perhaps one of the subcontractors?

[@hockeyplayer28]

@@noytelinu Most of the people in the South Bay simply don't want the line extended after seeing the poor outcomes. That's why you keep seeing push-back from residents. It's not NIMBYism. It's the bad results and out of control costs from building these things. Go take a stroll on the Santa Monica 3rd Street Promenade and see what the Expo Line has done for the fine people in Santa Monica.

[@SplitScreamOFFICIAL]

If you ever get the chance too, please look at how Japan manages their properties I think we should do the Japanese model where the property is owned by public transit departments. They can lease out storefronts and stores above their terminals. They make 3/4ths of their revenue from these businesses to constantly self fund the lines and "lessen dependencies on politicans" We can have mall designers create entrances and exits that are both useful for flow of the population through the mall area and some 24/7 stores right in the terminals while having transit designers make connections to street access and utilities to min max the land for both transit and commercial usage

[@TheMiddlest]

These private companies don't want this because charging for parking is more profitable

[@Lunarl4ndr]

I can't imagine a terminal designed by a mall architect company. They'd make all the stairs flow in the wrong direction so you have to walk through every floor. I do think it's smart to use the area's space to fund the station. It would basically allow drive thru restaurants to help survive the shift from cars.

[@glennac]

New York Transit Authority has tried that. Unfortunately, those stations are now ghost towns with shops shuttered due to crime and theft. Gangs of thieves rush the stores, then have an easy getaway using the very transit that enabled the store to open in the first place. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@JakeAoTK]

Apparently metro does own some of the land and or buildings around their stations and has been setting up joint development agreements. They are building a mini city, like 1500 units at NoHo station. Just got approved last month

[@Fidel_cashflo]

Not legally possible in the US, public sector is not allowed to land bank for profit.

[@jukestaposition]

I'm actually baffled that LAX does not have an automated people mover to go to parking lots / car rental / hotel / transit center in 2024. Almost all major cities have that already.

[@mrxman581]

About a year away. Not that long to wait.

[@andrewmendez8322]

We need to actually go out and protest the Inglewood stadiums. It's insane what unfolded.

[@Fidel_cashflo]

Eh, the Inglewood people mover has always been a mediocre project. It sucks about losing the federal funding but SoFi should be connected to a real transit line. It's hard to justify billions of public dollars being poured into a project purely for a few private venues and nothing else

[@bbronzeforever]

Gonna miss Pete buttigeg :(

[@cut_and_cover]

Thank you for doing such valuable work consolidating all this information into one place. This is an incredible, unique resource for advocates, journalists and even political leaders to learn all the basics LA Metro's projects in one go. Thank you.

[@J-Bahn]

14:14 Those, damn, fools! Put some new luxury high rises and Mixed use buildings around your stadiums and BOOM, you get money ALL the Time instead of just during games.

[@VanquisherFantical]

I love when billionaires act like spoiled children that can’t keep promises. I love politicians who can seem to see the bigger picture. I love rich homeowners associations that want to “live” in LA but don’t actually want to live in LA. I love GRIDLOCK wooooo

[@gbalph4]

I can only hope we have enough money to finish everything but will we even get that money? OCTA, please consider Metro partnership with rail. Also me missing out on the Dodgers parade confirmed to me why rail is so important, if CSULB was connected, I could take the train to city hall, party, then head back in time for class. Also how do we stop NIMBYs and just find ways to get past them? They'll complain about noise from trains, but cars, planes, and stadium events are no problem I guess.

[@PASH3227]

They do complain about stadium noise. Complaints from a recent concert at sofi stadium led to Inglewood banning certain outdoor concerts.

[@gbalph4]

@ yeah I remember when hard summer happened they whined about it like the trains but yeah they’ll be like LAX and all the cars are cool even though they are 24/7.

[@hockeyplayer28]

NO! Absolutely not. Have you forgotten that we've ALREADY GIVEN Metro budget certainty for 40+ years and doubled their budget with Prop M and MM? We need accountability and innovation to dig ourselves out of the mess. Not more money and the same way of running things!

[@gbalph4]

@@hockeyplayer28 I wouldn’t mind a whole overhaul of Metro though most of the board couldn’t even put a PowerPoint for their own lives. Hopefully innovation is actually accepting heavy rail and trying to put it in. NIMBYs also need to not hold so much power though in stopping public transit projects.

