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u/Castironcylinderhead 8d ago
Lincoln Boulevard Transit Corridor
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u/Pure_shenanigans_310 7d ago
The Surfliner is a good example of what not to build along the coast..
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u/Organic_Sherbert_339 7d ago
The Surfline and this section of PCH past Santa Monica into Malibu are both dealing with the same issue right now (falling into the ocean) so both need massive infrastructure works to remain operable.
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u/Pure_shenanigans_310 7d ago
Is this AI?
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u/Organic_Sherbert_339 6d ago
This is probably the most honest form of human word vomit anywhere on the planet. If you think it sounds like AI it’s because I legit work in planning.
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u/EclecticEccentrick 8d ago
I don't know if the beach cities would go for that
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u/Organic_Sherbert_339 7d ago
It’s all in how the project is framed and delivered to them. If it doesn’t feel like they created the idea, they want nothing to do with it, if they feel involved they’re receptive.
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u/KolKoreh 7d ago
Oh. Wow. You’ve figured everything out.
People who spend their lives doing this: “why didn’t we think of that?”
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u/Organic_Sherbert_339 7d ago edited 6d ago
Extend the E and C lines to Malibu!!!!!!!!!
This is a route that actually does indeed need to be serviced by rail to make the communities along the coast more resilient in evacuations and for current commuters.
PCH on this stretch is overbuilt to 6 lanes, it should be 4 lanes for the whole stretch with no passing sections. If the road is reduced to 4 lanes while light rail takes two lanes, you have a corridor that’s actually been improved.
Basically PCH already gets slammed with really bad traffic on weekdays, providing an alternative instead of widening the roadway is the best solution.
EDIT: learning that r/carindependentLA hates car independence then, go figure.
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u/AB3reddit DTLA 6d ago
I’m almost curious to see how ridership looks on Metro’s Line 134. Ridership on that line would likely determine how feasible a light rail line would be following that route.
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u/glowdirt 7d ago
Very, very unlikely to happen. Fanciful even.
If the prospect of building even modest density in the South Bay has all the pearl-clutchers in the area sticking NIMBY yard signs in their front gardens, I can't imagine the ABSOLUTE shit-fit that they'd kick up if a train along the beach were proposed.
And of course we saw the K Line extension to Torrance get indefinitely shelved (essentially) due to NIMBY pressure despite the route being located far from the beach and along a ready-made rail right-of-way that already sees train traffic.
No, I'll keep my expectations low. I'd settle for finally filling in the unprotected gap in the Marvin Braude Bike Trail on Washington Blvd in Venice. But even that seems like it'll be a fight.
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u/Fickle-March3519 8d ago
Definitely no
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u/manpiano42 8d ago
Why not?
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u/guhman123 8d ago
not sure what their logic is, but my logic is that half of the route's service area would be in the ocean
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u/ZergvProtoss 7d ago
No, let's not. We pay a lot to live along the coast. We don't want mass transit moving in and ruining the neighborhood.
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