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I was in Santa Monica recently and saw the rail line. Everyone local commented that it's been built in the stupidest possible way: it runs across major streets
by ubernostrum 11y ago
I was in Santa Monica recently and saw the rail line.
Everyone local commented that it's been built in the stupidest possible way: it runs across major streets, many crossings don't have gates or other safety measures, etc., and they're all saying that it's just a matter of time before the fatal accidents start happening.
- beachstartup 11y agoyeah, take all that with a grain of salt. everyone here in SM is basically a rich NIMBY asshole.
- ubernostrum 11y agoWell, my point of comparison is Portland's tram lines. Which already have such problems with clueless people just going right out in front of moving trains that they're having to run public-awareness campaigns about actually looking both ways before you cross the track. So I can certainly believe that putting a rail line in anywhere -- regardless of what you think of the residents -- without installing basic safety stuff like gates and signals at street crossings is kinda bad.
- beachstartup 11y agoi go to portland a lot, and live in santa monica. the one in santa monica doesn't seem as dangerous. the expo line in SM doesn't run through heavily trafficked pedestrian areas like the portland one does. i don't know, i guess we'll see.