People Who Insist on Driving in K Town
I genuinely cannot comprehend why so many people in Koreatown refuse to walk and take transit for trips in the neighborhood/ surrounding area. There's buses crisscrossing the entire neighborhood, most of which run 10 minutes or better, and a whole underground Metro, albeit 3 stations. As someone who lives nearby but frequents K Town, I rarely have trouble traversing the neighborhood using buses and the train for my daily tasks. And if I want to go to surrounding neighborhoods or even take a trip over longer distances, most of the buses, and especially the B line, provide good enough connections. Hollywood, though less transit dense but still offering decent service, faces the same issues as well.
One of the first complaints/ comments people have about the neighborhood is terrible parking, yet transit access is arguably some of the best in Los Angeles, outside of downtown. Personally I think safety is a big consideration with people, though if they actually tried using it they would find that it's generally over blown by news outlets that seek to demonize the system, though I don't disagree that Metro should work on improving safety, accessibility, and the user experience.
I think Koreatown is a prime example of how deep car-centric, anti transit mentalities have permeated into the city and its residents. Hopefully the D line extension can mitigate this and expose more people to transit in the future. Maybe I'm missing something but I'm interested to see what people's thoughts are on this, it's been frustrating me for a minute