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LACMTA news and LA area events
Posted by Easy on Sun Apr 27 14:21:47 2008 edf40wrjww2msgDetail:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d I'm going to bookmark this thread and post some LA area news that I come across. Well we'll see how long it lasts anyway. Feel free to add your own LA area news if you want. Some recent news to start off with. I found out what's going on with the trains going out of service at Union Station. It's part of Metro's new procedure for getting homeless out of the system. Quality of Life in Transit Vehicles and Stations
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Re: LACMTA sales tax increase
Posted by Easy* on Sun Apr 27 14:34:04 2008, in response to LACMTA news and LA area events, posted by Easy on Sun Apr 27 14:21:47 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetail:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Proposed 0.5% sales tax increase headed to November ballot. That would put LA County sales tax at 8.75%. This would be used to fund new projects and according to the release accelerate the schedule of current rail projects which could include Expo, Expo Phase 2, Crenshaw, fare gate barriers, and the Harbor Subdivision. I don't know what the odds of this are of passing, but they don't put it on the ballot unless polls show that it has wide support and has a chance of passing.
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Re: LACMTA news and LA area events
Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com* on Sun Apr 27 15:02:11 2008, in response to LACMTA news and LA area events, posted by Easy on Sun Apr 27 14:21:47 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetail:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d hard times are here and its getting worse every day we have the highest in housing gas/diesel costs etc.. you can drive em' back to the streets but its just like pawns on a chessboard plus mass transit is not the most important thing here most la county people use thier personal cars and do not care zippo i would like to get some photos of this going on its a sad part of transit history where are the homeless supposed to go anyway ?? the homeless here is the poverty poor black folks nobody cares about anyway i remember the 1970s when downtown los angeles had no homeless at all
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Re: LACMTA news and LA area events
Posted by Easy* on Sun Apr 27 15:17:20 2008, in response to Re: LACMTA news and LA area events, posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Sun Apr 27 15:02:11 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetail:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d It's not fair to the people that use mass transit to have them subjected to panhandling and offensive odors just because most of the people that ride transit are poor. Our transit system is not a provider of homeless services and LACMTA is not the appropriate agency to provide these services. The problem with downtown LA is that by design the county decided to put nearly all homeless and dependency services in one concentrated area surrounding skid row. It doesn't help that LA Central jail releases inmates just a few blocks away. Now the city and LAPD are trying to clean up that area by getting rid of the drug dealers that prey on the homeless with dependency problems. Two years ago you could walk down Main Street around the intersection with 5th and see dozens of people sitting on the sidewalk OPENLY shooting up and turning tricks in both the portajohns and the tents provided by the advocacy groups. Now that is mostly gone. Downtown is becoming a place where people can get help without being assaulted (as much) by criminals instead of the revolving door that it's always been.
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Re: LACMTA news and LA area events
Posted by The Port of Authority* on Sun Apr 27 16:08:22 2008, in response to Re: LACMTA news and LA area events, posted by Easy on Sun Apr 27 15:17:20 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetail:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d It's not fair to the people that use mass transit to have them subjected to panhandling and offensive odors just because most of the people that ride transit are poor. Our transit system is not a provider of homeless services and LACMTA is not the appropriate agency to provide these services. 100% in agreement. If it means that I have to wait a few extra seconds before I can board a train at Union Station, then so be it. (Although they don't do this on the Gold Line, from what I've noticed.)
