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Article #1826Re: Santa monica blvd should become a toll road during rush hour
From: D. Stussy
Date: Sun, 04 Jan 2009 01:27
Date: Sun, 04 Jan 2009 01:27
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"Randy MacPherson" <rmcp@todliopers.com> wrote in message news:gjoulq$ef5$1@news.motzarella.org... > "ELO" <walki.talki.com@gmail.com> wrote in message > news:pan.2009.01.03.23.00.05.131039@gmail.com... > > On Sat, 03 Jan 2009 06:41:41 -0800, Randy MacPherson wrote: > >> "Michael Bay's unhealthy fascination with robotic crotches" > >> <goofindoo@yahoo.com> wrote in message > >> news:42975f03-6b7f-4335-94f2-4b059e93527a@v5g2000prm.googlegroups.com... > >> On Jan 2, 5:24 pm, ultim...@live.com wrote: > >>>I hate Santa Monica blvd. It takes forever to go just a few blocks. > >>>LA needs a good subway system. > >> > >> Subways are expensive. L.A. should build elevated systems or monorails. > >> > >> An elevated heavy rail system can be built for a tenth the cost of a > >> subway. > > > > A subway makes more sense, unless a monorail can be proven to deliver > > higher capacity. Capacity is critical. > > > An elevated system would use the same rolling stock as the Red Line, but > operate 20" above the street and cost about a tenth what a subway would > cost. > > Why is a subway better? Because there would be sufficient clearance. I don't know of many 20-inch high vehicles.
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