Re: Santa monica blvd should become a toll road during rush hour

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From: Michael Bay's unhealthy fascinat...
Date: Sat, 03 Jan 2009 06:25

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On Jan 2, 5:24 pm, ultim...@live.com wrote:
> ever tried to take the bus on Santa Monica blvd during rush hour? it
> can take 2 or more hours to get from the beach to La Brea ave. Because
> of this, I propose that Santa Monica should become a toll road for
> rush hour times, being 7 dollars flat fee pr day. A SpeedPass type
> system can be used to enforce this, with sensors in place so nobody
> can drive more than a few blocks without being checked. @his should
> enable access to businesses from side streets without charge. Traffic
> lights should be set to give all minor side streets low priotrity on
> traffic flow during this time. Also, when a bus or emergency vehicle
> comes by, all lights should go red for the side streets to help make
> bus riding/emergency vehicles mpve faster through  the Blvd. I would
> go so far as to use railroad style signals for this.

I hate Santa Monica blvd.  It takes forever to go just a few blocks.
LA needs a good subway system.

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Subject: Re: Santa monica blvd should become a toll road during rush hour
Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2009 22:25:24 -0800 (PST)
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