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Post by bobdavis on Aug 8, 2012 19:31:01 GMT -8
Regarding the idea of bridges at Universal and/or North Hollywood: This is LA, not Montreal, we don't have to burrow through tunnels to escape frigid arctic winds and blizzards. Many people are leery of pedestrian tunnels for any number of reasons. (I'm thinking of the school-related pedestrian tunnels that are only open during limited hours and probably have to be monitored.)
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Post by LAofAnaheim on Aug 8, 2012 21:28:14 GMT -8
Regarding the idea of bridges at Universal and/or North Hollywood: This is LA, not Montreal, we don't have to burrow through tunnels to escape frigid arctic winds and blizzards. Many people are leery of pedestrian tunnels for any number of reasons. (I'm thinking of the school-related pedestrian tunnels that are only open during limited hours and probably have to be monitored.) That would make sense...however, think about this, most of the pedestrians are already underground and now they have to get to street level AND climb ANOTHER SET OF STAIRS. That makes no sense. You climb 2 stories to get to the street and then another story and then descend another story on the other side. Imagine all that climbing. In some situations a tunnel makes more sense, it makes too much sense for Universal to have a tunnel and not a bridge. The bridge at this location is idiotic, at best.
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Post by erict on Aug 9, 2012 2:50:00 GMT -8
It would have been so much better to have a tunnel, but now we are getting a bride that is one step up from nothing, better than crossing that street I think. Still, this is an example of a good idea torn part and re done at the same cost for no particular reason other than lack of funds at the time. It's pretty sad.
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Post by Elson on Aug 9, 2012 10:37:40 GMT -8
Fox Studio is getting a subway stop soon but Fox has not participated in any planning for the Century City station. They actually sent an email to employees prohibiting them to send comments in support of subway with company letterhead during the DEIR comment period. Well, 20th Century Fox DID release that silly move Volcano back in '97. Perhaps they were afraid all that hot lava would ooze out of the station and kill people. ;D
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Post by James Fujita on Aug 9, 2012 14:29:58 GMT -8
Regarding the idea of bridges at Universal and/or North Hollywood: This is LA, not Montreal, we don't have to burrow through tunnels to escape frigid arctic winds and blizzards. Many people are leery of pedestrian tunnels for any number of reasons. (I'm thinking of the school-related pedestrian tunnels that are only open during limited hours and probably have to be monitored.) blizzards no, but how about heat waves? especially when these two stations are in the Valley. a tunnel would make a lot more sense than a bridge at Universal.
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Post by Gokhan on Sept 4, 2012 17:57:11 GMT -8
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Post by Elson on Sept 6, 2012 2:08:41 GMT -8
Regarding the idea of bridges at Universal and/or North Hollywood: This is LA, not Montreal, we don't have to burrow through tunnels to escape frigid arctic winds and blizzards. Many people are leery of pedestrian tunnels for any number of reasons. (I'm thinking of the school-related pedestrian tunnels that are only open during limited hours and probably have to be monitored.) This is L.A.! I don't want any bridges blocking my sunshine!!!!
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Post by skater on Dec 10, 2013 17:35:37 GMT -8
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Post by skater on Jan 12, 2014 21:36:31 GMT -8
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Post by skater on Jan 14, 2014 8:43:52 GMT -8
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Post by Gokhan on Jan 14, 2014 17:57:50 GMT -8
This is now a murder and it's really sad.
Metro Sheriff is the one to blame here. It's a big problem on the trains, where people listen to loud music and be otherwise unruly and break the law. Metro Sheriff needs to crack down on it -- it's not only making the quality of ride very poor but a precursor to such terror.
0.3 serious crime per 100,000 boardings is sky-high. It means 1 out of 20 riders will experience serious crime against on Metro in lifetime.
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Post by bzcat on Jan 15, 2014 12:02:55 GMT -8
Didn't Metro said locking the gates will eliminate this kind of problem? Yea sure...
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Post by LAofAnaheim on Jan 15, 2014 12:22:11 GMT -8
Didn't Metro said locking the gates will eliminate this kind of problem? Yea sure... You cannot eliminate everything 100% of the time. Metro did not guarantee that crime will happen, but it can help reduce it.