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Re: LACMTA news and LA area events
Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com* on Sun Apr 27 18:26:08 2008, in response to Re: LACMTA news and LA area events, posted by The Port of Authority on Sun Apr 27 16:08:22 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetail:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d 100% in DIS-agreement lots of the homeless do not beg for anything at all i just hope this never hits your door and you find yourself on the STREET the way i see this it all got its start from ronnie reegans reegonmics !! once upon a time there were no homeless and there was a social safety NET to prevent this
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Re: LACMTA news and LA area events
Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com* on Sun Apr 27 18:29:19 2008, in response to Re: LACMTA news and LA area events, posted by Easy on Sun Apr 27 15:17:20 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetail:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d 100% in DIS-agreement lots of the homeless do not beg for anything at all i just hope this never hits your door and you find yourself on the STREET the way i see this it all got its start from ronnie reegans reegonmics !! once upon a time there were no homeless and there was a social safety NET to prevent this as for illegal drug users they need medical help that is not anywhere and anyplace for them the jail is overcrowded taxpayers will not pay for a new bigger one the drug treatment programs etc have all been cut out and is gone if you want to get off the streets and get off of drugs you can not nowhere to go and get a new start 100% in DIS-agreement
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Re: LACMTA news and LA area events
Posted by Easy* on Sun Apr 27 19:11:22 2008, in response to Re: LACMTA news and LA area events, posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Sun Apr 27 18:29:19 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetail:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Are you not at all familiar with the services available for the homeless downtown? I already said that the reason that the homeless are there is because that's where the services are and you respond that there are no services. You should walk around downtown especially east of Main. That's where all of the services are. They're everywhere around there. You've probably heard about the people that have been getting dumped by hospitals in downtown. There's also many that have mental issues. These people DESERVE help. Not to wander around the subway without getting the help that they need. Take a look at these blogs to get an idea. Central City East Used to be homeless and now lives in subsidized housing. scribeskidrow Recovering drug addict that lives in subsidized housing. Also see, Union Rescue Mission The largest private rescue mission in the US. Almost 700 beds and a hundred or so efficiency apartments. Beyond shelter Fred Jordan Mission Here's a directory to others I hope that if I am ever homeless and need help that people won't let me wander around public transit and pretend that they are helping me. We need to get rid of the drug dealers and the people that are there to prey on other homeless people so that we can get help to the people that need it.
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Re: Metrolink riders seek upgrades/extreme commuting
Posted by Easy* on Tue Apr 29 21:47:38 2008, in response to LACMTA news and LA area events, posted by Easy on Sun Apr 27 14:21:47 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetail:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Waking up at 2:50 in the morning so that you can leave by 4:15 to drive 33 miles to catch a train to work is ridiculous. She needs a new job or needs to move closer to work. That's two separate commutes IMO. And the complaining about restroom access being only on the one platform is also ridiculous. However I did use that station for a month and the platform is in the sun in the afternoon and can get extremely hot. How hard would it be to throw up a canopy and some benches? They're right about that part. Metrolink riders seek upgrades at Santa Ana station A year has come and gone, and Karol Potter is dreading another long, hot summer. A loyal Metrolink rider, she complained last year that the bustling, sun-baked east platform of the Santa Ana train station lacked basic human comforts, such as shade, drinking water and restrooms. In October, Potter was among 140 frustrated train riders who signed a petition asking the Southern California Regional Rail Authority, Orange County Transportation Authority and city of Santa Ana to provide a little relief. So far, it hasn't arrived. "In the summer it gets so hot," said Potter, 51. "Women sweat in business attire standing out there in the sun." Potter lives in Menifee, between Lake Elsinore and Hemet, and prefers making the 59-mile commute to her Orange County job in Santa Ana by rail or carpool. Like many Inland Empire commuters, she undertakes a radical morning ritual dictated by her devotion to mass transit: Her alarm goes off at 2:50 a.m. and she leaves her house by 4:15 a.m. to make the 33-mile drive to Corona, which has the nearest station on the Inland Empire-Orange County line. Because she and other commuters leave in the dark, they are often wrapped in thick business suits, sweaters and jackets to ward off the morning chill. Potter and other members of the Coalition of Metrolink Riders see themselves as the rail system's target audience and wonder, as the transportation agencies prepare to increase service, why their comfort is not of greater concern. By 2010, the goal is to have commuter trains running every 30 minutes from 5 a.m. to midnight weekdays between Fullerton and Laguna Niguel. Seven locomotives and 59 passenger cars have been ordered, new track has been laid and parking lot improvements are scheduled or underway for stations in Fullerton, Orange, Tustin, Irvine and Laguna Niguel. Metrolink officials say the responsibility for making improvements at the historic Santa Ana station rests with the city. But city officials say they share the concerns of Potter and others. The city has applied for funds from OCTA for the upgrades but won't know until sometime this summer whether it will get the money, officials said. Metrolink riders Rick Strengberg, 55, and Cecilio Bonilla, 57, say the Santa Ana station has several design flaws that make life tougher for passengers. A ticket machine, for instance, faces the sun, making it unreadable in daylight hours, and it frequently breaks down. In addition, riders who have a 10-trip pass must validate their tickets before boarding. "Those are the ones you see running," said Strengberg, who rides the train daily from Chino to his job in Santa Ana. Riders must climb the station's pedestrian bridge to reach the east platform, often forcing those who have to validate or purchase tickets to break into a jog to make the train. In the past, riders would sometimes cross the tracks to reach the east platform, an action deemed highly dangerous by Metrolink officials. But the pedestrian bridge has put a stop to such track jumping. "Some stations have no amenities of any kind," said Denise Tyrrell, a Metrolink spokeswoman. "Our primary concern is the safety of the passengers, and we thought the pedestrian bridge was an excellent choice because of many individuals walking across the track." But the walk to the bridge takes time, and sometimes passengers, especially those running late, can be seen eyeing wristwatches nervously trying to decide whether they have time to use the restroom before bolting up the stairs. One plus, Tyrrell said, is that each passenger car has a restroom and is air-conditioned. The picturesque depot, the third-busiest Metrolink station in Orange County with 1,766 daily riders, does have a cafe and indoor seating, while stations in San Clemente and Mission Viejo, which are used less, have neither. With the added Metrolink service, annual ridership at the Santa Ana station is expected to double to more than a million by 2030, said James G. Ross, Santa Ana's public works executive director. "We are looking at enhancements to the station that include more parking and some upgrades" that Potter suggested," Ross said. "It's overdue for updates." Riders are already afraid that adding station comforts will mean higher ticket prices, Potter said. She took exception to a recent report that the city plans to paint the station and install surveillance cameras -- using money she believes could have gone for canopies on the east platform. "Well, maybe if they added more amenities to the station and other stations where there are none, more people would use the stations," she said.
