Comments on: From Russia, with Transit Love http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/06/29/from-russia-with-transit-love/ Covering Los Angeles's livable streets movement Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:23:58 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Damien Goodmon http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/06/29/from-russia-with-transit-love/comment-page-1/#comment-9101 Damien Goodmon Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:25:24 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=2791#comment-9101 <i>Subway trains continue running every two minutes (every minute during rush-hours)</i> Sure as heck can't do that with at-grade crossings in L.A. <a href="http://www.getlamoving.com" rel="nofollow">Get LA Moving</a> Subway trains continue running every two minutes (every minute during rush-hours)
Sure as heck can't do that with at-grade crossings in L.A.

Get LA Moving

]]> By: Erik G. http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/06/29/from-russia-with-transit-love/comment-page-1/#comment-8661 Erik G. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:08:02 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=2791#comment-8661 Of course, it helps when you can clear an "incident" this rapidly... http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=f8d_1214005712 Of course, it helps when you can clear an "incident" this rapidly...

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=f8d_1214005712

]]> By: W. K. Lis http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/06/29/from-russia-with-transit-love/comment-page-1/#comment-8641 W. K. Lis Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:16:56 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=2791#comment-8641 Getting more buses is also not an answer. Count the number of buses in this attached photo that are not going anywhere: http://www.flickr.com/photos/17248968@N00/3407550821/ This is why Toronto is replacing the buses with light rail on this street. Getting more buses is also not an answer. Count the number of buses in this attached photo that are not going anywhere: http://www.flickr.com/photos/17248968@N00/3407550821/
This is why Toronto is replacing the buses with light rail on this street.

]]> By: Rich Wilson http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/06/29/from-russia-with-transit-love/comment-page-1/#comment-8631 Rich Wilson Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:52:27 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=2791#comment-8631 Interesting. I've traveled from Sheremetyevo the Kazansky train station on the East side of town and back a few times. Taking a taxi was $50 firm from Airport to train station. From Kazansky back could be had by a Russian speaker for more like $20 if I recall. (this was 10 years ago). I was told that the mob fixed the rate of all fairs leaving the airport, but not at the train stations. There is (or was) also a huge shadow economy of 'private' taxis. Basically you hold out your hand, wait about 2 seconds for someone to pull over, and if you're going roughly the same direction, negotiate a price. Interesting. I've traveled from Sheremetyevo the Kazansky train station on the East side of town and back a few times. Taking a taxi was $50 firm from Airport to train station. From Kazansky back could be had by a Russian speaker for more like $20 if I recall. (this was 10 years ago). I was told that the mob fixed the rate of all fairs leaving the airport, but not at the train stations.

There is (or was) also a huge shadow economy of 'private' taxis. Basically you hold out your hand, wait about 2 seconds for someone to pull over, and if you're going roughly the same direction, negotiate a price.

]]> By: Erik G. http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/06/29/from-russia-with-transit-love/comment-page-1/#comment-8621 Erik G. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:59:46 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=2791#comment-8621 And they have high-speed rail between Moscow and St. Petersburg coming on-line this December: http://www.railwaygazette.com/news_view/article/2008/11/9060/sapsan_claims_russian_rail_speed_record.html And they have high-speed rail between Moscow and St. Petersburg coming on-line this December:

http://www.railwaygazette.com/news_view/article/2008/11/9060/sapsan_claims_russian_rail_speed_record.html

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