EDITORIAL THINKING SMALL COOPERATION ACROSS THE REGION WILL HELP CREATE REAL TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS.IN the dreams of regional planners there are subways, bullet trains, new freeways and other long-range, big-ticket items that could serve commuters in 20 or 30 years. Thank goodness, then, that a trio of cities have taken it upon themselves to think smaller to serve their residents. Glendale, Burbank and Pasadena are joining forces and laying out $90,000 to pay for a study that would look at creating a bus or light rail that hooks up local riders with hubs of the MTA's Red Line, Gold Line and the soon-to-open Orange Line across the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. floor. The transportation corridor would fill a serious gap in public transportation by serving high-traffic areas such as Old Town Pasadena Built on the foundation of one of the oldest, most beautiful and most prosperous cities in California, Old Pasadena arose from the ashes of a decaying bowery that had a well deserved patina of homeless and hippie. , the Burbank Media Center and Universal City. Imagine, going from Pasadena to Warner Center on public transit without the hassle of gridlocked grid·lock n. 1. A traffic jam in which no vehicular movement is possible, especially one caused by the blockage of key intersections within a grid of streets. 2. freeways! Kudos to the three cities The Three Cities is a collective description of the three fortified cities of Cospicua, Vittoriosa, and Senglea on the Island of Malta, which are enclosed by the massive line of fortification created by the Knights of St John, the Cottonera Lines. for starting this effort. If successful, it will surely encourage others to come up with projects that serve real people, not political egos. Although the cities have the wherewithal to initiate this linking corridor, they don't have the means to build such a project. As such, they are hoping their efforts will catch the attention of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the federal government, which do have the means. Should the study result in a sensible and feasible proposal, the MTA (1) (Message Transfer Agent or Mail Transfer Agent) The store and forward part of a messaging system. See messaging system. (2) See M Technology Association. 1. (messaging) MTA - Message Transfer Agent. needs to incorporate it into its long-range plan. It's not a grand or sexy project, but it is exactly the right sort to ensure that the neighborhoods and communities of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. have the ability to use the billion-dollar projects. That's why county Supervisor Mike Antonovich Mike Antonovich might refer to:
With gas prices hitting records across Southern California, this is the perfect time for transportation planners to think smaller. If they can come up with quick, cheap and realistic ways for commuters to get out of their cars today, they should have no problem getting the support they need for the big projects tomorrow. |
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