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ChineseValley Transit Insider Offers Alternative To Service Cuts
Contributed by Fred Camino on February 7th, 2008 at 8:21 pm
Image courtesy of Fire Monkey Fish via Flickr.
Kymberleigh Richards, webmaster of San Fernando Valley Transit Insider and Metro Governance Council member, offers an open letter on her site to valley transit users regarding the proposed bus service cuts to many lines that serve the region. In the letter Kymberleigh proposes alternatives for Lines 96, 154, and 155 which include:
- Operate Line 96 only between downtown Los Angeles and Burbank Transportation Center. This service can reasonably operate hourly through the Griffith Park area. Realign Line 96 via Alameda Ave. – Main St. – Victory Blvd. – Olive Ave. to continue service to shopping center near the intersection of Alameda & Main.
- Line 96 portion between Burbank Transportation Center and Universal City Station operated as extension of Line 292.
- Line 96 portion between Universal City Station and Sherman Oaks operated as new Line 162.
- Line 154 portion between Burbank Transportation Center and North Hollywood Station operated as new Line 293, as a branch route of Line 292.
For the proposed cancellation of the midday route for Line 237, Kymberleigh offers these alternatives:
- Operate Line 237 only between Granada Hills and Woodley Orange Line Station.
- Interline Line 237 with Line 239 at Rinaldi/Balboa.
- New weekday peak-hour Line 159 operates portion of Line 239 eliminated by interlining, continuing connectivity between Sylmar/San Fernando Metrolink Station and Cal State Northridge.
StreetHeatLA also has coverage of Kymberleigh’s comments at the hearing on Wednesday, calling her “one of the more pragmatic board members”.
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Thank you, Fred, for the additional publicity on my proposals. I realize I can’t stop a lot of what is happening, but I can at least try to prevent those proposals which go too far in terms of lowering the connectivity between services.
As mentioned in my open letter that you kindly linked to, there will be a system-wide public hearing tomorrow at the Metro headquarters building and I will be present, representing the San Fernando Valley governance council. Anyone who wishes to comment on my proposals — pro or con — may do so then, or written comments will be taken through next Thursday the 14th via e-mail, fax, or letter. (The addresses are in the open letter as well.)
Again, thank you for promoting this dialogue between Metro and its customers.