^^^^ Somebody is hyped on Coffee HAHA. a little lost in translation?...... are we talking about transit or Hollywood and movie stars ?. I see you added that second paragraph after you originally posted.... it really isn't needed....... nothing relating to transit.... And relax..... either way its a win win whether they pass the tax now or hold off onto the next one in 2016 or, hopefully, we get both passed. Your response really doesn't need to be half as dramatic as it was.... That being said in regards to your obvious Hollywood statement....
L.A. has slapped Hollywood in the face a LOT in the past decade, reason why a lot of the little movie studios left and why the big movie studios decide to film in other cities, states and countries. The whole freaking movie "Battle: Los Angeles" was filmed in Louisiana. THE WHOLE FREAKING MOVIE and its based in L.A.... Do I wish LA would bend over for the movie industry a bit more??? YES. without the movie industry, L.A. wouldn't be here and even if it were here it wouldn't be nearly as half the size it is now and San Fran would easily be king of the west. RELAX. Hollywood is a very important part of the city, its been discussed time and time again. the reason why other cities and countries are begging for Hollywood to film in their locations, sometimes for FREE. because of the economics trickling that is involved when movies are being filmed. My neighbor felt the same way about L.A. as you do.... guess what he did....Moved to Seattle and loves it........ care to follow suit?? why stay in a city that is to dysfunctional for you to bare when there are plenty of other options available.........obviously something is keeping you here. And family bet not be the reason. people leave there families all the time and relocate for places that better suits their needs. Ive defended your posts in the past and said I really love everyone's opinions and ideas but my god enough is enough. :gtfo: And world city...... Go anywhere in the world and ask people what cities do they know in the USA. New York, Los Angeles, Hollywood, San Fran and Miami are the top of everyones list. Globally recognized, acknowledged, economic super power in its own right. L.A is a World City. hell there are songs about the city from European artists and New Zealand artists. |
http://thesource.metro.net/2014/04/0...way-extension/
METRO wins yay :) beverly hills can suck it because the court ruled in favor of metro |
Minor news, but the westbound section of the Wilshire Boulevard bus-only lane is being extended from Western to Highland Ave in May. Interestingly, the plan is to first build only the westbound lane to West LA before looping back in the other direction.
Source: http://la.curbed.com/archives/2014/0...o_highland.php |
i would like to say one thing and one thing only... FUCK BEVERLY HILLS! I hope metro sues to get their attorney fees back as well
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http://la.streetsblog.org/2014/04/03...l-fantasy-map/
Move L.A.’s Measure R2 Draft Proposal, Including Their Rail Fantasy Map http://la.streetsblog.org/wp-content...4/04/R2map.png Quote:
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We need this so badly. It will be trans-formative in so many ways
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I know MoveLA is basing those ratios loosely on Measure R, but my dream would be:
35% Transit...Hopefully that extra 4.5 billion could include a line up the coast from LAX or a Harbor Subdivision line. Plus some money should be used to go back and improve service on existing lines, such as grade separation, and maybe expand the stations where they should be major hubs (North Hollywood, LAX...) 20% Transit Operations...Im assuming this money is not just for subsidizing ticket prices but also for the purchase of new trains and new bus shelters, and implementation of technology. 15% Local Return...Hopefully a lot of cities would chose to use this on infrastructure that helps people connect with the system or improving the bus and transit station experience. 10% Roads...I like the idea of spending about 9 billion transforming many roads to "complete streets" while also improving the actual quality of the road. 6% Clean Goods Movement...sounds fine to me, especially if it means more grade separation of freight trains 6% Active Transit...this is a great step toward 5% Metrolink...good 5% Road & Sidewalk Repair...taken out of the highway portion of the bill...represents 4.5 billion dollars, should be distributed based on city population. Like a local return but only for roads and sidewalk repair. This would give LA city about 1.8 billion to do street and sidewalk repair without proposing an additional tax. That is less than half what they want, but it doesn't count the 9 billion in complete streets that surely will include LA in large part. 5% Highway...I think 4.5 billion is enough money to repair existing freeway road surfaces and maybe a capital project or 2...Measure R already includes a lot of highway expansion and upgrading. And I think projects like the 405 expansion will prove to be misguided in hindsight. |
I know that LA is spread out and polycentric.
