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ChineseDaily Transit Links Roundup
Contributed by Fred Camino on January 29th, 2008 at 10:00 am
A passenger enjoys the passing scenery on a westbound Southwest Chief.
- DailyKos shares an Amtrak narrative
- BART enters the future with cell phone technology that allows riders to buy tickets with their phones
- Bus routes to Dodger games in 2008? Just maybe.
- Trolleys link that past with the future of Broadway
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it’s about time this issue was re-addressed. i have no car and love going to dodger games. i take the 2 or 4 bus and then walk to the stadium from sunset but like you said, the bus has to deal with traffic. now i’m all for a trolley style system that takes people to the peak of the stadium from sunset which would make that whole area blow up with business but thats a far off dream. til then i think metro/dash needs to have extra buses running not only to its normal stop at sunset but up to the stadium itself. it should also have a designated (and strictly enforced) bus lane. to add to this the stadium needs to upgrade the whole area to make it more walkable. its insane to walk there and back around the stadium. small ass stairwells and just terrible funneling of masses of people to narrow entrances. not to mention there are hardly any sidewalks to speak of and people have no problem nearly side swiping you as they’re racing out of the ravine as fast as they can after spending 30 minutes trying to leave the lot.
a lot needs to be done at dodger stadium to make it more fan friendly and the first and easiest are these. stop being an asshole mccourt and help us all out.
1. The amtrak stories were interesting, even if you have to pick through the politics…,
2. Using cell phones to pay for transit, or other small purchases is kind of neat. Just watch out for that bill at the end of the month….
3. Dodger Stadium. Until 1994 we had the #634, which ran along Spring Street, ending near the Greyhound station. I have no idea what ridership was like, but I don’t think it was all that popular, primarily because you had to transfer to get anywhere. Imagine standing around Downtown LA after the game, late at night back then. No thanks.
The Dodger Stadium shuttle of a few years ago had the same issue. Sure you could ride Metrolink into Union Station and catch the shuttle, but then what do you do after the game, when the last train has long gone?
The Hollywood Bowl people have the right idea. A dedicated network of bus routes that operate to just about all the corners of LA County, with free parking, and direct service right to the gate. After the event, the buses are waiting for you, they load them up and take you back to your starting point, no muss, no fuss. And they’re not all that expensive either (about $5 rt last time I took one). How about that model for Dodger Stadium….and Staples Center, and the Coliseum, and …
4. Broadway Trolley. I really don’t know. This idea sounds like something driven by real estate developers with dollar signs in their eyes, and plenty of Choo-Choo-Charlie railfans in the cheerleading section. What are the real transit needs in not only bringing people to Downtown, but moving them around once they are already there, that’s what I’d like to hear more discussion of.
That’s the most pathetic thing about Dodgers games. What do you do after the game, period? Whether you’ve driven or taken the bus, there’s really nothing to do. With the redevelopment of Downtown perhaps the transit service could be integrated with the nightlife on Broadway (whenever that comes) so people will actually be able to do stuff before and after the games.
I agree. I mean if it’s a private venture, go for it. I just hate to see Metro getting involved in things that aren’t real transit necessities. Like a while back when they were talking about getting Metro involed in Angels Flight. There’s just too many real transit needs in this city to waste time with touristy attractions. A street car cruising up and down Broadway is cute, but so is that thing at the Grove.