Comments on: Metro Picks Locally Preferred Alternative for Orange Line Extension http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/06/12/metro-picks-locally-preferred-alternative-for-orange-line-extension/ Covering Los Angeles's livable streets movement Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Wad http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/06/12/metro-picks-locally-preferred-alternative-for-orange-line-extension/comment-page-1/#comment-1147 Wad Sat, 14 Jun 2008 09:47:59 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/06/12/metro-picks-locally-preferred-alternative-for-orange-line-extension/#comment-1147 Alan, don't forget the money that has been sunk into making the Orange Line a busway. When you convert it into light rail, you have to add this cost into the construction cost of light rail. Building it as light rail from the get-go would have been cheaper. The problem was that Zev would never have gotten off his ass to build anything but the busway he has fawned over in Curitiba. Alan, don’t forget the money that has been sunk into making the Orange Line a busway. When you convert it into light rail, you have to add this cost into the construction cost of light rail.

Building it as light rail from the get-go would have been cheaper. The problem was that Zev would never have gotten off his ass to build anything but the busway he has fawned over in Curitiba.

]]> By: Alan Fishel http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/06/12/metro-picks-locally-preferred-alternative-for-orange-line-extension/comment-page-1/#comment-1141 Alan Fishel Sat, 14 Jun 2008 00:36:57 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/06/12/metro-picks-locally-preferred-alternative-for-orange-line-extension/#comment-1141 Let’s save the money for the Canoga Ave extension and put the effort in upgrading the Orange bus line into a LRT line. The line is at saturation and busses can not be added do to blocking cross streets. The busses are small and very uncomfortable inside. A LRT line can carry many times more riders faster, more comfortable and with fewer operators at much less cost than the busses. So why is any more effort being put into the Orange bus line instead of putting the money and effort into making this a more efficient and faster LRT line? Let’s save the money for the Canoga Ave extension and put the effort in upgrading the Orange bus line into a LRT line. The line is at saturation and busses can not be added do to blocking cross streets. The busses are small and very uncomfortable inside. A LRT line can carry many times more riders faster, more comfortable and with fewer operators at much less cost than the busses.

So why is any more effort being put into the Orange bus line instead of putting the money and effort into making this a more efficient and faster LRT line?

]]> By: Dan Wentzel http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/06/12/metro-picks-locally-preferred-alternative-for-orange-line-extension/comment-page-1/#comment-1133 Dan Wentzel Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:58:34 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/06/12/metro-picks-locally-preferred-alternative-for-orange-line-extension/#comment-1133 Awesome! Now lets figure out a good timeline to upgrade this project to light rail? 2015? Awesome!

Now lets figure out a good timeline to upgrade this project to light rail? 2015?

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