Any other Los Angeles residents who love the Gold Line in LA? [View all]

If you ride it, have you noticed how many of the riders are bringing their bikes with them nowadays?

Union Station is an elegant old building (although it could use some cleaning up). It makes a great hub for public transportation in LA. And yes, my husband and I have ridden the Gold Line to Union Station and then taken a bus to the airport. Worked fine.

I use the Gold Line as often as I can. Saves gas. Saves parking. Saves nerves. Saves trouble.

And I hope that the rest of LA -- the parts that don't have decent transportation -- can get something as great as the Gold Line.

One of the best things about the Gold Line is that eating and drinking are not allowed. That keeps it clean.

I started riding on it every once in a while when it first started and was a very short line. The trains were not so full.

Now, the Gold Line connects a lot more stations, way up to Sierra Madre, and I notice it getting more and more crowded. Unbelievable for an oldtimer on the Line like me, but there have been times when I could not get a seat.

This is great news for public transportation in LA. It's about time. I can't wait until I can ride all the way to Santa Monica on Metro trains.