On a different Metro light
rail matter, the LA Times reported Monday that the Blue Line is on
target to have its deadliest year yet. The Metro Board voted on Monday
to study why the line continues to be plagued with so many accidents.
A similar Metro Blue Line
study commissioned in 1998 suggested a four point program to improve
safety on the accident prone line: Engineering Safeguards; Public
Outreach and Education; Traffic Enforcement; Legislation (permission to
install red light cameras). None of those fixes proved to be more than
temporary, and in the case of traffic enforcement, it only works when a
critical mass of police are on site. Metro reports the average cost of
light rail accidents is $500,000. With nearly 900 accidents on the Blue
Line's 100 at-grade crossings, you have to ask why Metro doesn't look
at the increased safety and economic benefits of grade separating some
of the more dangerous crossings. Read the LA Times article here:
NFSR sincerely thanks the
community residents and businesses and the area homeowners’ associations
for their important and continued support of safety and neighborhood
quality of life on the Expo project. We will continue to pursue
transparency; due process and adherence to the protections afforded our
communities by state law. We will keep you informed as details and
scheduling of the two ongoing legal endeavors emerge
