http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/02/06/expo-board-talking-dorsey-high-tomorrow/ Covering Los Angeles's livable streets movement Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:06:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/02/06/expo-board-talking-dorsey-high-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-133 Bob Zwolinski Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:14:00 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/02/06/expo-board-talking-dorsey-high-tomorrow/#comment-133 Safety? The at-grade Farmdale crossing is incredibly safe as designed! <br/>If a 13 year-old high school student doesn’t have enough sense to get out of the way when the bells start clanging and the semaphores go down and the pedestrian safety gates begin to close, then our society has a big problem!<br/>I grew up in Chicago where a few heavy-rail lines run at-grade for several miles. <br/>They were built over 100 years ago and are still operating today, without problems, all built in dense, congested areas adjacent to homes and schools. <br/>Why is it a problem here in Los Angeles? I don’t get it. Safety? The at-grade Farmdale crossing is incredibly safe as designed!
If a 13 year-old high school student doesn’t have enough sense to get out of the way when the bells start clanging and the semaphores go down and the pedestrian safety gates begin to close, then our society has a big problem!
I grew up in Chicago where a few heavy-rail lines run at-grade for several miles.
They were built over 100 years ago and are still operating today, without problems, all built in dense, congested areas adjacent to homes and schools.
Why is it a problem here in Los Angeles? I don’t get it.

]]> http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/02/06/expo-board-talking-dorsey-high-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-132 Anonymous Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:30:00 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/02/06/expo-board-talking-dorsey-high-tomorrow/#comment-132 The whole issue is political- At grade (with quade gate protections) crossings are only a concern when it happens in Central LA, but at grade crossing in East LA or in South Pasadena are not a problem. Damian is seeking political office by using this as an issue. I support Expo with the current design or an over the road crossing. The whole issue is political- At grade (with quade gate protections) crossings are only a concern when it happens in Central LA, but at grade crossing in East LA or in South Pasadena are not a problem. Damian is seeking political office by using this as an issue. I support Expo with the current design or an over the road crossing.

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