I've kind of been obsessed with our Public Transportation System here in Los Angeles (well more than usual) especially the development of the Exposition Light Rail Line. The first phrase will be estimated to be 8.5 miles from an existing Metro Rail station on 7thStreet/Metro, which will extend to USC along Exposition Boulevard and end at Washington/National in Culver City. The second phase will be from Washington/National to the Santa Monica area. The first phrase is estimated to be completed in 2010 and the second phrase hasn't been determined yet.
This project is expected to alleviate the heavy traffic on the I-10 freeway because during rush hour the I-10 is a parking lot. I drive to school on the I-10 about 2 to 3 times per week and seriously folks I have tried alternative routes by taking surface streets but the freeway spills out into the streets as well. One issue is that the core city was made horizontally instead of vertically and another is that the Expo line will be built on existing line that was built in L.A. two decades ago, which did not connect the trains with cities. Yes, it's a lot of work for the City Planners, MTA, Metro Expo Authority and many more but as an end result people will have alternative ways to travel. I do acknowledge that cars will never be replaced at least here in L.A. but the development is not about perfection but about alleviating some of the problems and giving people options.
http://www.buildexpo.org/
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