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Post by LAofAnaheim on Jan 15, 2014 12:28:24 GMT -8
This is now a murder and it's really sad. Metro Sheriff is the one to blame here. It's a big problem on the trains, where people listen to loud music and be otherwise unruly and break the law. Metro Sheriff needs to crack down on it -- it's not only making the quality of ride very poor but a precursor to such terror. 0.3 serious crime per 100,000 boardings is sky-high. It means 1 out of 20 riders will experience serious crime against on Metro in lifetime. .3% of 100,000 boardings = 300. That sounds like a lot too, but not the 5% you are estimating. You cannot blame Metro Sheriff for this. They are not around 100% of the time to prevent all crime. We all take the Metro and cops cannot be on every single rail car monitoring everything. It's an unfortunate incident that just happened on Metro rail. Whenever you have large crowds gather, there is risky stuff that can happen. The blame is squarely on the perpetrator, and he needs to be caught.
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Post by RMoses on Jan 15, 2014 12:30:05 GMT -8
There are HD cameras at every station entrance and exit; they should have a suspect by now.
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Post by Gokhan on Jan 15, 2014 13:14:18 GMT -8
This is now a murder and it's really sad. Metro Sheriff is the one to blame here. It's a big problem on the trains, where people listen to loud music and be otherwise unruly and break the law. Metro Sheriff needs to crack down on it -- it's not only making the quality of ride very poor but a precursor to such terror. 0.3 serious crime per 100,000 boardings is sky-high. It means 1 out of 20 riders will experience serious crime against on Metro in lifetime. .3% of 100,000 boardings = 300. That sounds like a lot too, but not the 5% you are estimating. You cannot blame Metro Sheriff for this. They are not around 100% of the time to prevent all crime. We all take the Metro and cops cannot be on every single rail car monitoring everything. It's an unfortunate incident that just happened on Metro rail. Whenever you have large crowds gather, there is risky stuff that can happen. The blame is squarely on the perpetrator, and he needs to be caught. It's 0.3 incidents, not 0.3%. One person's lifetime: 500 boardings a year x 33 years = 16,500 boardings 0.3 per 100,000 boardings is 0.05 per 16,500 boardings. So, a person has a 1/20 chance of encountering serious crime against on Metro in a lifetime. I am not saying that there should be a sheriff deputy in every car all the time. The problem is that I almost never see one. Loud music, eating, rowdy behavior, etc. is very common on Metro.
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Post by masonite on Jan 15, 2014 13:59:45 GMT -8
Didn't Metro said locking the gates will eliminate this kind of problem? Yea sure... Where did you get this? I think it is pretty ridiculous to insinuate that gates would stop crime and I doubt anyone ever said that. It might stop some homeless for using stations as a homeless camp. This is a terrible crime and we seemed to have had a rash of them in the last few years. Crime has really tumbled in the City, yet there are more incidents on MetroRail. Some of this is from increased ridership and a bigger system though. Lets hope they catch and prosecute this guy soon. As far as fare gates, the Sherriff did a sting on the Orange Line and found that over 30% did not properly TAP with 22% not paying any fare at all. We'll have to see the final staff reports on the fare gates, but from all indications they have been a success and the MetroBoard has looked to evaluate them for aerial stations on Expo and is even looking at trying to get them (albeit with some difficulty) on at grade Gold, Blue and Expo Line stations as well.
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Post by wad on Jan 16, 2014 3:15:55 GMT -8
News on the lighter side: I noticed on a Purple Line train that the automated station announcements now sound like the Siemens light rail cars.
They begin with the ding-dong chime and are much louder now. The voice comes through better, even at high speeds in between the Westlake/MacArthur Park station.
