{"id":11280,"date":"2023-03-27T12:44:10","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T12:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/?p=11280"},"modified":"2023-03-27T12:44:10","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T12:44:10","slug":"los-angeles-metro-wields-classical-music-homeless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/2023\/03\/27\/los-angeles-metro-wields-classical-music-homeless\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles Metro Wields Classical Music Against Homeless"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11281\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/03\/Los-Angeles-Metro.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Los Angeles&#8217;s Metro is using <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">loud classical music<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to deter people from seeking shelter during recent harsh weather. Metro COO Conan Cheung believes this will make the &#8220;system more enjoyable and comfortable&#8221; for transit users.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ridership has plateaued at 75% of pre-pandemic levels, with safety concerns persisting.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2023, 21 people died in the system, mainly from overdoses.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Westlake MacArthur Park LA Metro subway 3\/22\/2023\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WFbfn0eU-qo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3><b>Not everyone agrees<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Critics argue for &#8220;care-centered&#8221; solutions rather than hostile approaches. County Supervisor and Metro board member <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curbed.com\/2023\/03\/los-angeles-metro-classical-music-subway.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hilda Solis<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> supports exploring alternative strategies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last year, advocates demonstrated potential care-centred initiatives at a community event. This included social workers, platform attendants, and additional amenities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Where things stand: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using classical music as a deterrent is not a new phenomenon. Several cities worldwide have employed this tactic in various settings. In the UK, the London Underground used classical music to reduce crime and antisocial behaviour at certain stations. Similarly, in the US, some convenience stores and fast-food chains have played classical music to discourage loitering and late-night gatherings. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles&#8217;s Metro is using loud classical music to deter people from seeking shelter during recent harsh weather.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":11281,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false},"categories":[86,25,3],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/03\/Los-Angeles-Metro.jpg","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11280"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11280"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11280\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11282,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11280\/revisions\/11282"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11281"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11280"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=11280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}