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ART OF TRANSIT: The Dodger Stadium Express will hitting the gym this winter to prepare for some heavy lifting in April — particularly the 27th through the 29th. Let’s hope for a Bumgarner versus Kershaw game.
Bullet train just a blur in California’s governor’s race (L.A. Times)
The high-speed rail line planned to eventually link Los Angeles and San Francisco (and one day San Diego) has been mentioned scarcely in the race between incumbent Gov. Jerry Brown and Republican opponent Neel Kashkari. That surprises some observers, given that the bullet train is widely considered to be the nation’s largest infrastructure project and one that needs political attention.
The noise near Santa Monica’s airport is getting louder (New York Times)
Nice overview story about the ballot measures in Santa Monica that will decide who controls the airport’s future — residents or elected officials. Well, sort of control — the Federal Aviation Administration which continues to contend that the city of Santa Monica must operate the airport for the benefit of the public.
Of course, there’s another big question if the airport (described as like an aircraft carrier in a sea of homes) should ever close: what does the 227-acre site become? Whatever happens, the second phase of the Expo Line will be about a mile away — but on the other side of the Santa Monica Freeway.
BART’s Oakland Airport Connector on track for holiday debut (Chronicle)
Which holiday — Thanksgiving or Christmas — is still in question. But officials say the people mover that will run for 8.5 minutes between the BART regional rail line and the airport is almost ready to go and just needs approval from the California Public Utilities Commission.
Attentive Source readers know, of course, that LAX is planning to build a people mover system to connect the airport’s terminals to a station at Aviation and 96th Street along the Crenshaw/LAX Line. Please see this Source post from June for much, much, much more about that.
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That must be one long People Mover ride. As I recall the bus ride from Oakland Airport to the Bart station was ten or fifteen minutes.
3.2 miles, and the ride is supposed to take 8.5 minutes. Those trains are going to be empty! According to their ridership forecasts (2,000-3,000 per day) and operating plans (4-5 minute headways) the average ridership demand will be 6-10 passengers per train. Since each train can carry 113 passengers, there’s going to be plenty of room for your baggage.