[@gustavovillegas5909]

Wait wait wait, a SLEEPER TRAIN TO SAN FRAN?? Dude that’s amazing

[@Geotpf]

Expect it to be a luxury thing though, with extremely high prices (not that existing Amtrak sleepers are cheap either).

[@boringplace7752]

Damn... this is quite the bleakest update... so far. I truly hope that after suffering a massive L, Democrats and Progressive will take a massive step back and ask themselves what in the ever flying fuck is up with them, get their shit together and actually provide policies and measures that can be acted out quickly with reformed leadership... God if only LA never ripped up their rail system decades ago.

[@scpatl4now]

Every time I get depressed about Beltline rail in Atlanta, I see one of your videos and don't feel quite so bad anymore. LA's transit agencies make MARTA look competent

[@gbalph4]

Hell MARTA looks better prepared for the 2026 FIFA World Cup than LA does for both the World Cup and Olympics. Yeah it can be improved though.

[@boringplace7752]

Hey at least LA Metro isnt like SD...

[@hockeyplayer28]

Yeah, MARTA fires people for doing bad jobs. MARTA’s former deputy general manager Josh Rowan was let go when he couldn't deliver as promised. Here in California, we give tenure, promotions and more and more taxpayer dollars to leaders that preside over cost overruns, not opening a project on time and allowing out of control GRIFT. Ideas: Any leader in charge of a $1B budget needs to be elected by the voters into the position. Then maybe METRO can deliver something when their job is on the line and they have to make due with the money they're given. Don't forget voters that Measure M already has given Metro a 40 year certainty on their budget with basically a permanent sales tax assessment. See what we get for that? 2 -Metro and LAWA is allowed to build one project at a time. That's it. If they can't deliver one project on time at or below a reasonable cost, they don't deserve another! 3 - We get a government efficiency CEO position. Oh right, that's going to be Elon Musk. Since Metro and LAWA continue to do things the same, bad way, over and over, it looks like the federal government will do it for us. Be afraid Metro. Be very afraid.

[@scpatl4now]

@@hockeyplayer28 I don't know about electing a manager for a transit agency only because you are dealing with 10 even 20 year plans and if you elect one, throw them out, then the next one might have their own idea, change things and cost MORE money...then not deliver either. I'm a fan of good ol' firing people that are inept. That seems to work better if people would actually fire the bad people.

[@Stargate2077]

How does MARTA look competent? More MARTA was passed in 2016. Where is ANY of the expansions they promised? Also, how is Atlanta competent when the mayor is discussing “a nice slow people mover” for the Beltline?

[@RipCityBassWorks]

Time for a new project to extend the LAX people mover to Inglewood.

[@COASTER1921]

These videos are always very interesting but so depressing to watch. For an area with as much as interest in building mass transit as LA, the catering to NIMBYs and lack of cost control is insane. The rest of the world can build entire heavy rail metro systems for the cost of these light rail projects, it feels so wasteful of precious transit funding to see these projects get stuck in infinite review.

[@Hahlen]

Madrid Metro is building the line 11 extension (heavy rail underneath an extremely dense and historic city center) for 700 million dollars

[@mrxman581]

Isn't that extension only 2 stations? No where near the complexity of the 6 station LAX People Mover which will be a fully automated elevated line running every 2 minutes 24/7 a year.

[@toocloseforcomfort8247]

Another great video as always. As someone who grew up in Ventura and has family in LA (but moved to NY, and now lives in London), I am desperate for your vision of what Metro could look like in the future. However, as a structural engineer I’m going to call you out on the idea that consultants are the issue and bringing everything in house will make projects cheaper and run smoother. I will agree that in house planning and oversight roles would be better for projects. However, design is traditionally done by consultants (around the world I’d challenge you to find an authority designing their own projects). The reality is, tunnelling projects are a niche area and there is no way a public authority could retain a better cohort of engineers than a private company. The big issue here is the design brief. I think this is what you are rightly pointing out, that the commissioning organisation is requiring the designers to design overly complicated and expensive solutions. Therefore it isn’t a consultant problem, but rather an institutional problem, or even a larger societal problem.