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Re: LACMTA news and LA area events
Posted by Easy* on Wed Apr 30 21:16:14 2008, in response to LACMTA news and LA area events, posted by Easy on Sun Apr 27 14:21:47 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetail:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d There was a large fire this morning in Hollywood at the intersection of Sunset and Vine. The Metro station is a couple of blocks away at Hollywood/Vine but in a surprising twist the Channel 5 news crew was very concerned about letting their viewers know whether or not the station remained open. Problem was they constantly referred to the subway as "Metrolink" instead of Metro. They must have said Metrolink over 20 times before finally interviewing a fire captain who let them know that the Metro station was still open. Before that one of them actually said something along the lines of: We're trying to get information regarding the Metrolink station. I know that this is a very busy station and is full of commuters using Metrolink from Inglewood that are headed to Hollywood and downtown. Ummm...neither Metrolink nor the subway go to Inglewood. People in LA are utterly clueless about our own mass transit, but at least they are aware that it's there and that people use it. That's a start.
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(LA Metro) Expo delays, FixExpo.org, and environmental racism
Posted by Easy* on Wed Apr 30 21:38:19 2008, in response to LACMTA news and LA area events, posted by Easy on Sun Apr 27 14:21:47 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetail:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Curbed LA Transit fan drama regarding the Expo line continues as one of the more well known young transit advocates in LA gears up for legal action against the MTA regarding the lack of grade separation on the Expo line at Dorsey High School. I predict that the MTA will eventually build an elevated line with the money coming from who knows where causing a 1 year delay.
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Re: (LA Metro) Expo delays, FixExpo.org, and geographic discrimination
Posted by RonInBayside* on Thu May 1 01:15:55 2008, in response to (LA Metro) Expo delays, FixExpo.org, and environmental racism, posted by Easy on Wed Apr 30 21:38:19 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetail:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Well, I can't blame them for being upset. One region being treated diffferently than another. If underpasses or overpasses near Dorsey would rectify the problem, so be it. The last thing LA needs is another 10 years of lawsuits over a claim that does have some merit. One more year of construction, or even two, are better than the alternative. By the way, this isn't really racism. It's economic class. Culver City has a lot of black residents. What this is doing is pitting middle and upper-middle class blacks in Culver City against poor blacks in South Central.
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Re: (LA Metro) Expo delays, FixExpo.org, and geographic discrimination
Posted by Easy* on Thu May 1 01:22:19 2008, in response to Re: (LA Metro) Expo delays, FixExpo.org, and geographic discrimination, posted by RonInBayside on Thu May 1 01:15:55 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetail:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d The part of Culver City that Expo is going through is north of the black area of Culver City. It's north of the 10 fwy and is really more a part of west LA. It's nearly 100% white and is much wealthier than the upper middle class, mostly black area to the south.
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Re: (LA Metro) Expo delays, FixExpo.org, and environmental racism
Posted by The Port of Authority* on Thu May 1 01:38:46 2008, in response to (LA Metro) Expo delays, FixExpo.org, and environmental racism, posted by Easy on Wed Apr 30 21:38:19 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetail:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d If everyone keeps arguing, nothing will get done. Just agree on a compromise and get to work on the line. By-the-way... there are at least two schools near the Metro Gold Line's grade crossings north of the Highland Park station, yet I hear no calls for grade separation.
