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Originally Posted by StethJeff
I don't see the point behind a line that goes all the way to Santa Ana and doesn't pass by Disneyland, Angel Stadium, The Pond, UCI Medical Center, etc. Or is the hope here that OC will eventually develop it's own rail that will address this?
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The ROW forks eastward between Cerritos and Katella, eventually leading all the way to Disneyland. Since OCTA is planning ARTIC, I wouldn't be surprised to see a branch to Disneyland and the rest of the Platinum Triangle.
The beauty about the West Santa Ana Branch Corridor is that it can provide both local and regional service (like the Harbor Subdivision) because the ROW is so wide. Metrolink's stop spacing is too wide and its headways too long. It also runs along an industrial corridor, whereas the old PE ROW cuts through neighborhoods.
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Originally Posted by bmfarley
That map is confusing. So is the Metro site. I-405 project is transit/rail????? Not that I know of. Crenshaw is another weird one... it ends at Imperial/Aviation? Santa Ana Branch... is that a Metrolink expansion?
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The Measure R plan doesn't specify a mode for the I-405 project, although it has been planned as BRT in the past. Transit advocates began voicing their support for a rail line during meetings for the Purple Line extension. What could possibly explain the 2038 date?
Crenshaw -- The constructed segment ends at Imperial/Aviation, but the line will continue farther south by sharing tracks with the Green Line.