[@ayayronn]

Kind of infuriating hearing about the ITC because parking at any of those venues typically costs more than the ticket to get in. I saw Green Day a few months ago at SoFi and had to pay $125!! Also saw Kaskade when he opened SoFi right after Covid and we paid $80 when tickets were going for $20.

[@firstlast446]

I HATE PARKING LOTS I HATE PARKING LOTS I HATE PARKING LOTS I HATE BILLIONAIRES AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@XerxesZangeneh]

Congrats on the kid on the way!

[@The_Poro_King]

Where is that mentioned

[@AAKlavier]

OK just clicked on Nandert's links and e-mailed my appropriate representatives...it's easy to do...do it now! Thank you Nandert 🙂

[@ToddCarterCook]

I've been checking everyday for this video. Thank you for everything you do Nick.

[@EmmyKat22]

congratulations on your baby girl! I hope she is delivered on time and under budget

[@EmmyKat22]

in all seriousness, as long as people like you can envision and advocate for a better future, she will grow up in a world better than we know today

[@RipCityBassWorks]

I'm giving up on transit in the US if LA choses a monorail. That would be a complete scam for taxpayers.

[@chasecohen5347]

What if they just did the Supulvada line in reverse? Like the cheaper and less resistant section is probably UCLA to LAX. Who do we have to talk to? Also getting that north south connection on E and D would be incredible!

[@PASH3227]

We can't say that area is les resistant since there's no plans yet. As soon as the EIR is drafted and community outreach starts the NIMBYs will come out. L LA Metro has already made a draft EIR for the Valley to Westwood segment, so they're ahead. It makes no sense to scrap all that planning just because it appears that Sawtelle and Culver City are less opposed to a subway. Again no public comments have happened there so you can't say there's less resistance.

[@chasecohen5347]

⁠@@PASH3227 Hmm so maybe we can push to start the Environmental Review process for phase 2 then? That way we can see if there really would be any resistance.

[@mrxman581]

​@@chasecohen5347It can take years. It's not a matter of months to fully do an EIR. It also takes money that would have to be pulled from somewhere else.

[@chasecohen5347]

@@mrxman581 I understand that. But if Fred wants to continue delaying the northern section, we should at least start the process for the southern half

[@marie-anequinn5408]

They broke into my car in the sofi parking smh

[@marie-anequinn5408]

Same

[@robserrano8971]

OCTA needs to expand OC STREETCAR Phase 1: East to John Wayne Airport and west to Cypress College. Phase 2: Continue west to Los Cerritos Center and east to Great Park via UCI and Spectrum, too.

[@123hailhell]

Considering all of the bad news, how the hell is the D Line doing so well in comparison?

[@Hahlen]

Transit projects within urban areas should be exempt from environmental impact reviews.

[@glennac]

A century ago LA boasted the largest electric rail transit system in the world. Apathy and Corporate interests slowly strangled this system down to nothing by the end of the 1950’s. Now, it’s taking astronomical amounts of money to attempt to rebuild a small percentage of what had already existed 100 years ago. 😢

[@kiernansfault48]

Nandert saving me from my post election depression

[@westside213]

Don't feel bad. With Gascon out, there's a good chance they actually start enforcing the law on public transit. That alone would make ridership go up more than anything else.

[@harutosunaa3881]

16:00 A Redditor provided something intelligent for a change? Wow!

[@christopher6740]

Great video, though quite depressing. However, a reminder to everyone: Now is the time to make a difference, to try and make change. It is not the time to give up. It is important to respond in a polite yet strong tone to our reprasentatives, councils, and fellow neighbors about what is true and what is not. Fight with reson and kindness and good luck

[@lookatthisguyhere7712]

Serious question, why don’t you run for office?

[@Haberdasher102]

Love your videos. Thank you for the update! I hope your Metro employee fans are taking notes, you’ve got some great suggestions.

[@TysonIke]

I think CAHSR will limp into completing the IOS. I think in the years follow it will scrap together pennies to go Merced-SF, than Bakersfield-Palmdale, and finally a lot later Palmdale-LA. I than think that phase 2 will instead end up as ACE/Valley rail electrification in Northern California and Surfliner double tracking and electrification plus the same for the San Bernadino line in SoCal. I doubt we will see the I15 line from Ontario to San Diego

[@maitrilazaroff138]

On the board reform, here in Denver, the RTD board is directly elected. Our governor recently tried and failed to replace the board mostly with appointees, and we recently had a few quite competitive board races, despite a few others only having one candidate. In a larger city like LA, an elected board could work quite well, as I don't think you'll ever have a situation where races only have one candidate just due to population.

