http://www.angelenic.com/41/downtown-la-streetcar-system-part-i/ Downtown Los Angeles Blog: Restaurants, Retail, Culture, Events, Lofts, News. Rich Alossi, Author Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:28:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.angelenic.com/41/downtown-la-streetcar-system-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-190 Scott Mercer Fri, 27 Jul 2007 23:24:45 +0000 http://www.angelenic.com/downtown-general/downtown-la-streetcar-system-part-i/#comment-190 PRT is housed on elevated structures. Most people don't want elevated structures. Personally, I wouldn't mine but they are an aesthetic issue in the landscape for many people. Plus, elevated structures can fall down in earthquakes. (Subway tunnels tend to do better.) PRT is housed on elevated structures. Most people don’t want elevated structures. Personally, I wouldn’t mine but they are an aesthetic issue in the landscape for many people. Plus, elevated structures can fall down in earthquakes. (Subway tunnels tend to do better.)

]]> http://www.angelenic.com/41/downtown-la-streetcar-system-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-164 PRT Strategies Tue, 24 Jul 2007 16:11:54 +0000 http://www.angelenic.com/downtown-general/downtown-la-streetcar-system-part-i/#comment-164 You folks might want to pay a visit to our website, www.prtstrategies.com, for some new ideas on urban transit systems. PRT is elevated and won't occupy street lanes and create further congestion. It's station portals can be built directly into structures, making it ideal for public/private partnerships. You folks might want to pay a visit to our website, http://www.prtstrategies.com, for some new ideas on urban transit systems. PRT is elevated and won’t occupy street lanes and create further congestion. It’s station portals can be built directly into structures, making it ideal for public/private partnerships.

]]> http://www.angelenic.com/41/downtown-la-streetcar-system-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-153 LA Bus Girl Fri, 20 Jul 2007 17:07:48 +0000 http://www.angelenic.com/downtown-general/downtown-la-streetcar-system-part-i/#comment-153 Don't forget operating times... if they want to encourage late nights in downtown, esp. with this new LA Live project... they can't have public transit that effectively shuts down at midnight. Don’t forget operating times… if they want to encourage late nights in downtown, esp. with this new LA Live project… they can’t have public transit that effectively shuts down at midnight.

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