Buying Railroad Rights-of-Way
I applaud Zane for his position of resurrecting old railroad rights-of-way to be used for light-rail transit. There is no better time for the County Transportation Commission to purchase these rail lines than now, especially when Los Angeles’ mounting transportation problems are so obvious.
Failure to buy the offered rail lines now might mean that the city would have to purchase land in the future--and for a much higher price. Los Angeles made one of its biggest transportation mistakes by letting go of the Pacific Electric Red Cars lines back in the ‘50s and early ‘60s. I hope that the County Transportation Commission learns from the past so our transportation system will be better in the future.
DAVID J. ABDO
West Hills
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