Comments on: Could State Budget Cuts Derail Late Night Train Service? http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/09/19/could-state-budget-cuts-derail-late-night-train-service/ Covering Los Angeles's livable streets movement Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:06:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Marcotico http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/09/19/could-state-budget-cuts-derail-late-night-train-service/comment-page-1/#comment-2344 Marcotico Fri, 19 Sep 2008 22:57:11 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=1164#comment-2344 Overall I actually like Metro. I know some people who work there and they have a lot of integrity, and try to get good project done. One of the things I really do fault them for is trying to do too much, too quickly. I mean the half cent gas tax just hit the radar a few months ago, so they had to scramble to pull together diverse constituencies, instead of you know "planning" it. This sounds like the same thing, a great idea that probably should have been planned since January of last year. As anyone who has ever worked at a public transportation agency knows it can take 6 months just to get a work plan for something like this through all the committees and boards it needs to, and that is assuming no major challenges along the way. Stop teasing us, crasy Metro! Overall I actually like Metro. I know some people who work there and they have a lot of integrity, and try to get good project done. One of the things I really do fault them for is trying to do too much, too quickly. I mean the half cent gas tax just hit the radar a few months ago, so they had to scramble to pull together diverse constituencies, instead of you know “planning” it.

This sounds like the same thing, a great idea that probably should have been planned since January of last year. As anyone who has ever worked at a public transportation agency knows it can take 6 months just to get a work plan for something like this through all the committees and boards it needs to, and that is assuming no major challenges along the way.

Stop teasing us, crasy Metro!

]]> By: cph http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/09/19/could-state-budget-cuts-derail-late-night-train-service/comment-page-1/#comment-2342 cph Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:04:36 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=1164#comment-2342 Would the extra buses needed include the Metro Orange Line? Would the extra buses needed include the Metro Orange Line?

]]> By: calwatch http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/09/19/could-state-budget-cuts-derail-late-night-train-service/comment-page-1/#comment-2339 calwatch Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:43:25 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=1164#comment-2339 You don't necessarily need to extend all bus service. Most lines in the area already run owl service, or shut down well before midnight; the only line that might not is the 2-Sunset which stops around 2 a.m. Running a single subway line under 3 a.m. while shutting down the rest of the system (including the Blue Line) is probably not the greatest idea in the world, but to extend bus service on 20 different lines for the subway isn't the answer either. In fact, with the subway running late, you could cancel certain bus routes, like the 656, which is the Cahuenga Pass shuttle during the overnight. You don’t necessarily need to extend all bus service. Most lines in the area already run owl service, or shut down well before midnight; the only line that might not is the 2-Sunset which stops around 2 a.m. Running a single subway line under 3 a.m. while shutting down the rest of the system (including the Blue Line) is probably not the greatest idea in the world, but to extend bus service on 20 different lines for the subway isn’t the answer either. In fact, with the subway running late, you could cancel certain bus routes, like the 656, which is the Cahuenga Pass shuttle during the overnight.

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