The carmageddon that wasn't....

Seriously, I hated that term "Carmageddon" and never even mentioned it. I am adverse to things that are hyped up and I knew going in that it wasn't going to be all that bad. There were probably 80% less cars on the road this past weekend than usual. Most people either went up to the Bay, went to Vegas, biked, walked, public transpo-ed it, or just stayed home.

What I am impressed is the PR campaign by the city of Los Angeles. They have sufficiently scared everyone enough by coining the term "Camageddon," posting enough signs everywhere weeks prior, and the mayor's reminder of what is going down over the weekend to everyone who lives under a rock.

It just goes to show that traffic doesn't have to be bad in Los Angeles. If there weren't such a social stigma against taking public transportation and they set up more bike lanes, the traffic (or lack of) this weekend can be something we can have every day.