[@PASH3227]

The problem is how many Angelenos CARE about transportation planning? Do enough people care? I'm actually against the expansion of the county board of supervisors since it means it's harder to vote and make decisions quickly. It took about 4 months to buy an office tower to relocate government offices. Double the size of the board and it may take even longer.

[@KingLazy93]

Hope to see these projects in person: Sepevulda HRT B/D Line extension to Arts district A Line extension to Ontario Airport K Line South extension K Line North extension

[@BrownBrother27]

I also support the A Line extension to Ontario Airport. For that to happen, you'd have to also convince SBCTA and San Bernardino County voters too.

[@BigJayInLA89]

Why does it seem like Metro actually is a reluctant transit agency?

[@DarthXombieX]

It's just so weird cause they're so ambitious in their proposals. Basically no other US city has proposed and taken steps to get as much transit built as the LA area has, but when it comes to actually fighting for those ambitious goals? They just completely flounder. Really frustrating as a full-time transit user in the region.

[@Fidel_cashflo]

Consultants and LA local-regional politics being complete hell

[@gphoops1]

Always enjoy watching your videos! Thanks for what you do!

[@landofrye]

La Brea BRT would be a godsend. West Hollywood and Hollywood have among the highest density of hotel rooms in the LA region, while Miracle Mile and the Grove feature some of LA's biggest tourist attractions (Grove, LACMA, etc.). Service frequency on the 212 local is decent, during the day at least, but the buses get stuck in traffic. A BRT Line along La Brea from Hollywood to Inglewood would provide a relatively seamless transit connection (via the K Line) from Sofi and the Airport to the "heart" of LA. The K Line extension is decades off. Let's act now!

[@jasonge1]

Nandert’s videos are getting more depressing each year 😢

[@hlary8320]

What do you think about the idea that federal funding for LA public transit projects wont get cut because the 2028 olympics makes it a for profit "investment" rather then a "give away" in the new admins eyes?

[@Geotpf]

If somebody makes that argument to Trump I can see him going for it. But one would first have to find a Trump lackey willing to argue for such a thing and that may be impossible.

[@RocketTrain-0]

Grade crossings need to go. LA needs to be fully rapid transit, Not light rail.

[@chromebomb]

thank you nadert

[@punnboat9817]

Seeing venue/property owner killing Inglewood Transit Connector, because they fear they would lose revenue from parking fee is bonkers. In my country, some venue owner actually fund a line to their place because it bring tons of people in. And more people means their property goes up in value. Why won't let government build transit to your stadium. Not only that it will drive up the value of your property. But also people would drive and park less. So you can redevelop free-up parking space into something that will make you even more money? A department store next to a transit station and stadium would be nice. I really don't understand the logic of these billionaires. But again, I'm just a normal person. So maybe those successful billionaires know some secret on why making it harder for people to go to your venue makes better business?

[@mcj1m_noonewillfindthis]

Never been to LA (or to the US in general) but I love your videos! Best of luck with your daughter and (how do I phrase it nicely?) try to somehow survive the next 4 years...

[@grahamturner2640]

What is it with LA having a hard time building stuff on time and on budget?

[@anirudh_s17]

at least we're not as bad as New York. Not that that bar is particularly high

[@bahnspotterEU]

Almost every single transport project in the world ends up taking longer and costing more than originally anticipated.

[@Geotpf]

NIMBYs and overuse of temporary contractors in the planning and design phases seem to be two of the main issues, beyond standard problems like inflation.

[@IndustrialParrot2816]

This is a problem throughout the English speaking World but it's primarily a problem with Especially Large Cities

[@EmmettFlo7]

Thank you for the action items. Just completed all of them!

[@jorgehaswag7294]

Damn, gold line to Burbank airport is a dream project for me lol

[@jack.armstrong]

Excellent video! Hands down you are king!

[@NelsonCWoodstock]

Regarding Measure G, the supervisor increase won't take effect for many years, with the county exec position happening sooner. When the state says 60 days after the change, do they mean after the measure is approved, or when the new county officials take office? Regardless I think it's safe to say much like the LA mayor, the new Metro board makeup will guarantee a permanent position for the county executive.