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Re: (LA Metro) Expo delays, FixExpo.org, and environmental racism
Posted by Easy* on Thu May 1 01:57:24 2008, in response to Re: (LA Metro) Expo delays, FixExpo.org, and environmental racism, posted by The Port of Authority on Thu May 1 01:38:46 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetail:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d And one existing school and one under construction right next to the gold line extension just east of the first street bridge near Boyle Heights. That is really a bad configuration if you ask me. The trains will have to run slowly through there. Unlike the blue line which has 50 mph sections where it crosses intersections.
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Re: (LA Metro) Expo delays, FixExpo.org, and geographic/racial discrimination
Posted by RonInBayside* on Thu May 1 02:04:39 2008, in response to Re: (LA Metro) Expo delays, FixExpo.org, and geographic discrimination, posted by Easy on Thu May 1 01:22:19 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetail:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d I stand corrected, then. I still think they have a point. I would want MTA to agree to build the extra infrastructure in South Central.
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Re: LACMTA news and LA area events
Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com* on Thu May 1 02:43:43 2008, in response to Re: LACMTA news and LA area events, posted by Easy on Sun Apr 27 19:11:22 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetail:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d sure ......... if there is room i amm not saying there are some good people and org. out there
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Re: LACMTA news and LA area events
Posted by 5119* on Thu May 1 03:12:10 2008, in response to Re: LACMTA news and LA area events, posted by Easy on Sun Apr 27 19:11:22 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetail:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Easy, you are so correct. Most of the homeless we encounter in Dayton are the mentally ill, who used to be in mental institutions prior to their closing in the mid 1980's. We provide MH and AOD (Alcohol/drug services to them as well as Casemanagement at local MH centers. We also have a homelss shelter and a day shelter, where they can obtain medical/dental services. The challenged is to prevent them from fally "Prey" to the drug dealers who get them hooked so they can get their SSI checks. And too, with the closing of the local State Psychiatric hospital next month, this is going to compound our problem
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Re: (LA Metro) Expo delays, FixExpo.org, and environmental racism
Posted by Easy* on Sun May 4 22:30:09 2008, in response to (LA Metro) Expo delays, FixExpo.org, and environmental racism, posted by Easy on Wed Apr 30 21:38:19 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetail:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d The infamous crossing where LACMTA reportedly is planning on running over black and Hispanic kids.
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Expo construction pics
Posted by Easy* on Sun May 4 22:34:23 2008, in response to (LA Metro) Expo delays, FixExpo.org, and environmental racism, posted by Easy on Wed Apr 30 21:38:19 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetail:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d They've installed barricades nearly all the way from Figueroa to the split with Rodeo. Barricades are on-site and ready to install most of the rest of the way all the way to Culver City. Looks like this is finally getting built!
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Re: Expo construction pics
Posted by monorail* on Sun May 4 22:36:06 2008, in response to Expo construction pics, posted by Easy on Sun May 4 22:34:23 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetail:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d what EXPO?
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Re: Expo construction pics
Posted by Terrapin Station* on Sun May 4 22:42:26 2008, in response to Expo construction pics, posted by Easy on Sun May 4 22:34:23 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetail:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d cool, thanks for the pics.
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Re: Expo construction pics
Posted by Easy* on Sun May 4 22:46:04 2008, in response to Re: Expo construction pics, posted by monorail on Sun May 4 22:36:06 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetail:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d It's a new LA rail line that's under construction. They were supposed to pick a color for the line over a year ago, but the politicians couldn't agree on the most appropriate color so they decided to keep calling it Expo (it runs on Exposition Blvd) for now.
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Re: Expo construction pics
Posted by monorail* on Sun May 4 22:57:48 2008, in response to Re: Expo construction pics, posted by Easy on Sun May 4 22:46:04 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetail:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d oh! okay, thanks! does it go thru a decent neighborhood?
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Re: PHOTOS compare to gold line construction (LA Metro) Expo delays
Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com* on Sun May 4 23:04:47 2008, in response to Re: (LA Metro) Expo delays, FixExpo.org, and environmental racism, posted by Easy on Sun May 4 22:30:09 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetail:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d this reminds me of marmion way in highland park 1999-2000 when i took these 35 mm photos
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Re: PHOTOS compare to gold line construction (LA Metro) Expo delays
Posted by Easy* on Sun May 4 23:08:39 2008, in response to Re: PHOTOS compare to gold line construction (LA Metro) Expo delays, posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Sun May 4 23:04:47 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetail:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Very nice. The gold line has really changed the appearance of that area.
