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Originally Posted by plutonicpanda
Good points! Thank you for the information regarding the valley residents desires.
It is important that we build these things right and show people that these lines have the opportunity to rival cars which would increase ridership. That means quality over quantity. While I want to see the system expanded, I would rather see Metro fix what have first bringing expanded operating hours, increased frequencies, and fixing the horrible bus service with adequate shelters.
That all falls in line with new capital projects ensuring they are built the right way so more money isn't needed later that could otherwise be spent expanded the system at that point. If its done right and gets people to point a to point b as quickly as possible and safely(increasing security), then it will be easier to get said projects done as public opinion will be more favorable than it is now getting more cars off the road reducing congestion and thus increasing the view of those who don't want to use it at all(suburbanites mostly) and getting their vote.
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He is not accurate about what Valley residents want. The Robbins Bill prohibited surface rail and only allowed a subway on the Orange Line corridor. It’s the opposite of what he says. The legal block prevented surface rail and only allowed an expensive subway.
https://urbanize.la/post/city-counci...-line-possible
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The California Legislature passed a law in 1991 introduced by Alan Robbins which prohibited the use of the corridor for any form of rail transit other than a "deep bore subway located at least 25 feet below ground."
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