Los Angeles once had America’s best transit system. Now, its metro is a mess of delays and wasted tax dollars. While New York’s subway moves millions daily, LA’s trains sit empty as drivers crawl through traffic. The problem? Liberal planners forcing a big-government solution onto a city built for cars.
LA’s metro copies New York’s hub-and-spoke design, funneling everything downtown. But LA isn’t a dense island like Manhattan—it’s a sprawling web of neighborhoods. Forcing commuters to zigzag through downtown adds hours to trips. Common sense says: Build lines connecting suburbs directly. Instead, bureaucrats keep pushing costly downtown projects.
New York’s subway succeeded because it fit the city. LA’s metro fails because elites ignored reality. They shoved trains into a car culture, wasting billions on empty railcars. The “experts” want more taxes and regulations. Real Americans know: If people won’t ride it, stop building it.
The former metro chief admits the system is broken. His fix? More local routes and bus lines. But LA’s leaders won’t listen. They’re too busy chasing federal handouts and green-energy fantasies. Meanwhile, traffic gets worse, and commuters pay the price.
Building rail today costs five times more than in the 1900s. Why? Environmental reviews, union demands, and red tape. A simple 10-mile line takes 20 years. That’s your tax dollars at work—burned on paperwork while roads crumble.
New York’s subway runs 24/7. LA’s metro closes by midnight. Why? Safety. Stations became homeless camps and drug zones. Soft-on-crime policies let criminals take over. Hardworking riders deserve better than dodging needles on platforms.
The metro’s latest project? A $20 billion tunnel under the Sepulveda Pass. It’ll finish in 2045—maybe. By then, self-driving cars will dominate. But the government keeps throwing money at trains nobody wants.
LA needs conservative solutions: slash regulations, empower local businesses, and fix roads. Let innovation beat bureaucracy. Stop the train boondoggles. Put taxpayers first, not transit union bosses. Until then, LA’s metro will stay a slow-motion disaster.
