Comments on: Senate Still Holding Sales Tax Bill. Board of Supervisors Will Vote on it Again.

By: Dan Wentzel

Dan Wentzel — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 19:35:33 +0000

"I live in Korea town, and I would never dream of taking the Purple to Blue to Green trip to LAX. It would take twice as long as using the Fly Away."
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Yes, but once the Crenshaw line is extended to the Purple Line, then that would be an attractive way of getting to the Airport.

By: Matt Gleason

Matt Gleason — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:55:43 +0000

Ken
I see some of the logic of a green line airport spur. I understand that LAX employees who live in Inglewood, Compton, and certian parts of South LA will find their commutes mcuh improved.

That said, will it really provide acceptably speedy trips to LAX for the rest of the regions residents?

Isn't the LAWA Flyaway
a) much cheaper
b) much faster
c) much more flexible

I live in Korea town, and I would never dream of taking the Purple to Blue to Green trip to LAX. It would take twice as long as using the Fly Away.

By: Kymberleigh Richards

Kymberleigh Richards — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:40:48 +0000

I don't have a problem with Green Line extensions, both north to the LAX Transit Center and south to the Galleria, as part of a comprehensive, county-wide system.

The same argument applies to Green Line extensions, in my mind, as apply to completing Expo and extending the subway. All will bring people from one end of the region (where they live) to the other (where the jobs are).

Equity is not completely determined by where one rests one's head at night. It is also determined by where that head is during business hours.

By: Ken Alpern

Ken Alpern — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:19:16 +0000

I am NOT a fan of any huge project like the Subway to the Sea or the 710 tunnel being fully funded by this sales tax, but if one is funded then the other should be as well...period.

Although I am a Green Line advocate (Co-Chair, Friends of the Green Line, http://www.fogl.us), which means I am totally biased, I think that I make an exception for a full Green Line/LAX funding, because:

1) It's not big, it's relatively small ($250 million) compared to the billion-dollar Expo, Wilshire and other projects

2) Politically, it's huge and until it's fixed I don't envision the voters are gonna be too happy about creating any new lines that don't connect to key destinations

3) Most importantly, it's one of the most significant and costly legs of the Crenshaw Corridor proposal, which follows Expo, and during ongoing LAX renovation plans the time is NOW to get this small but vital project completed