Mass transit amid COVID-19

Hosted by Steve Chiotakis Mar. 10, 2020 Los Angeles

LA Metro bus in downtown LA. Photo by Amy Ta.

How are Angelenos who rely on buses and trains feeling about coronavirus? What are LA Metro officials doing to ensure that passengers are safe?

From this Episode:

How LA Metro riders are handling coronavirus anxiety

Some public transit commuters are driving themselves to work instead. Others say if the train or bus is crowded, they’ll wait for the next one. one man tells us he doesn’t...

12 min

The importance of community in handling coronavirus

Growing concerns of the novel coronavirus have led to growing overreaction, and in some cases, disaster prep. People aren’t thinking about their neighbors and how they can...

9 min

Former LA City Councilman Mitch Englander pleads not guilty to serious federal charges

Former LA City Councilman Mitch Englander has pleaded not guilty to federal charges. Englander appeared in court on Monday after being indicted on seven charges, including...

6 min

Credits

Host:

Steve Chiotakis

Producers:

Christian Bordal, Jenna Kagel, Rebecca Mooney

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