going4roses said:
Why ?
Work close to home?
Or for work?
I moved back to L.A. in mid-2016, and I started walking a lot early in the morning. And by the time 2017 rolled around, I was determined to do 40 miles a week. On many Saturdays, I'd do 16-to 20-mile walks. I'd walk to Venice. Tarzana. Pasadena. It's a real great way to explore the city.
This isn't a knock on bluehenbear. Just a knock on stereotypes about L.A. in general. But a lot of people do use the subways and buses in L.A. (Of course, not ideally enough.) It's possible to function in L.A. without a car.
Transportation is hella cheap in Los Angeles.
If you were to take a trip in the East Bay that required two AC Transit buses, it would cost you $4.50 each way (2 x $2.25 since AC Transit got rid of transfers -- if you use a clipper card, you can have the amount you spend each capped at $5.00 per day).
Los Angeles Metro allows you to use as many buses and trains within a two-hour widow with a TAP card for $1.75. (You can't use that two-hour window on the reverse trip on the same line, however.)
So this 40-mile trip costs just $1.75.
Same for this 55-mile trip.