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[jd3189]

Hopefully they expand the D line all the way to Santa Monica when it's all set and done. Then we would have both the D and E lines terminating there and boosting even more walkable development there. Could even develop a western north-south rail line that connects the E and D and runs parallel to the 405 down to LAX, Inglewood, and all the way to San Pedro.

It's gonna be exciting to see how LA improves its public transportation in the next few decades. If enough lines are able to take traffic away from many of the major freeways, it would be a game changer in terms of making the city less reliable on car travel.

And then the traffic will not be so shitty. Well, New York still has shitty traffic, so nevermind

[Illithid Dude]

It's been so wonderful for everyone I know in LA, even the people who normally don't give a rat's ass about transit, to be talking about how great the D Line is

[kittyhawk28]

40 miles of new rail lines, and 30 new stations, all opened since 2016. And a 125-mile, 110 station rail transit network, all opened since 1990. While LA does have its share of problems, you can't help but admire the scrappy public transit system that is LA Metro and what its been able to build over the past 35 years, especially in a country where transit expansion on such a scale is expensive and rare.

And there's still more transit to come over the next 2 years! Another 2 extensions of the D Line into Century City and Westwood, and the LAX APM which at long last should open sometime late in summer this year.

[ocman_]

It's great that there is pressure to build more underground rail. The K Line extension and Sepulveda corridor are two underground that LA can look forward to in the next few decades .

[HusBy]

We really a need a campaign to accelerate the K line extension and the Sepulveda line.

These lines should have been done by the Olympics, really. The two most important new rail lines in the country. With these the LA rail system will finally be at a level that serves all the main parts of the city, and we will finally find out what kind of transit town LA can be.

[TowerDude]

Could the East San Fernando Valley Line's Southern end be turned into a Loop that goes from Van Nuys Metrolink down Van Nuys to Sherman Oaks alongside the new train line and then turn west along Ventura Boulevard to Sepulveda , turn North on Sepulveda to Raymer Street and then turn east to connect back to Van Nuys Metrolink?

[citywatch]

Originally Posted by jd3189

It's gonna be exciting to see how LA improves its public transportation in the next few decades. If enough lines are able to take traffic away from many of the major freeways, it would be a game changer in terms of making the city less reliable on car travel.

And then the traffic will not be so shitty. Well, New York still has shitty traffic, so nevermind

the contradictions & unpredictability drive me crazy. Whenever I'm on the jammed 110 or 405, I always wonder how many drivers could easily live closer to where they're headed or work closer to where they live.

I've know ppl who didn't mind moving way too far from where they always have to be....I've always felt that unless your new house is Hearst Castle, what's the point? But I also know ppl who didn't want to live in a rundown hood either & didn't want to live in various areas with too much drama. Or places that they preferred...& were their first choice....were too $$$.

When the d line opened several wks ago, the number of users, although no big deal by the standards of many cities...NYC, London, tokyo...was exceptional for LA. But I notice ridership under wilshire blvd is now more at typical LA levels....or where freeways are busy, transit isn't...or way less so.

Transit & other improvement projs in LA for decades have been too slow...too $$$, maybe too many insider dealings, even corruption. I'd look to China as a place where things got done very fast, but it has contradictions & unpredictability too, including corruption.

LA can be a turnoff because it doesn't have enough options for urban travel, while China is depressing in another way....

https://youtu.be/Ceqyb80y1Lo?si=EMjuPBr7D5zjlS-A

[jmecklenborg]

Yesterday I saw a truck with the Beverly Hills logo on it buzzing through the Midwest...turns out it's a Illinois-based trucking company:
https://beverlyfreight.net/about/

[Busy Bee]

For those that might not know, Beverly Hills (almost always referred to as just Beverly) is a nice bungalow belt suburbanish urban neighborhood on the far southwest side of Chicago. This truck line is based in Alsip a few miles down the street but was no doubt founded in the namesake community.

[sopas ej]

Funny that that Illinois-based trucking company's logo echoes the Beverly Hills, CA city gateway/entry signs:

[ReDSPork02]

Originally Posted by TowerDude

Could the East San Fernando Valley Line's Southern end be turned into a Loop that goes from Van Nuys Metrolink down Van Nuys to Sherman Oaks alongside the new train line and then turn west along Ventura Boulevard to Sepulveda , turn North on Sepulveda to Raymer Street and then turn east to connect back to Van Nuys Metrolink?

Can it, sure. sounds plausible.
will it? Probably not in our lifetimes.

https://www.metro.net/projects/active-transportation-strategic-plan-atsp/

But it's not in the Metro plans.
Lincoln BLVD BRT into rail is one of the last projects. Maybe once it's done, they will release a new list.

[jmecklenborg]

Originally Posted by sopas ej

Funny that that Illinois-based trucking company's logo echoes the Beverly Hills, CA city gateway/entry signs:

It's a very odd choice for a trucking company logo since few in the Midwest recognize the reference, and even if they do...what is the point?

The Hollywood Sign is probably the most famous sign in the United States but these Beverly Hills signs are way down on the list. When I first visited Beverly Hills I recognized the signs since they must have appeared on a TV show that I watched. But they aren't especially well-known.

[sopas ej]

I watch Snazzy Carlos' short videos on occasion (some of them have made me laugh). Saw this this morning and made me think of this thread (Beverly Hills reference):

• Video Link

[llamaorama]

Beverly Hills, TX is an old blue collar neighborhood in Waco that voted to form its own city back in the 1940s.

