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Los Angeles Red Line Station
Author: Arthur Dee
Date: 01-05-2009 - 22:08
Chris:
I don't know why you need to put up so much misinformation without spending even two seconds to do basic research.
None of this is secret, in fact, mostly easily available by using google.
1. It's too bad Los Angeles hasn't expanded this system further.
After a hard fought year, the necessary legislation was passed by the legislature and the county transportation authority to allow a sales tax measure to be
placed before Los Angeles County voters. Talk about uphill: 66-2/3 needed to say yes. The final result 67.9% yes. Even CA High Speed Rail only passed
with 52.7%. Planning for a subway extension takes years and building even more time. But the voters said Yes, so the plans will move ahead.
2. The light-rail systems are slow, have street running and traffic to deal with. The Blue Line is reasonable... The Gold Line that opened a few years ago is
way too slow! Capacity on the Red Line is awesome, frequencies are real good, and the trains arrive and depart very quickly.
More opinion, not fact. Look at the ridership on the various LA rail lines. LA Light Rail ridership is greater on a per mile basis than BART.
Now, for the speeds, on one line, Light Rail is faster, than either of the subway lines. And despite your lack of fact checking, the Gold Line isn't that slow.
Why don't you check these numbers against other major Western U.S. Light Rail Lines? LA has some of the heaviest ridership and quickest speeds.
Green Line: 20 miles, 35 minute end-to-end travel time, Avg. speed = 34 mph
Red Line: 15.4 miles, 30 minute end-to-end travel time, Avg. speed = 31 mph
Purple Line: 6.4 miles, 13 minute end-to-end travel time, Avg. speed = 30 mph
Gold Line: 13.7 miles, 30 minute end-to-end travel time, Avg. speed = 27.4 mph
Blue Line: 22.0 miles, 55 minute end-to-end travel time, Avg. speed = 24 mph
East LA Gold Line: 6.0 miles, 17 minute end-to-end travel time, Avg. speed = 21.2 mph
Expo Line to Culver City: 8.5 miles, 25 minute end-to-end travel time, Avg. speed = 20.4 mph
Expo Line to Santa Monica: 15.4 miles, approx 42-45 minute end-to-end travel time, Avg. speed = 21-22 mph
I don't know why you need to put up so much misinformation without spending even two seconds to do basic research.
None of this is secret, in fact, mostly easily available by using google.
1. It's too bad Los Angeles hasn't expanded this system further.
After a hard fought year, the necessary legislation was passed by the legislature and the county transportation authority to allow a sales tax measure to be
placed before Los Angeles County voters. Talk about uphill: 66-2/3 needed to say yes. The final result 67.9% yes. Even CA High Speed Rail only passed
with 52.7%. Planning for a subway extension takes years and building even more time. But the voters said Yes, so the plans will move ahead.
2. The light-rail systems are slow, have street running and traffic to deal with. The Blue Line is reasonable... The Gold Line that opened a few years ago is
way too slow! Capacity on the Red Line is awesome, frequencies are real good, and the trains arrive and depart very quickly.
More opinion, not fact. Look at the ridership on the various LA rail lines. LA Light Rail ridership is greater on a per mile basis than BART.
Now, for the speeds, on one line, Light Rail is faster, than either of the subway lines. And despite your lack of fact checking, the Gold Line isn't that slow.
Why don't you check these numbers against other major Western U.S. Light Rail Lines? LA has some of the heaviest ridership and quickest speeds.
Green Line: 20 miles, 35 minute end-to-end travel time, Avg. speed = 34 mph
Red Line: 15.4 miles, 30 minute end-to-end travel time, Avg. speed = 31 mph
Purple Line: 6.4 miles, 13 minute end-to-end travel time, Avg. speed = 30 mph
Gold Line: 13.7 miles, 30 minute end-to-end travel time, Avg. speed = 27.4 mph
Blue Line: 22.0 miles, 55 minute end-to-end travel time, Avg. speed = 24 mph
East LA Gold Line: 6.0 miles, 17 minute end-to-end travel time, Avg. speed = 21.2 mph
Expo Line to Culver City: 8.5 miles, 25 minute end-to-end travel time, Avg. speed = 20.4 mph
Expo Line to Santa Monica: 15.4 miles, approx 42-45 minute end-to-end travel time, Avg. speed = 21-22 mph
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 Los Angeles Red Line Station
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Chris Fussell | 01-02-2009 - 18:00 |
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Chris Fussell | 01-02-2009 - 18:05 |
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Arthur Dee | 01-05-2009 - 22:08 |
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Q | 01-05-2009 - 22:33 |
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Arthur Dee | 01-05-2009 - 23:55 |
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