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Re: Downtown Connector... It's only "news" to the LA Times.....and certainly not "new" news....?
Author: synonymouse
Date: 05-13-2019 - 10:37
It is unfortunate the LA crosstown tunnel is encountering problems. The basic plan seems to be a good one, so problems of implementation not conception.
In SF the Central Subway was undermined by a politically engineered change of route from 3rd & Kearny to 4th & Stockton. 3rd & Kearny could have been cut and covered close to the surface, crossing BART/Muni in the mezzanine level. That 3rd St. route would have served both the retail and financial districts with a natural station located at Portsmouth Square parking garage. From there under the Broadway Tunnel to Van Ness and on to the Marina, a direct mirroring of the current 30X express bus line .
LA seems to enjoy much better planning than SF.
In SF the Central Subway was undermined by a politically engineered change of route from 3rd & Kearny to 4th & Stockton. 3rd & Kearny could have been cut and covered close to the surface, crossing BART/Muni in the mezzanine level. That 3rd St. route would have served both the retail and financial districts with a natural station located at Portsmouth Square parking garage. From there under the Broadway Tunnel to Van Ness and on to the Marina, a direct mirroring of the current 30X express bus line .
LA seems to enjoy much better planning than SF.
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 L.A. Regional Connector may not open until mid-2022
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No-goodnik , Q for BOB2 | 05-12-2019 - 14:56 |
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Downtown Connector... It's only "news" to the LA Times.....and certainly not "new" news....?
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BOB2 | 05-13-2019 - 05:11 |
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Re: Downtown Connector... It's only "news" to the LA Times.....and certainly not "new" news....? |
synonymouse | 05-13-2019 - 10:37 |