That's what happens when a transit advocate believes in nothing but subways and trashes light-rail. Not only that but he sides with every NIMBY he can find, including Clint Simmons, who opposes the line because it passes right in front of his house, and Colleen Heller, who thinks Cheviot Hills is elite and must be isolated from the rest of the city.

He calls the Expo corridor "South LA" and ignores the fact that another at-grade light-rail line is being planned in real South LA in his backyard in Leimert Park.

I'm sure Colleen Heller and the rest of the Cheviot Hills NIMBYs are thrilled about this lawsuit.

Dear NIMBYs, have fun while you can. The line will be opened to service by the time you realize it.

And dear pro bonehead lawyers, have fun while you can as well. Metro isn't the pot of gold you think and with so many supporters of this project and nonsense NIMBY claims, you haven't got the slightest chance.

The grade separations at USC, La Brea and Culver City have many thousands of cars passing an hour with complicated intersections. If not separated there would be traffic delays even with only a 30 second period with the gates down as the cars passed. This is not the case at the Dorsey crossing.

Are the Fix Expo people trying to tell us that the students are not smart enough to stay out of the way of an approaching train even with gates blocking their way? Somehow the students have figured out how to stay out of the street when cars are coming. Come on theses are bright High School students, give them some credit and not use them as pawns to gain political power.

The MTA, the construction authority and the PUC had it right the first time with allowing an at grade crossing. Even if the money were there a grade separation should not be built