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Re: Expo construction pics
Posted by Easy* on Sun May 4 23:23:33 2008, in response to Re: Expo construction pics, posted by monorail on Sun May 4 22:57:48 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetail:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d It goes through the northern part of south central LA which is a working class neighborhood. It's better than it used to be but I wouldn't want to live there. Ultimately it will go farther west all the way to Santa Monica.
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Re: Expo construction pics
Posted by The Port of Authority* on Sun May 4 23:38:06 2008, in response to Re: Expo construction pics, posted by Easy on Sun May 4 22:46:04 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetail:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d AFAIK, the two colors they proposed would be "rose" and "aqua". Personally, aqua makes more sense as the line will be ultimately extended to the ocean.
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Re: Expo construction pics
Posted by Easy* on Sun May 4 23:43:50 2008, in response to Re: Expo construction pics, posted by The Port of Authority on Sun May 4 23:38:06 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetail:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Many people were calling it the Aqua line, but I don't recall that being what the MTA actually wanted to name it. I think that Rose might have been the color that the MTA wanted now that you mention it. I remember that some on the board felt that any shade of blue or red might have gang connotations. I think that some wanted the line to be brown. Bernard Parks actually called for an election to have the entire county vote on it.
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Re: PHOTOS compare to gold line construction (LA Metro) Expo delays
Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com* on Sun May 4 23:48:33 2008, in response to Re: PHOTOS compare to gold line construction (LA Metro) Expo delays, posted by Easy on Sun May 4 23:08:39 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetail:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d thankz this is how the expo line will look until it is finishes has the connection to la trade tech area construction began yet ?
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Re: PHOTOS compare to gold line construction (LA Metro) Expo delays
Posted by Easy* on Sun May 4 23:57:28 2008, in response to Re: PHOTOS compare to gold line construction (LA Metro) Expo delays, posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Sun May 4 23:48:33 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetail:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d They have the right side of the street dug up, but I thought that was all utility relocation. The actual connection to the blue line will be near the end of construction. IIRC the original plan was for the blue line to be out of service between Grand and 7th/metro for a week or so, but now they recently announced that they could get it done in one weekend. Here's some info: K-rail installation construction schedule
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Re: Expo construction pics
Posted by The Port of Authority* on Mon May 5 00:07:45 2008, in response to Re: Expo construction pics, posted by Easy on Sun May 4 23:43:50 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetail:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d I remember that some on the board felt that any shade of blue or red might have gang connotations. But that's silly. We already have lines with both of those colors, one of which goes through some "notorious" areas. It's too bad that they already used orange -- that could have been a color for the Expo line.
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Re: Expo construction pics
Posted by Easy* on Mon May 5 00:13:23 2008, in response to Re: Expo construction pics, posted by The Port of Authority on Mon May 5 00:07:45 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetail:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d It will be short lived anyway. I think that it was in the same meeting that Metro announced their desire to switch to a letter or number system at some point in the near future. When you start getting into Aqua vs. blue, yellow vs. gold, etc. it gets hard for most people to identify on a map. I've seen people heading the wrong way on the red line because they thought that the orange colored line on the map was the gold line.
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Re: (LA Metro) Expo delays, FixExpo.org, and environmental racism
Posted by RonInBayside* on Mon May 5 00:18:15 2008, in response to Re: (LA Metro) Expo delays, FixExpo.org, and environmental racism, posted by Easy on Sun May 4 22:30:09 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetail:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d There were tracks there at one time, long ago, right?
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Re: Expo construction pics
Posted by RonInBayside* on Mon May 5 00:20:14 2008, in response to Re: Expo construction pics, posted by Easy on Mon May 5 00:13:23 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetail:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Mauve! Peach! Crimson!..
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Re: Expo construction pics
Posted by RonInBayside* on Mon May 5 00:20:47 2008, in response to Re: Expo construction pics, posted by RonInBayside on Mon May 5 00:20:14 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetail:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Mango! Banana! Lime!.....
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Re: Expo construction pics
Posted by RonInBayside* on Mon May 5 00:21:41 2008, in response to Expo construction pics, posted by Easy on Sun May 4 22:34:23 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetail:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Very col. Thanks for sharing...
