Conclusion Los Angeles once inspired the world with a glamorous vision of an auto‐oriented life. But with a changing market, growing population, worsening traffic and lost open space, the region has begun to reinvent itself with rail‐oriented success stories in downtown Los Angeles, Koreatown and North Hollywood, among others. A renewed desire for urban living, unchecked population growth and dwindling natural resources all point to a time of rail resurgence, while homebuyers and renters increasingly seek housing options in communities that feature walkability to services and transit. But despite the promise and successes of Metro Rail, local leaders should remain focused on the opportunities of and challenges to maximizing rail investment, through improved rail planning and construction and better incentives for rail‐oriented growth. Only concerted action on these issues will solidify the region’s new path to more livable, convenient and connected neighborhoods around the burgeoning rail network.
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