With the Gold Line opening in Los Angeles over the weekend, and the Expo Line to Santa Monica not far behind, Larry Mantle on KPCC radio’s AirTalk covered yesterday what these new lines will mean for mobility in the region.

I participated in the discussion along with Meghan McCarty, KPCC’s commuting and mobility reporter.  You can listen here.

To my mind, the opening of these rail projects currently under construction will mean that we’ll finally have a functional rail network in Los Angeles.  But that will still take years.  The Purple Line subway, Crenshaw line, and regional connector are all a ways away from opening.

In the meantime, while I’m a wet blanket on the Gold Line extension to Azusa, the opening of Expo in a few months will mark a major milestone for rail in the region.