[caligrad]

The 4 lines that need to get the most attention next

1. Sepulveda line
2. Vermont line
3. The D all the way to 3rd street Promenade
4. K line northern extension.

(in the foreseeable future)

4. There needs to be a LRT line that tracks down the center of Lakewood Blvd/Rosemead blvd. From Long Beach (At PCH) all the way up to the foothills where it either terminates at the Arcadia E line Station (passes the Santa Anita racetrack/mall), OR it bypasses all that and just terminates at the Sierra Madre E line station. This side of town has zero north/south rail.

5. Theres absolutely no reason why there isnt a Lincoln blvd line from Santa Monica to LAX (and maybe even Sofi, look at the street grid). Arbor Vitae, the street where the LAX metro transit center is, goes to the front door of Sofi Stadium ( granted that side would most likely have to be under ground because its low dense residential), But heading westward towards santa monica, Lincon blvd is unnecessarily wide with a huge median. Slap a LRT down the middle of it all the way to Santa Monica, it can share right of way with the E line to save on costs and for termination purposes. Shouldnt cost that much besides the tunnel that would be needed on the east side of the 405.

6. My dream line that will probably never be built or at least not in my lifetime, a line that goes from Union Station, under Sunset, then Santa Monica blvd, It either ends in Century City or (Fantasy) keeps on digging, makes a hard left with the Sepulveda line and share right of way all the way to LAX. A direct link with Union Station and LAX would do CRAZY NUMBERS.

7. (Honorable mention), dont even get me started on a Venice Blvd line. Its a busy street, its 6-8 lanes of crazy alllll the way from Venice to Fig in downtown, its wide enough for LRT in the middle and is a very dense corridor.

[LosAngelesSportsFan]

Originally Posted by caligrad

The 4 lines that need to get the most attention next

1. Sepulveda line
2. Vermont line
3. The D all the way to 3rd street Promenade
4. K line northern extension.

(in the foreseeable future)

4. There needs to be a LRT line that tracks down the center of Lakewood Blvd/Rosemead blvd. From Long Beach (At PCH) all the way up to the foothills where it either terminates at the Arcadia E line Station (passes the Santa Anita racetrack/mall), OR it bypasses all that and just terminates at the Sierra Madre E line station. This side of town has zero north/south rail.

5. Theres absolutely no reason why there isnt a Lincoln blvd line from Santa Monica to LAX (and maybe even Sofi, look at the street grid). Arbor Vitae, the street where the LAX metro transit center is, goes to the front door of Sofi Stadium ( granted that side would most likely have to be under ground because its low dense residential), But heading westward towards santa monica, Lincon blvd is unnecessarily wide with a huge median. Slap a LRT down the middle of it all the way to Santa Monica, it can share right of way with the E line to save on costs and for termination purposes. Shouldnt cost that much besides the tunnel that would be needed on the east side of the 405.

6. My dream line that will probably never be built or at least not in my lifetime, a line that goes from Union Station, under Sunset, then Santa Monica blvd, It either ends in Century City or (Fantasy) keeps on digging, makes a hard left with the Sepulveda line and share right of way all the way to LAX. A direct link with Union Station and LAX would do CRAZY NUMBERS.

7. (Honorable mention), dont even get me started on a Venice Blvd line. Its a busy street, its 6-8 lanes of crazy alllll the way from Venice to Fig in downtown, its wide enough for LRT in the middle and is a very dense corridor.

Would love to see all of that honestly. #6 in your most would be an absolute have changer for the city and I have no idea why it's never been studied

[Northern Light]

A friendly request to all the D line riders above......

Photos!

[ardecila]

Originally Posted by Busy Bee

For those that might not know, Beverly Hills (almost always referred to as just Beverly) is a nice bungalow belt suburbanish urban neighborhood on the far southwest side of Chicago. This truck line is based in Alsip a few miles down the street but was no doubt founded in the namesake community.

Originally Posted by llamaorama

Beverly Hills, TX is an old blue collar neighborhood in Waco that voted to form its own city back in the 1940s.

The California town, and the neighborhoods in IL and TX, are supposedly named after the town of Beverly in Massachusetts which was a posh resort area in the late 1800s ala Newport or West Palm Beach.

[Six Corners]

Originally Posted by ardecila

The California town, and the neighborhoods in IL and TX, are supposedly named after the town of Beverly in Massachusetts which was a posh resort area in the late 1800s ala Newport or West Palm Beach.

Indeed. Minor correction though: Palm Beach was/is the posh resort town. West Palm Beach, a separate municipality, was established as a place for the hotel workers to live.

[jmecklenborg]

Originally Posted by ardecila

The California town, and the neighborhoods in IL and TX, are supposedly named after the town of Beverly in Massachusetts which was a posh resort area in the late 1800s ala Newport or West Palm Beach.

My memory of where the name "Hollywood" came from was incorrect. I won't share it here but this is what Wikipedia says:
Daeida Wilcox, who donated land to help in the development of Hollywood, learned of the name Hollywood from an acquaintance who owned an estate by that name in Illinois.[9] Wilcox is quoted as saying, "I chose the name Hollywood simply because it sounds nice and because I'm superstitious and holly brings good luck."[10] She recommended the same name to her husband, Harvey H. Wilcox, who had purchased 120 acres on February 1, 1887. It was not until August 1887 that Wilcox decided to use that name and filed with the Los Angeles County Recorder's office on a deed and parcel map of the property.