Grand Design

Here’s my thoughts on “Grand Change for the Avenue?” (by Nicolai Ouroussoff, Dec. 19).

In place of the useless pedestrian walk down the center of the street, why not extend the Blue Line light rail from its current terminating stop at 7th and Flower? Put the train on a lowered track down Grand Avenue past the new cathedral and connect to a future station for the Pasadena Blue Line near or north of Chinatown.

This would add riders to the Blue Line and eliminate the need to transfer from the Blue Line to the Red Line to get to the Pasadena Blue Line via Union Station. It would also create a loop around a large portion of the downtown area. A lower price can be charged to use the loop.

GREGORY MASON

Norwalk