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Originally Posted by Illithid Dude
views sucks tho
on topic: santa monica is packed around colorado now. my friends were asking me if there was an event going on. just got back from new york, i'm excited to ride the length of the line tomorrow. i really think that the expo line is going to make a mark on los angeles far greater than what the conservative estimates by metro predict.
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I agree on both fronts. Views is an over hyped album. I think so far this year every album has been severely over hyped because the artists that are releasing them know that their albums are garbage.
But back on topic. I also agree with you about the Expo line. I think the expo will easily become one of the heaviest used rail lines in the county in the next few months. Only because of the fact that it links downtown with the ocean. People saying
"omg it takes 45 minutes to get from downtown to the ocean"
Well it really doesn't matter since not everyone will be riding its full length, but even so, it can easily take an hour to get from downtown to the ocean during peak traffic times and the hassle of having to fight for parking and pay 10+ for that parking and wasting gas is enough to ditch the car.
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Originally Posted by JerellO
I have a feeling the expo line won't be able to keep up with ridership in the future and might need to be converted into heavy rail... With Santa Monica being a big tourist draw, people are gonna see there's a metro station and just hop on, throw in locals and you got yourself a packed train. I'm probably wrong though lol
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I agree, but I don't think that the Expo line will ever be upgraded to Heavy rail. But if it does perform well and is at capacity, what I see happening is there being a push to get the purple line extension to Santa Monica done, and maybe another rail proposed to help with the demand ( my wet dream being a union station/Sunset blvd/santa monica blvd line
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