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Originally Posted by waltlantz
Are there other examples that can be pointed to? Cause the "ram it down their throats" is almost a sure fire way to kill any cooperation you'd get such from such loaded areas.
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For sure. And cooperation should come first.
However, what you must realize is that sometimes (or sadly in LA's case...VERY often), depending on the area, some organizations or groups of people (homeowner assoc., activists, BHUSD, FixExpo, etc) will not be satisfied until they get their way. And more often than not, their "way" is BY FAR the most unreasonable, expensive, and least cost-effective. In such cases as building rail lines, more often than not, grade-seperation is the request. And in this case in particular, routing the purple line on santa monica blvd would NOT be as bang-for-your-buck as Constellation ave. The studies prove it... not to mention common sense.
The same goes for land development. So much red tape, bureaucracy, and public relations management. If there are any reasons why businesses don't like LA, this is one of them, along with taxes.