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Originally Posted by StethJeff
Can anyone explain the rationale behind having the Expo Line end in SaMo? SaMo is already the terminus of the future subway. Why doesn't the Expo Line go into Venice Beach instead? It's one of the region's biggest tourist draws, a popular place for locals, and pretty dense in its own right.
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The Expo Right of Way ends in Santa Monica and it's a short distance away from the Pier, Beach and Promenade. It also connects to a larger commercial base of jobs (Watergarden, Colorado Avenue) compared to Venice Beach.
In terms of regional draws, Santa Monica is larger, but what is there to say we won't have a line to Venice beach eventually. We are in the beginnings of our system framework.