Traffic gripes: Why not take mass transit to work and play?

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Why not take mass transit to work and play? Why aren't more people jumping off the road and onto the rails?

Mass transit can be a great option for those who live by a Metro line - but it is not an option for everyone.

The city of Los Angeles is responding by expanding rail mass transit well beyond Hollywood to Santa Monica and the San Gabriel Valley.

Watch Alysha Del Valle's report above on Eyewitness News at 5 a.m.