Every day for work during the daytime, at night I drive to various destinations for social activities.

Monday through Friday to and from work, evenings to various social destinations downtown, weekends round trip to La Verne.

One, just for me.

30 minutes against traffic.

I deal with it.

$50 – $100

I use a road bike for long distance recreational riding.  I carpool when possible for social destinations over 10 miles away.  I sometimes ride the Gold Line when I have a destination near Union Station, but the connection to the Red Line is supremely inconvenient with the walk and wait time making a transfer to get one stop closer to downtown ridiculous.  If I’m not dressed to nicely, It’s almost faster to walk to Fourth and Main.

Even when my drive is with traffic it is faster than Metro.  It took me three hours to get from USC to Redondo Beach waterfront using rail and buses on a Saturday!  Why would I sacrifice speed and flexibility just to use Metro?  It should be one or the other.  Driving should be more flexible, and rail should be faster.  Since buses compete on the same grid as cars, they’re doomed to fail on both counts.

Every day, for work and pleasure.

From my house to work, to the grocery store, to the subway station (to get to school).

1

10 minutes

I deal with it.

$100 – $300

I ride my bike when it is safe.

I drive because I often transport bulky materials.  When I am not transporting bulky materials, I usually need to be somewhere in a reasonable amount of time.  A two hour bus ride each way is not reasonable.

I drive locally – to the grocery store, hardware store, Westside Pavillion, Century City, fabric shop, into the Village for lunch, to Beverly Hills for shopping and doctor appts. I also go to the Pacific Paliasides, Santa Monica and Malibu to visit friends.

I take friends to Hollywood for shows and museums and up to the Hollywood Sign. I go when and where I want.

All places where there is no adequate Metro transportation without transferring many times.  And Metro is not planning any easy solution in the future.

My home that is located within 300 feet of a bus stop that will take me to Santa Clarita or downtown Los Angeles but nothing in between.

I have one vehicle.

Less than 10 minutes by car.  It could take up to an hour or longer by Metro.

I love it!

$50 – $100

To old to learn how to ride a bicycle. No one has the same schedule or destination that I have.

Convenient, fast and comfortable – also safe if driving late at night.

On the weekends and evenings, for visiting, groceries or other errands.

Store, Home Depot, market, friends and events.

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20 minutes, by bicycle.

I deal with it.

$100 – $300

I ride a bicycle to work.

Usually transporting people, groceries, tools, or purchases.  I often drive to Topanga, which is not served by public transit

I’m in my car several times a day, for any purpose that requires me to leave my home. There is nothing besides an elementary school within a mile (walking distance) from my house.

Everywhere. I have work close to home as well as another job in Hollywood. Most of my friends live on the Westside or in the San Gabriel valley – neither of which are adequately served by transit.

I have one, each of my parents also have one – so three for our household.

It takes me 5 minutes to get to my one job and over an hour to reach my other one.

I hate it. There has to be a better way.

More than $500

I take transit whenever available. I wish I lived in the Central City region and could just get rid of my car altogether.

There is no comparable alternative where I live. My parents chose twenty years ago to live a completely auto-dependent lifestyle.