http://laist.com/2006/12/27/orange_line_ripens.php All comments for Orange Line Ripens en-us 2008 lindsayrebecca Sun, 22 Jun 2008 11:00:00 -0800 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss lindsay@laist.com lindsay@laist.com 60 http://laist.com/2006/12/27/orange_line_ripens.php#comment-859986 http://laist.com/2006/12/27/orange_line_ripens.php#comment-859986 Comments Wed, 27 Dec 2006 19:09:12 -0800 <p>The Southern extension sounds more like the Orange Line is going to split in two branches, with the southern line terminating at the Warner Center Transit Hub (a block of Owensmouth Avenue where all the buses meet) and the other continuing to Chatsworth. The Orange Line is doing better than anyone expected, but I still think Metro should have gone with the Miami option, where local buses can get on the busway after finishing a street run and heading to a major terminal. If the Orange Line gets extended to Chatsworth, this would make a lot of sense since every bus can theoretically use the busway. The Valley has four major nodes: Chatsworth (northwest), Warner Center (southwest), North Hollywood (southeast) and Sylmar (northeast). Theoretically, every existing line can start and end at one of these nodes, and this can reduce having to transfer often.</p>