Take us to where we want to go

Re “The slow-go transit system,” April 21

Thanks to Steve Hymon for actually riding the trains others pontificate about. He is right on point when he says our transit system should adopt the slogan, “We almost get you there.” And if rail won’t get us where we need to go, we’ll drive the car -- no matter if we live in a transit-oriented development. But we will drive to transit if it gets us where we need to go. Forget the idea that most people are going to give up their cars. The point is to give us a way to do less travel by car.

David Ewing

Venice

The writer chairs the VenMar Neighborhood Assn. Traffic Committee.

The proposed hike in the county sales tax will assist in funding a subway and a light-rail line from downtown to Santa Monica, yet not a cent for mass transit from the San Fernando Valley to the Westside of L.A. I’ve long supported construction of a subway to the sea. However, a parallel light-rail line to the sea raises the question: What is so special about Santa Monica?

John Crandell

Los Angeles