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L.A., Long Ruled by Cars, Becoming a Transit Leader
Evolving Region Pushes for More Rail Lines
Evolving Region Pushes for More Rail Lines
By John Pomfret
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, December 17, 2006; Page A03
LOS ANGELES -- Demeaned as a car-crazed megalopolis where people drive two blocks to valet-park at the dry cleaners, Los Angeles is on the road to fashioning one of the best public transit systems in the nation.