[@jeroenl8352]

Ahh yes! Time for my yearly ‘update on LA Metro projects’ watch

[@supermanifolds]

29:14 it's all over, after this amazing musical performance transit advocates everywhere should just lay down and accept defeat

[@watcherManu]

Since I'm from Germany, the US election won't affect me as much as it will you. So my condolences. But I also know what could happen here, if the USA were to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement, for example... Well, we also have elections coming up next year and unfortunately it's not unlikely that right-wing parties will come to power that don't really take the climate, the energy transition and infrastructure (away from combustion cars and towards electric cars, modernization and improvement of the rail network) seriously... Well, what else can you say? Hopefully things will be better in 4-5 years' time :D Apart from that, great video! Happy Weekend :D

[@az196823]

Also, LAs Transportation planning is all over the place.

[@templeghg]

I don't see this discussed, but is why is there no C-Line connection to the Norwalk Metrolink. It would allow people from OC and Northern San Diego to get to LAX with only 1 transfer. Seems like a no brainer.

[@PASH3227]

There is a plan but we're DECADES away from being built. It'll be one of the last measure m projects. That may change if the cities of Norwalk and Santa Fe Springs advocated for the project to be accelerated. I agree with you that it is an obvious hole in the current system. And underground C Line extension with 2 new stations (Norwalk Civic Center, Norwalk Metrolink) would be cheaper than other projects.

[@charlottejanehammersmith]

Not having been able to visit LA sadly. I'm gonna eat a beef wellington on the dart.

[@elstreetfighter]

Our friends across the pond woke up and got rid of the Torries after the whole brexit fiasco. I have hope.

[@redpandaz5146]

With all the issues the stadiums are giving them, Los Angeles County should just buy the stadiums

[@quack10]

GREAT Update as always. Not what I was was hoping for. But I like the facts. No BS. You do a great job and you obviously put a lot of time into this. THANK YOU! Now, I'll go bitch about it to my Representatives, for what it's worth, armed with information. Looking forward to see where we are at when you post your next update. If you have the time. Congratulations on the upcoming birth of your Daughter!

[@AJ81788]

Shout out to this channel!

[@KeepitClassical]

Amazing video! If Wiggins can't right this ship, we need to call for her resignation as CEO.

[@rojaalborada]

new nandert on my birthday is the best

[@weirdfish1216]

LETS GOOOOOO

[@ThisHandleIsNotTaken.]

Why not just bring back some of the rapid lines? Someones gotta dissolve vernon, like 20 people live there and its all on 1 street

[@ronnyrueda5926]

I would like to add that outside of the K line to torrance all of Metros rail projects require now rail yards. Considering the size of these facilities and the price tag of the LAX/MTC station its not unreasonable to expect these rail yards to add $0.5 to $1 billion dollars to the costs of these projects.

[@jackwiegmann]

call me NJB the way I've hit full doomer and now no longer care. I've lost the grit to carry on hoping for LA transit development.

[@jodylitvak8943]

Good video as always. Thanks for the mention . . . I guess.💁‍♀

[@Kerry.]

Great vid!

[@Kerry.]

And congratulations on your child!

[@rebeccawinter472]

I appreciated your preamble. I feel the same, just sub “Canada” for “California”. At least you don’t have to worry about tariffs crushing your entire economy (just increasing prices on imports from Canada - and everywhere, pretty much). I hope for the sake of your daughter that the world wakes up and starts to meaningfully reduce our greenhouse gas emissions. It’s time - I mean, it’s too late to hold at 2° but the worst can still be prevented & a runaway greenhouse crisis can be prevented.

[@HPfrk321]

Bruh, love your stuff. Just fyi, Goleta is pronounced, “Go-LEE-tuh” 👍🏻. Anyway, thanks for another video!

[@WarrMan4]

I was disappointed to hear measure G lose, but am a bit more hopeful sd country can come back with a better measure similar to la.

[@larry3194]

It didn't lose, and it is likely to pass. Votes are still being counted and it is leading by a slim margin.

[@hav1ful]

@@larry3194 They're talking about San Diego's Measure G, a transportation sales tax briefly mentioned in the video, not LA's Measure G. It will lose by a small margin. I am also hopeful that a similar measure can pass in the next election if more projects are highlighted as potentially benefiting a larger base. And hopefully voters will be more open to an increased sales tax if the economy is perceived to be better.

