Comments on: Live blogging Metro’s Subway to the Sea meeting

By: Alek F

Alek F — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:43:24 +0000

I’m very glad BRT options will Not be considered in the future! Finally, common sense has prevailed.
(I’m sure the Bus Riders Union lunatics are furious; they probably wanted buses. LOL Let them “suffer” on our subway. Yeeeeah!)

By: Aaron

Aaron — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:23:38 +0000

Gary,

I stayed through the inanity and did see your comment, and loved it. It’s sad but true.

Text Maniac: Alternatives 2-10 died at various stages of scoping ;p. It really is Alternative 11, and it’s a coincidence that the surviving plans are “1″ and “11.”

By: Gary Kavanagh

Gary Kavanagh — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:03:01 +0000

Hey, I was there as well. I think you missed my two minutes, but I went up and talked about beating car times from Hollywood to Santa Monica during the morning rush on my bicycle, to emphasize how dire the traffic situation is. I hope we see Alternative 11 someday, and as mentioned by others, I hope without parking expansions.

By: N.S.

N.S. — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:39:15 +0000

Yes, I agree. A UCLA Subway stop would be unbelievable. I hope beyond hope that this project finally gets rolling soon..!!

By: Evan

Evan — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:30:02 +0000

A UCLA subway stop would kick major ass.

By: text maniac

text maniac — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:08:42 +0000

o so minor edit note: it should be either “Alternative 2″ or “Alternative II”, not “Alternative 11″…

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:10:13 +0000

Thanks for the update. I too am in favor of Alt 11 and no parking.

By: Jody Litvak

Jody Litvak — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:57:26 +0000

Well if people want copies of this presentation, information about the remaining 4 community meetings, or other Study information, it’s available at the Stdy website at http://www.metro.net/westside.

Jody Litvak

By: Siel

Siel — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 05:35:53 +0000

Community meetings always bring out the strange peeps — but I don’t think I’ve ever been to one when someone got booed! Really must stay thru the Q&A next time –

Jody — I didn’t mean to imply that the money could EASILY be siphoned off from the Westside Extension…. I think that what you were saying is that it’s possible but unlikely that the money could be moved to fund other LA county transit projects.

I think it’s cute Metro has a Facebook profile, but I find the Metro tweets even more useful :)

Lastly — Sorry ’bout the super small text in the comments — Kim, my wonderful web helper person, will be fixing this sad situation soon –

By: Jody Litvak

Jody Litvak — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 05:30:41 +0000

Hey Siel – Thanks for live blogging tonight’s meeting. Sorry you couldn’t stay till the end. We’ll try and do a better job of staying on schedule.

Regarding your 7:31 entry, what I said was that funding for projects in the sales tax initiative can only be diverted with approval from 2/3 of the Metro Board of Directors and with 12 month advance notification to the State Legislature.

I did overstate the number of members in the Metro Westside Extension Facebook group but not by much.

Jody Litvak
Metro Westside Extension Study Team