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According to a report posted on Metro's website, it appears the Gold Line Eastside Extension could be opening on Saturday, November 14th. It is listed in a powerpoint presentation (.pdf) meant for a board committee meeting this Wednesday.
The 6-mile extension will run from Union Station to East LA and stop at eight stations.
Previously on LAist: Gold Line Eastside Extension Begins Regular Testing
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I would love to see the LA Times do an article on the subway maps that have been placed in all subway cars and stations showing the extension as open. I'm sure the NYT will beat them to the punch. In fact, I'll write them now.
What would the article say? "Routine Map Update Done in Advance of Subway-Line Opening"?
More like "Mayor and MTA Put Bravado Before Citizens"
Ridiculous. Hope your feelings don't get hurt when the NYtimes laugh you out of their inbox. Have you ever even heard 1/10 of the problems with the local MTA? Their incongruous (and they are in many parts) map aren't even an afterthought.
Major metropolitan subways routinely update (or inversely, fail to update) maps with extensions with the closely regularly scheduled map update and not on the exact date-of in order to avoid unnecessary costs.
More like, "Mayor and MTA put budget and other transportation projects ahead of big whiners."
It's a valid point. Unless the poster says the route is not in operation, it's misleading. Someone who is not familiar with the ongoing news of Metro may try to take it and end up wasting time, money, etc.
I don't think it is when compared to regular procedures in other major metropolitan subways (at least in this country).
This summer I was living in New York, and they just extended their G-line by 1/3, and cut some F-line stations, have not updated in-station or in-car maps, and nary a few paper announcements were taped in relevant subway stations the first week of new operations. Nothing out of the ordinary. And don't even get me started on the Chicago El's maps.
BTW- I'm pretty sure these lines are designated with dashes, and the Legend notes dashes mean future service. Same goes for Expo line, but in black.
Ok, we're talking about a subway with 63 stations(LA) compared to one with 468(NYC). The Gold Line extension represents 8 new stations or 12% of the entire LA Metro.
Paul do you work for MTA or the Mayor? Not sure how you're defending this.
And as for the NYT "laughing at me" they recently covered three art galleries in Hollywood in the Sunday Times and regularly have in depth analysis on all thinks LA including tourism, transit, politics and other stories of interest. They know Los Agelenos turn to them for real news and in turn they've greatly expanded coverage of Los Angeles.