LAX to Redondo Beach by public transportation
Jul 30, 2012, 2:21 pm
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Jul 30, 2012, 2:42 pm
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The person I visited lives on the beach. The bus took me 2 blocks from her building. The green line wasn't near her.
For Redondo Beach from LAX, the bus is SO EASY. One definitely isn't SOL taking the bus. For $1.50, why not?
Originally Posted by cascade
You are pretty much SOL when it comes to public trans in LA. Like others have said, your best bet is a taxi. Will run you about $20. It's LA buddy, even connecting through multiple city buses you aren't going to get anywhere for the $1.50 you want to spend.
Jul 30, 2012, 9:05 pm
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Jul 31, 2012, 10:39 am
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But there have been times when people have started yelling while I was on the bus and started bothering me. When I say "shady," I wasn't fearing for my life or anything. Some are teenagers, some are homeless, etc..., just the kind who keep trying to engage you when you want to be left alone.
Jul 31, 2012, 12:03 pm
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$20 from LAX to Redondo??? Maybe 20 years ago. Isn't it at least $2.50 just to get out of the airport cause of the surcharge. Maybe the very outskirts of North Redondo but the OP wanted to go to the Pier. $30 minimum. plus tip.
Jul 31, 2012, 1:46 pm
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I do ride the bus frequently, but I'm not a commuter, and I'm not saying everyone is shady.
But there have been times when people have started yelling while I was on the bus and started bothering me. When I say "shady," I wasn't fearing for my life or anything. Some are teenagers, some are homeless, etc..., just the kind who keep trying to engage you when you want to be left alone.
But there have been times when people have started yelling while I was on the bus and started bothering me. When I say "shady," I wasn't fearing for my life or anything. Some are teenagers, some are homeless, etc..., just the kind who keep trying to engage you when you want to be left alone.
I think the difference is that LA tends to have less of the "non-shady" folks on the bus than in other cities so, relatively speaking, the proportion of "shady" characters seems higher.
It's awesome when people embrace public transportation in LA
Jul 31, 2012, 4:52 pm
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I don't think there's any more of those folks on LA buses than in other cities. I used to take the Blue Line to work everyday and there were plenty of "shady" characters but plenty of commuters in business attire as well.
I think the difference is that LA tends to have less of the "non-shady" folks on the bus than in other cities so, relatively speaking, the proportion of "shady" characters seems higher.
It's awesome when people embrace public transportation in LA
I think the difference is that LA tends to have less of the "non-shady" folks on the bus than in other cities so, relatively speaking, the proportion of "shady" characters seems higher.
It's awesome when people embrace public transportation in LA
Aug 1, 2012, 1:01 pm
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I had to serve 4 weeks of jury duty earlier this year. The trial was at Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in downtown Los Angeles, California. Once I realized I was in it for the long haul, I quickly decided that there was no way I was going to fight traffic on 110 for a month and took the county up on their offer of a free Metro pass. Fighting that traffic every morning would have been uncivilized and stupid, particularly when the Gold line runs so close to my house.
Aug 1, 2012, 6:08 pm
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Aug 2, 2012, 1:17 pm
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I was put on a jury for a murder trial. Part of the reason it went so long is that we got several days off because of conflicts on the parts of the judges and attorneys.
Seems to me that one should earn one year of jury duty ineligibility for every week of jury duty served. Not having to go through that for another four years sounds about right to me.
Seems to me that one should earn one year of jury duty ineligibility for every week of jury duty served. Not having to go through that for another four years sounds about right to me.
Aug 6, 2012, 11:16 pm
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You've (or as "New Yorkers" say it: "You'se") gotta be kidding me!
Unless Analise's idea of a fun time is to visit the Costco in Hawthorne CA for pizza that is very unlike what she can find at any typical Ray's in her home town, it's pretty much a boring area otherwise.
There is a reason why many Angelinos like to call the Metro Green Line "The Line that goes from nowhere to nowhere".
As for my opinion of public transportation, there's no better way for me to hop on the Green line at Douglas St station and exit at the Red Line's Hollywood/Vine stop.
Unless Analise's idea of a fun time is to visit the Costco in Hawthorne CA for pizza that is very unlike what she can find at any typical Ray's in her home town, it's pretty much a boring area otherwise.
There is a reason why many Angelinos like to call the Metro Green Line "The Line that goes from nowhere to nowhere".
As for my opinion of public transportation, there's no better way for me to hop on the Green line at Douglas St station and exit at the Red Line's Hollywood/Vine stop.