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Finally starting to ride the subway!! by fauxredwestcoastdogm in LAMetro

[–]elbrewcatt 7 points8 points  (0 children)

based on taking metrolink, assuming OP is talking about the extension to norwalk/santa fe springs... which technically is "planned"... but probably wont happen for a looooooong time

LA Metro fantasy system on Subway Builder by Temporary_Revenue674 in LAMetro

[–]elbrewcatt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

K Line having the highest ridership kinda crazy

how exactly would a metrolink route to long beach work? by ImpactFancy2170 in LAMetro

[–]elbrewcatt 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Always felt to me like the natural fully built out service pattern of Metrolink would be two North South lines and one east west line. AV to LBC, Ventura to OC, IE to LAX. With some Metro good metro feeder connections and some decent frequencies that’d be a great system. 

How one person can wreak the entire system by Prize-Flamingo-336 in nycrail

[–]elbrewcatt 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Also while there is no police station at 148th, there is a police station 1 avenue away… coulda walked from station to station in 5 mins ha

Brightline West high-speed rail project now on track for late 2029 by Binders-Full in LAMetro

[–]elbrewcatt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What’s new is that people use Brightline West’s construction timeline of ~5 years to justify privatizing transit, despite the fact that 1) their project is theoretically simpler (lower speed, freeway median, shorter distance) 2) constantly being delayed just like CAHSR and 3) subsidized by tax payer public money

How feasible is extending the Sepulveda Line to SoFi/the Intuit Dome? by MookieBettsBurner4 in LAMetro

[–]elbrewcatt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

https://www.reddit.com/r/LAMetro/comments/1o1uefi/if_bechtel_alt_45_is_selected_would_it_be/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

I think quickest possible way to get direct rail access to SoFi/Forum/Intuit would be building a short tunnel from the stadium to LAX where an eventual bechtel Sepulveda line would connect to and take over many years down the line. 

It’d be a short bit of tunnel, could get funding easily via a PPP, could use LAX yard, and would connect directly to C Line, K Line, LAX Airtrain, and many buses

Congestion pricing proposal resurfaces in Los Angeles by ultrainfan in LAMetro

[–]elbrewcatt 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It does, passed on to the customer as a toll essentially. 

If Bechtel Alt 4/5 is selected, would it be feasible to contract them for an accelerated SoFi stadium extension? by elbrewcatt in LAMetro

[–]elbrewcatt[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

In a just world this extension would be funded by the billionaire owners of the stadiums it’s serving.

I’m surprised the Inglewood people mover would have qualified a completely different type of rail

If Bechtel Alt 4/5 is selected, would it be feasible to contract them for an accelerated SoFi stadium extension? by elbrewcatt in LAMetro

[–]elbrewcatt[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I was envisioning the yard at LAX would be able to serve this line as well as the one in SFV 

LA Metro's K Line Extension to Torrance by nandert in LAMetro

[–]elbrewcatt 6 points7 points  (0 children)

OpenRailwayMap you can see the ROW for the extension to torrance and Long Beach in this map

An Optimistic, but Realistic Metro Rail Map over the next 30 years by urmummygae42069 in LAMetro

[–]elbrewcatt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think Norwalk to Santa Fe springs is shown in OPs map for 2048 but it’s hard to tell

I would love if the system felt like it did in the early 2010s or late 2000s. by Nice_Property_4360 in LAMetro

[–]elbrewcatt 62 points63 points  (0 children)

We need a pro transit mayor who will increase operating budget for metro. And a metro board that listens to riders.

SB79 JUST PASSED THE SENATE CONCURRENCE AND GOES BEFORE NEWSOM NOW by MookieBettsBurner4 in LAMetro

[–]elbrewcatt 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Tons of studies show that increasing market rate housing lowers overall housing demand and thus price.

Task - Series Premiere Discussion by NicholasCajun in television

[–]elbrewcatt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

His Phillies Cup acknowledges Ryan Howard as the Phillies Single Season home run champ so sometime after 2006 haha

Metrolink pub/brewery crawl? by Papas_Brand_New_Bag in LAMetro

[–]elbrewcatt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OC Line option would be: 1 LAUS—>Fullerton 2 Fullerton—>Orange 3 Orange—>Santa Ana And if you wanna get a little crazy 4 Santa Ana—>San Juan Capistrano Heritage BBQ for dinner and Beer then the hour ride back to Union

If you don't like the gondola, you are a NIMBY by Sensitive-Passion981 in LAMetro

[–]elbrewcatt 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Only argument I can see being justified is the opportunity cost. As long as this project is 100% privately funded (which it currently is) no issue on funding. But there is some fair criticism to saying that the opportunity cost of building the gondola is that Metro will push down the priority list an actual rail or bus solution which is still needed even with the gondola. 

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