Gold Line Train Station Gives Users No Comfort

Steve Lopez’s April 16 column, “A Perch High Above Cars, but Not Noise,” brought to mind my own recent experience at the Gold Line Del Mar station. I was to meet a friend there who was riding up from downtown. Although the weather was pleasant, our noon rendezvous quickly heated up; this due to the platform conditions, not any romantic stirrings.

It seems that in order to prevent loitering, the good folks in charge of the station want to make even waiting for a train uncomfortable. All benches were in full sunlight, strategically placed completely away from any and all overhead shade and protection.

I would certainly hate to have been waiting in the summertime, not to mention during inclement weather. Isn’t there a middle ground between providing patron comfort and the prevention of vagrants taking up residence?

Brenda Gant

La Crescenta