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LACMTA blog
Posted by Easy* on Mon May 5 00:21:44 2008, in response to LACMTA news and LA area events, posted by Easy on Sun Apr 27 14:21:47 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetail:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d I didn't realize that Metro had a blog until now. It's not much to read so far. The posts are all links to transit articles. But someone is getting paid to do this. I wonder where you sign up? :) Their video section on youtube does have some interesting looking videos of historic interest that I'm going to take a look at.
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Re: (LA Metro) Expo delays, FixExpo.org, and environmental racism
Posted by Easy* on Mon May 5 00:25:28 2008, in response to Re: (LA Metro) Expo delays, FixExpo.org, and environmental racism, posted by RonInBayside on Mon May 5 00:18:15 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetail:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d There were tracks there until a few weeks ago! :) There was just one set of tracks that IINM was used decades ago by Southern Pacific.
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Re: Expo construction pics
Posted by The Port of Authority* on Mon May 5 00:29:01 2008, in response to Re: Expo construction pics, posted by Easy on Mon May 5 00:13:23 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetail:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d If they keep on building lines, they're going to run out of colors. I think a letter or number-based system would work fine.
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Re: LACMTA blog
Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com* on Mon May 5 00:32:44 2008, in response to LACMTA blog, posted by Easy on Mon May 5 00:21:44 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetail:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d West Coast Straphangers Campaign ---------------------------------- my board http://salaamallah.proboards61.com/index.cgi & my lacmta videos more to come soon http://www.youtube.com/user/salaamallah
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Re: (LA Metro) Expo delays, FixExpo.org, and environmental racism
Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com* on Mon May 5 00:33:26 2008, in response to Re: (LA Metro) Expo delays, FixExpo.org, and environmental racism, posted by Easy on Mon May 5 00:25:28 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetail:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d i rememmber thier ''switch locomotives''
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Re: Expo construction pics
Posted by Easy* on Mon May 5 00:36:31 2008, in response to Re: Expo construction pics, posted by The Port of Authority on Mon May 5 00:29:01 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetail:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Plus we're going to have more than one line on the same track. When the regional connector is finished trains from Pasadena will be able to run to East LA, Santa Monica, and Long Beach. I don't know that's what will happen, but I don't see why not.
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Re: Expo construction pics
Posted by PHXTUSbusfan* on Mon May 5 00:39:59 2008, in response to Re: Expo construction pics, posted by The Port of Authority on Mon May 5 00:07:45 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetail:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d WMATA seems to have the color thing down: Red Blue Yellow Green Orange Silver (Proposed Dulles Line) Purple (Proposed line in Montgomery County)
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Re: LACMTA blog
Posted by Easy* on Mon May 5 00:42:27 2008, in response to Re: LACMTA blog, posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Mon May 5 00:32:44 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetail:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d I just joined.
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Re: LACMTA blog
Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com* on Mon May 5 00:59:08 2008, in response to Re: LACMTA blog, posted by Easy on Mon May 5 00:42:27 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetail:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d welcome aboard post photos too !! :)
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Los Angeles Pacific Electric training film
Posted by Easy* on Mon May 5 01:40:46 2008, in response to LACMTA news and LA area events, posted by Easy on Sun Apr 27 14:21:47 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetail:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d ***WARNING**** Turn off sound before playing!!
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Re: Los Angeles Pacific Electric training film
Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com* on Mon May 5 02:10:27 2008, in response to Los Angeles Pacific Electric training film, posted by Easy on Mon May 5 01:40:46 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetail:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d the beginning was 2 huntington narrow gauge trolley cars i think 5xx something at the orem
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Re: Los Angeles Pacific Electric training film
Posted by SelkirkTMO* on Mon May 5 02:20:20 2008, in response to Los Angeles Pacific Electric training film, posted by Easy on Mon May 5 01:40:46 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetail:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Heh. Fool fed the TIME CODE audio track instead of the real one. :)
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Gold Line to Santa Monica? (was:Re: Expo construction pics)
Posted by WillD* on Mon May 5 04:04:13 2008, in response to Re: Expo construction pics, posted by The Port of Authority on Sun May 4 23:38:06 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetail:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Why not Gold? Build the regional connector tunnel and set it up for through running. Have the Blue line run through to East LA, and the Gold Line run out to Santa Monica. I suppose you'd have the problem of access to Union Station, but it doesn't seem like a terrible thing to have the East LA folks bypass that station when they're gaining direct access to downtown.
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