Gasoline Price and Light Rail
Re “It’s the Gas, Gas, Gas,” March 22.
It’s very interesting that when the price of gas goes up, ridership goes up also on Metrolink. Maybe that is one reason that in Europe, where the gas price is very high all the time, public transportation is used extensively.
Now, if our public officials would stop bickering about what do do with the tracks and right of way from North Hollywood down Chandler Boulevard, past Valley College, Pierce College, near Topanga Plaza and numerous industries and ending up in Chatsworth, we could have a wonderful light rail operation that would help the public greatly in getting to work or going shopping.
It could exchange passengers at North Hollywood where the subway is ending and in Chatsworth where Metrolink has a station. Also it would make going into downtown or Hollywood a lot easier by catching a light rail in the Valley, transferring to the subway.
Having buses along this right of way doesn’t make sense. The noise and air pollution [would not be] acceptable.
BRUCE MONKMAN
Reseda
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