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Why don't they build a spur off the LA Metro from Union Station a short distance up to Dodger Stadium? They build a metro but it doesn't go where people want, l
by joshuaheard 8y ago
Why don't they build a spur off the LA Metro from Union Station a short distance up to Dodger Stadium? They build a metro but it doesn't go where people want, like the airport, the Rose Bowl, or the new stadium they are building.
- mixmastamyk 8y agoThe Gold line almost goes there as well.
- tomjakubowski 8y agoIf you're able-bodied, the walk from Chinatown station to Dodger Stadium is pretty easy and very pleasant until you get to the stadium grounds -- where you are shoved aside for cars to climb the hill into the parking lots. I really wish the stadium would improve pedestrian access; at least place a real curbed sidewalk at the downtown gate.
- tomjakubowski 8y ago> They build a metro but it doesn't go where people want, like the airport, the Rose Bowl, or the new stadium they are building. Metro rail connects some of the densest residential (South LA, Koreatown/Mid-Wilshire, Mid-City, Palms, Hollywood) and commercial (Long Beach, Pasadena, Koreatown, Hollywood, Downtown, Santa Monica) districts of the region. Prioritizing Metro rail construction to bring people to POIs like LAX or the Rose Bowl for what amounts to a handful of trips a year per person would be a waste. Better to serve trips people make nearly every day, like commuting to work or school and going shopping.
- Helloworldboy 8y agoWhy not both?
- joshuaheard 8y agoPOIs like the airport and entertainment venues are perfect for the Metro because they cause huge traffic jams, there is very little parking, and the added convenience for occasional riders would increase overall ridership. Metro for commuters is great, but what about everybody else? If you want people to take the Metro, go where they want to go. I don't use the Metro for commuting but would use it to go the the airport or ball game to avoid traffic and parking.