Regional Mass Transit Plans
Fulton’s cynical response is typical. It is still startling that transportation “experts” can write about Los Angeles’ most visible problem without once raising the twin questions of cause and effect and of corrective measures. But it is not unexpected.
Fulton is indulging in denial; he will not admit the fact that Americans have created the world’s most massive welfare state, benefiting motorists and the trucking industry to the tune of hundreds of billions annually. And that the effects of these policies, our excessive dependence on automotive vehicles, have placed our nation in serious economic, environmental and societal decline.
The purchase of the SPRR’s right-of-way by LACTC is vital. We all know, even if we chose not to face the fact, that our automobile/freeway system is a failure, that it is bankrupting our community and our nation. That it is not sustainable.
That the reconstruction of Los Angeles’ rail transit system does not suit Fulton’s goals is unfortunate for him, but it is indispensable for the future of Los Angeles and of the nation.
STANLEY HART, Altadena
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