[@Santiago-lb5md]

Babe come on Nandert uploaded

[@programablenuance]

What amazes me about the stadiums canceling the People mover is that they don't even have enough parking for full attendance. They bus people over from across the county for free from designated pickup spots, yet the people mover will take away from parking revenue?

[@PASH3227]

The shuttle buses show how useless the people mover is. I live in Long Beach and the shuttle bus to Intuit Dome from Harbor Gateway Transit Center is the way to get there. The people mover is ONLY USEFUL for the sparse population along the K line. Maybe when the K Line is fully extended to Torrance and Hollywood a people mover would make sense. Except shuttle buses would be cheaper and wouldn't require property acquisition.

[@AnthonyPinkerton-d7p]

Honestly, this is exactly what has stymied HSR from being completed and operating. At one point, HSR got a couple of videos from transit developers who wanted to build the Gilroy to Merced project section, but HSR refused to award a design contract; partly because they didn’t have enough money. Honestly, the reason that HSR has a completion date of 2030 is because they didn’t have Biden Administration priorities the Northeast Corridor over a completion of CA HSR. If HSR could’ve been awarded half of what the Northeast Corridor received? HSR would largely be completed by now!

[@aidenkt]

as someone in SD who advocated for Measure G, I am so disappointed by its performance thus far in voting.

[@kerjectroter3761]

Here's a proposal why don't Metro stuffs stop being a Disney character and be more aggressive in accelerating thire projects, we are not pleased of those costly delays originally set for 2028. At this rate, they will be finished by 2124. Here's the bucket list that should be accelerated for 2028, 1. Southeast City Gateway line phase 1 2. Northern Extension K line hybrid phase 1 by 2026, phase 2 by 2028, phase 3 by 2032, phase 4 to the Burbank airport by 2041 3. Close the gap in the C line to Norwalk/Santa Fe 4. Finish the A line to Montclair 5. Finish the East San Fernando Line both phase1and phase 2 6. K Line extension to Torrance, with Lawndale Station 7. E line eastside extension phase 1 by 2028, phase 2 2035 8. Northern Valley BRT By 2050 1. Sepulveda Line phase 1 2035, phase 2 2050 ( unless accelerated ) 2. Southeast City gate line phase 2 by 2032, phase 3 to Downtown Santa Ana by 2042 3. A line extension to the Ontario Airport by 2032, extension to Downtown Riverside by 2044 4. E line extension to Downtown Palm Spring by 2050 5. G line conversion to light rail by 2036 6. J line conversion to heavy rail by 2050 7. Vermont conversion to heavy rail by 2050 and extension to Downtown San Pedro and Downtown Glendale 8. Northern Valley Corridor conversion to light rail by 2050 Beyond 2050 1. The Dessert Express from Downtown Ontario to Downtown Las Vegas 2070 2. The Pacific Coastline phase 1 from Downtown Torrance to Newport Beach 2055, phase 2 to Downtown San Diego 2065 3. D Line extension to Downtown Santa Monica 2090 ( unless accelerated )

[@PASH3227]

Well Montclair extension MAY open before 2028. The Lawndale Station WILL NOT happen because it would be EXPENSIVE without major ridership gains. This project is already severely over budget and the board voted for the ROW option. The Redondo Beach and future Redondo Beach Transit Center (a bus depot and park and ride) are close enough for most Lawndale residents. The D Line extension will probably come SOONER than 2050 because the political support for it is strong. The Westside COG has been advocating for it for a while now. All these other projects LA Metro is SUPER BEHIND and would need dramatic reforms to CEQA and funding in order to accelerate.

[@GeoffMorrison]

actual LOL at the clocks joke

[@colinwarn4606]

A dumb question coming from a soon to be initiated LA resident: Are there advocacy groups that meet in person to discuss LA metro improvements/propositions?

[@az196823]

Trump was president before, and you'll be fine. Worry about where you lay your head and what you're good at.

[@Aroncsik]

Just leave the US for 2 decades like most people are now

[@theaeskey2502]

Babe wake up nadert just posted!!!! It’s going to be a good day.

[@firstlast446]

Every executive of that contractor should be in jail