Metro hoping riders will heed call to board $1.5 billion Santa Monica Expo | Sustainable LA Grand Challenge

May 18, 2016

A front view of the new metro line train stopped at the passenger loading dock. — The new Expo Line extension connects Culver City to downtown Santa Monica. The line opens to the public on Friday. Photo by Maya Sugarman / KPCC.

UCLA professors Ethan Elkind (UCLA School of Law, UC Berkeley School of Law) and William Yu (Anderson School of Management) weigh in on the new Expo Line light rail extension to Santa Monica opening this weekend. Yu, an economics professor, predicts that the train’s proximity to major job hubs will be conducive to high ridership rates. Elkind is less optimistic, suggesting that investments in affordable housing near stations are necessary for increased ridership.

Source: Metro hoping riders will heed call to board $1.5 billion Santa Monica Expo KPCC 18 May 2016

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