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Post by RMoses on Jan 20, 2014 10:46:03 GMT -8
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Post by skater on Feb 3, 2014 17:39:20 GMT -8
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Post by skater on Mar 7, 2014 11:29:40 GMT -8
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Post by skater on Mar 18, 2014 13:52:37 GMT -8
more info on the man that was run over, luckily he survived and only had minor injuries - www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-metro-rider-train-blind-man-20140307,0,1874056.story#axzz2wLyjA1ZB - it made quite a story, as I understand it he hid either under the platform or in the psace between the two tracks as the train passed over him... and today - www.latimes.com/books/jacketcopy/la-et-jc-earthquake-reading-20140317,0,3714967.story#axzz2wLyjA1ZB red line came out in the times... below: "After the 4.4 earthquake, Los Angeles Metro Red Line subway was delayed but got running again in time for the Monday morning commute. (Marc Martin / Los Angeles Times / March 17, 2014)" www.latimes.com/books/jacketcopy/la-et-jc-earthquake-reading-20140317,0,3714967.story#ixzz2wLzWm2aS
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Post by andert on May 28, 2014 17:48:55 GMT -8
I was just walking past the new development at Hollywood/Argyle, 'Eastown', and now that the fences are mostly gone I could tell that there's a somewhat raised platform maybe 2-3 ft off the ground in the middle of the plaza surrounded by landscaping with those big metro emergency exit doors built into them (2 separate sets)... which seemed odd considering its placement and the fact that there's already doors in the sidewalks a few yards away. Could this maybe be a prelude to another Hollywood/Vine subway entrance being built there? It'd be the absolute perfect place for it, and is catty-corner to the current entrance (also closest to my apt, so i'd love it). Otherwise it just seems like such a weird place to put the emergency exits, especially when there's already a few right there. I didn't even think to take a picture, but this webcam lets you see edge of the landscaping around the platform -- the rectangular bit in the part open to the fences -- just to get an idea of where I'm talking about. earthcam.com/clients/BLVD6200/EDIT: Decided screw it, I'll go back and get some pictures: Admittedly, it looks awfully narrow to be a normal entrance, but as a secondary entrance maybe it's still wide enough. Still seems an odd place for the exits, though.
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Post by metrocenter on Jun 25, 2014 10:11:12 GMT -8
New LACMA design would span Wilshire Blvd.These plans are still preliminary. But if completed, the new structure, floating over the spine of Los Angeles, would definitely heighten the profile of Museum Row at Wilshire/Fairfax. (I am posting this here since LACMA is THE major destination for the future Wilshire/Fairfax station.) (article)
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Post by culvercitylocke on Jun 25, 2014 15:07:54 GMT -8
I wish they'd tear down the art of the america's building and restore the Periera campus. Demolishing the iconic Los Angeles originals for a European to take a dump on Lacma with his diarrhea inspired sprawl buildings (an aesthetic that says a great deal about how Europe elites view LA, and is an approach to LA as Smogy/Sprawly that is more appropriate for the bad old days of the 70s and 80s than modern LA) while dangling his limp penis shaped building across Wilshire blvd is just as awful as the original, penis-less designs.
Also, incredibly anti pedestrian, I spent an hour looking at the last Zumthor exhibit and there wasn't an entrance anywhere, you get inside the building by teleportation or parking garage I'm guessing.
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Post by gatewaygent on Jun 26, 2014 17:15:07 GMT -8
Oh gawd, the Limp Penis building, with a tar pit resembling a wad...way to go!
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Post by jdrcrasher on Oct 21, 2014 16:29:02 GMT -8
Is someone still posting ridership numbers?
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Post by rubbertoe on Oct 22, 2014 7:17:23 GMT -8
Is someone still posting ridership numbers? I missed a couple months, I will try and get the September graphs up today. RT
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Post by bobdavis on Jan 9, 2015 1:20:05 GMT -8
I don't ride the Red Line that much, but Thursday was Elvis Birthday Bash at the Avalon on Vine St. I took the Gold Line from East Pasadena, transferred at Union Station, and was at Hollywood & Vine in less than an hour. As I walked to the performance, I passed a parking lot that was charging $10.00, and thought smugly of the $2.50 I paid to get my TAP card loaded with a senior day pass, and all the freeway and Hollywood street traffic that I didn't have to drive in. As usual, one of the bands at the show played my favorite Elvis song, "Mystery Train". I had a nostalgia bonus at Union Station: when the train came in the operator sounded the air whistle--a replica of a Pacific Electric Red Car whistle. I was "stoked" before I even got to the show.
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Post by johanragle on Mar 17, 2015 10:59:23 GMT -8
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