Peter Saathoff-Harshfield

@pesh
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Currently working on accessibility at Google Search. Views here are my own. Views through my eyes are only peripheral, as I have no central vision.

I advocate for public transportation and a built environment that's accessible to disabled people and moves us away from reliance on cars. I've spent most of my life in the bay area.

Interests include jazz, other music, trains, cycling, photography, cooking, and Minecraft.

Websitehttps://peter.bike
Location37.867923, -122.382548
YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/@AubrieAndPeter
After a quick trip on the A, I’m on the Amtrak Coast Starlight heading north.
Later last night, I walked over to the area where the railroads used to go through downtown LA, before industry moved elsewhere and all passenger trains were moved to Union Station in 1939. I found a few bits of track, but the old stations were all demolished decades ago and there’s little sign of anything left.
I got off at La Cienega/Jefferson and went to Baldwin Hills, because nice views, and I find it fascinating that it’s possible to go to a park and see oil extraction right there.

Finally rode Angels Flight, one of the few remaining funicular railways in the United States. I made sure to ride both cars.

Angels flight is not wheelchair-accessible. It requires riders to walk up or down steps through the whole car to access seats and exit at the other end.

Now I’m on the LA Metro B line heading back toward downtown LA.
To get to the bus I had to walk over I-5.
The train wasn’t moving at Burbank Downtown, so I’m taking the LA Metro 94 bus to North Hollywood. I’m glad the Metrolink train got me at least this close to other public transit.
This line has great views of the canyon though.
I’m back at Union Station to ride the Metrolink Antelope Valley line all the way to its terminus in Lancaster.
I walked to the other end of the line at Harbor Blvd. Just before the end, it goes over Westminster Ave on a bridge.