But given the amount of rail investment in construction, planned and advocated for, it seems like there is a heavy skew towards much more development being on the west side of the county. Is there really that much of an imbalance in jobs and attractions? I mean can the east side get along with just the gold line? Or do most of those peeps just work in Burbank, Glendale and Pasadena? |
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Gold Line Foothill Extension: ~ $750 million-$1 billion * Gold Line Eastside Extension (mostly grade-separated): ~ $1.5-2 billion Green Line extension to Norwalk (fully grade-separated): ~ $1-1.5 billion * West Santa Ana Branch Corridor: ~ $1.5-2 billion * Green Line extension to Long Beach: ~ $1.5 billion Glendale-Pasadena corridor (mostly grade-separated along Colorado Blvd.): ~ $1-1.5 billion * Sepulveda Corridor: $4 billion allocation tops because it serves two regions Crenshaw Corridor extension to Hollywood (mostly or fully grade-separated): $2.5-3 billion Downtown-Burbank corridor: ~ $1-1.5 billion Orange Line LRT conversion: ~$1.5-2 billion * Partial funding from Measure R You still have a good $7-10 billion left over that could be used for the Purple Line extension to Santa Monica and other HRT extensions. South LA and the bulk of the SGV don't stand to benefit much. |
^ Enter the Vermont Corridor extension of the Red Line? Purple Line extension to Arts District and Whittier Blvd? Maybe even Red Line extension via (under) El Monte Busway and Garvey Ave?
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If we assume that my ballpark estimates are about right, then we have $7-10 billion left on the table. That's enough to get the Purple Line to Santa Monica (~ $1.5 billion) and start extending the Red and Purple Lines south and east. The significance of Measure R2 is that it finally gets the suburban LRT lines off the table and allows us to concentrate on more expensive projects to places that will require high-capacity, grade-separated lines. |
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LA can't even put in green bike lanes, because it has no economic leverage against its production companies. that's fucking sad. now what was that you were saying about economic powerhouse? |
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Is West Hollywood getting screwed over once again? The Crenshaw line extension should end up further west than what this map appears to depict. At the very least the line should travel up La Cienega (or perhaps better yet up San Vicente) to Santa Monica Blvd before turning east. Fairfax is a bit too far east to conveniently serve the heart of West Hollywood.
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Has converting the Silver line to LRT ever been considered or is it just obviously not worth the cost/BRT is adequate? I've never rode this line south of downtown.
Also does anyone know why metro never used low floor cars for its light rail trains? I've always enjoyed the way these kind of cars open up to the streets and sidewalks in places like San Diego and Denver when you get off the train as opposed to LA where you walk a long ramps off the elevated platforms, situated away the street's sight. |
The Harbor Transitway was designed to accommodate light rail, if demand/funding for a conversion materialized. That's probably off the table now, due to the ExpressLanes project.
This might answer your question about platform heights: http://transittalk.proboards.com/thr...gh-los-angeles |
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Fortune 500 companies look for the cheapest place to set up shop to pay the less. and they don't even employ that many most of the time. why haven't some cities below LA that are full of them cant seem to pass us by with economic power yet?????? LA has been number 2 for how many decades? Go around the world and mention another city below us and see how many people scratch their heads. mention LA and everyone knows the city well. I know what your saying but you're the one missing the point. LA is here only because of Hollywood. Why ignore the industry that put us on the map in the first place? doesn't make since. Leave all the big business for our big sister on the east a little sister in the mid west. LA is doing fine with focusing on the industry that made us. What will happen in the near future is companies from other countries, is Asia to be exact, will start setting up their American Base in LA since it only makes sense. Korean Air is one of the first. will be fun to see others follow. |
I thought it would never happen after a 4-year delay, but Santa Monica is finally upgrading its bus stops with a design by LOHA. Over 300 bus stops will be rebuilt over the next two years. Some more renderings are on LOHA's website. With this, Expo Phase 2, and a growing bike network, life is going to get a lot better for non-motorists in Santa Monica.
Source: Curbed LA Photo credit: Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects http://cdn.cstatic.net/images/gridfs.../9-13-1200.jpg |
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