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One Way to Take Care of Business
Another set of meetings for the Regional Connector, a project that could make a ride from Pasadena to Long Beach, or East LA to Culver City (and eventually Santa Monica) a reality without transferring, has been announced. "By providing continuous through service between these (light rail) lines, the regional connector will improve regional mobility, minimize transfers, reduce station crowding and improve access to both local and regional destinations,'' reads a Metro statement.
A two-mile transit link, either above or below ground (the most popular idea) located in downtown, would allow trains from the Gold, Blue and currently under construction Expo Line share tracks instead of dead-ending at Union Station or the 7th/Metro station. The public is encouraged to opine at the following meetings:
- March 30 at 4:30 p.m. at the University of Southern California's Davidson Conference Center, 3415 S. Figueroa St., Alumni Room;
- March 31 at 6:30 p.m. at Lake Avenue Church, 393 N. Lake Ave., Pasadena;
- April 1 at 6:30 p.m. at the Japanese American National Museum, 369 E. First St., Los Angeles; and
- April 2 at noon at the Los Angeles Central Library, 630 W. Fifth St., Board Room.
You can also let them know your thoughts via phone and writing.
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This is needed but there are so many more pressing transit needs in this city. Perhaps we all just need to get our heads around the fact that our state and city government is going to continue pumping billions of dollars into downtown while the areas that are actually populated like Echo Park, West Hollywood, Miracle Mile, Fairfax District, Melrose, Culver City, Venice and Santa Monica remain Public Transportationless.
Do you think the one-day Silver Lake DASH experiment should continue?
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I don't think this can be described as a downtown-only project at all.
And I think it has higher prioritization than everything else except the Purple Line extension.
Allowing the Gold, Blue and Expo lines to connect without forcing people to transfer to the Red/Purple line will exponentially expand the usefulness of the system as a whole. Trains could run from Pasadena to Santa Monica without requiring a transfer. Trains could run from Long Beach to East L.A. without requiring a transfer.
The Downtown Regional Connector opens up so many more possibilities for the system as a whole. Every region will benefit from this project, not just downtown.