One thing that everyone agrees on is that the pricey, planned and approved downtown streetcar will not significantly improve the transportation infrastructure of Los Angeles with its 4-mile run. #dtla #streetcar #broadway
In fact, the Los Angeles Times has declared that the streetcar is simply not wanted. Let’s take a look to see if the expensive idea has sufficient merit and value that justifies its staggering price tag.
Cutting greenhouse emissions – Here is one thing that public transportation is beneficial for. The problems is that it’s a drop in the bucket compared to the pollution that is beyond our control. It’s not going to take the 5 million cars and trucks off of the nearby streets and freeways.
Downtown real estate benefits – DTLA businesses largely favor the streetcar because Downtown commercial interests stand to benefit the most while the whole of Los Angeles and California help pay for it.
Make Broadway Great Again
The planned route is pretty good: Broadway, Eastern Columbia Lofts, new Apple Store at the Tower Theater, L.A. LIVE, Luma, Disney Music Center, Grand Park, SB Grand Lofts and Grand Central Market. But, so far, everyone has failed to mention the inevitable urine, feces, public masturbation and other mobile-ghetto encounters that are destined to plague the streetcar as they currently affect the Metro system. What’s the plan to prevent unruly urban unpleasantness from taking over while gliding through streets adjacent to Skid Row?
Vintage color photos of Los Angeles: Hollywood, Wilshire and Downtown:
The streetcar is an important piece of the Bringing Back Broadway plan to restore the liveliness, historic cultural integrity and value of the Broadway entertainment district. Check out the city’s detailed Broadway design plan:
Broadway Theater and Entertainment District Design Guide (pdf)
Voters approved $200 million for the streetcar project, but the L.A. Times argues that the streetcar will end up costing three times that much for a traffic-bound, four-mile loop around town that is a novelty, not a necessity. The L.A. Loft Blog agrees with the Times because the 3-car train will not have its own lane. The behemoth will hog what little is left of the overcrowded streets, impeding traffic flow, getting stuck in traffic and blocking entire intersections for multiple light cycles, causing mind-blowing frustration and danger for drivers and pedestrians.
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