The Los Angeles Country Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro) has spent a great deal of time and money establishing a world-class transportation system that features 165 bus routes covering nearly 1,500 square miles and 93 Metro stations serving almost 100 miles of track. But old habits die hard, and Angelenos love their cars, in spite of the world-renowned roadway and highway congestion they face whenever they drive. So the challenge facing LA Metro administrators was how to get local citizens out of their private vehicles and onto public transportation.
