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Post by LAofAnaheim on Jun 7, 2011 20:36:05 GMT -8
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Post by metrocenter on Jun 8, 2011 12:17:13 GMT -8
On Sunday, I saw the little wall space near the Hope Street entrance had been opened up and then covered with plywood, but had no idea what it was. You could peek through the plywood (which I did), but I could not tell what was being done there.
BTW, I also saw an area on the northbound (incoming) Blue Line platform, which was blocked from public access. I couldn't see very well (I was in a southbound train, waiting to depart), but it looked like they were going to build something there. Could this be the location of the new dispatch booth, which was ordered in anticipation of Expo service?
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Post by bluelineshawn on Jun 8, 2011 17:41:28 GMT -8
Great news!
And metrocenter when did you get a ticket for chewing gum? Must have been years ago when LAPD patrolled the trains. Nowadays the deputies don't seem to care if you are drinking water or coffee. I take coffee on the trains all the time. I've never had anyone (except a Long Beach cop) say anything although I am very careful and discreet. But I have often seen people drinking water and coffee on train platforms in plain view of deputies and have never seen a deputy say anything. Not that they won't or don't, but I haven'e seen it personally and have personally seen them look the other way (metaphorically speaking) a couple dozen times.
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Post by James Fujita on Jun 8, 2011 19:40:41 GMT -8
Even if they did enforce the rules strictly, I don't see this as a problem.
I don't usually go out on the Hope side of 7th/ Metro (in fact my visits to 7th/Metro have consisted largely of rushing for the subway transfer), but it looks to me like the new store/ snack bar is going to be on the upper side of the stairs, well outside the turnstiles.
If you're still worried, I would buy a drink or whatever on the way out, rather than on the way in.
People have told me, "this isn't Tokyo, people will make a mess" if there is retail at the subway. Well, I think we can prove them wrong. There's never been legal, licensed retail operation inside a Los Angeles subway station before (except for Union Station). This is just far enough inside the station to qualify as Tokyo-style (or Taipei-style, if you prefer) subway retail, but it's not on the platform or even beyond the ticket machines.
Hopefully this will lead to more of the same, whenever space allows.
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Post by jamesinclair on Jun 8, 2011 21:33:06 GMT -8
The theory that allowing food and drinks = mess is bunk.
When I lived in DC, food and drinks were banned and ticketing was somewhat enforced. Messages ran reminding riders that no food was allowed.
In Boston, food is allowed, and there are dunkin donuts, coffee stands, newspaper kiosks etc in many stations, some inside the turnstile area, some just outside, but still underground.
At the end of the day, both systems had the same amount of garbage on the floor (the occasional empty water bottle or lost napkin).
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Post by LAofAnaheim on Jun 8, 2011 21:51:57 GMT -8
People have told me, "this isn't Tokyo, people will make a mess" if there is retail at the subway. Well, I think we can prove them wrong. People just fear the unknown.......it takes 1 small change to make a cultural adjustment (see Blue Line) |
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Post by James Fujita on Jun 11, 2011 17:08:42 GMT -8
People just fear the unknown.......it takes 1 small change to make a cultural adjustment (see Blue Line) I'm hoping this is just the TIP of the iceberg. Most people know how excited I was to see Famima!! (Japanese food!) and even Starbucks (free wi-fi!) at Union Station, but the situation there is subtlely different: Union Station has many types of transit, like a Tokyo Station or a Shibuya, and room for many kinds of retail. I have high hopes for the Hope Street entrance, but as just one exit, there's a high chance people will leave via Flower or Fig (which is what I tend to do) or even make the Blue/ Red connection without wandering over to Hope. It will take some word of mouth or some viral advertising to get people to change their habits. Also they need the ads at 7th/Metro to be localized. Subway told people exactly how far it was at Union Station.Anyways, best of luck to "Rush," and here's to many more subway station shops.... |
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Post by James Fujita on Jul 6, 2011 12:43:04 GMT -8
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Post by wad on Jul 11, 2011 2:58:44 GMT -8
People just fear the unknown Have you ever smelled a Metro elevator? |
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Post by LAofAnaheim on Jul 11, 2011 6:58:05 GMT -8
People just fear the unknown Have you ever smelled a Metro elevator? Yes, I use it a lot as I take my bike 2 or 3 times a week on Metro. That's a urine smell primarily.....how is that going to change with Rush? You'll get that urine smell at nearly all elevators..it's not like all of a sudden the 7th street/Metro Center elevators will smell any different. |
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