Posted Jul 13, 2011, 5:33 PM
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Foothill extension is more defensible the shorter it gets. But even the Union Station-Pasadena link is not all that successful so it's hard to see why going from Azusa or Ontario to DT is going to attract many riders. It's over an hour from Ontario to Union Station and then you have to connect to where you're really going, so commuting seems like a small part of the picture. Local travel within the SGV is going to have to carry the load but given the lack of regional centers on the Foothill, I would think that local bus service would serve the local downtowns very adequately.
The one exception is shopping or nightlife in Pasadena; but since Foothill goes mostly through upscale 'hoods, I think of this as yuppies pushing their convenience rather than any general improvement of traffic in the SGV.
The ELA extension is some warning that even short lines through fairly dense areas may not be successful quite yet. Better to spend where the demand is obvious.
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