Here are photos of the future L.A. Metro Purple Line Wilshire/La Brea station. Big, bold signs are up declaring that heavy rail trains will be zipping along underground and picking up passengers by 2020. Click here for L.A. Metro's page on the Westside subway extension of the Metro Purple Line.
Notice the new bus benches. When I lived in L.A. it always bothered me that many of the bus stops were in such disrepair and the bus benches were made of cheap brown plastic that was uncomfortable to sit on and primarily was used to plaster advertising on top of. Well, my recent visit demonstrated that L.A. is at least trying to make the experience of waiting for a bus a bit more humane. Not everyone likes the new benches, as an L.A. Weekly blogger wrote "the new green benches might look like an improvement, but they're actually a step back for Los Angeles. Instead of coming up with an innovative way to generate income, improve our streets, and serve transit riders, the city has simply swapped one vendor for another."
Here are photos:
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