EVERY DAY FOR
METROLINK," SAYS
HASAN IKHRATA
OF THE SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF
GOVERNMENTS.
THE WINDOW TO THE
RIGHT AND SEE THE
10 FREEWAY, I'M SO
GLAD NOT TO BE IN
ONE OF THOSE CARS
STUCK IN TRAFFIC."
Future
has reached out
to Uber and Lyft,
as have other
transit operators,
to explore a
partnership that
would deliver riders
short distances to
and from Metrolink
stations.
could save up to
20 minutes in travel
time for riders
would be extending
run-through tracks
at Los Angeles
Union Station
trains don't just have to enter and
exit from the north. This also could
allow one-seat rides to regional
destinations. Multiple transportation
agencies are pursuing funding.
explore truncating some Oceanside
service at Irvine to add trains on the
Inland Empire-Orange County line
to tap pent-up demand and perhaps
extend Metrolink service to Santa
Barbara and San Luis Obispo.
as the father of Metrolink, is confident
25 years from now Metrolink will be
celebrating its Golden Anniversary.
Southern California together,
Metrolink does that today," muses
relief, but so do so many people who
rely on Metrolink as the antidote for
stressful driving.
member agencies came together
a quarter century ago to grapple
with worsening traffic, and how a
skeleton staff delivered the railroad
in two short years on time and under
budget. Was it luck? Stanger smiles.
sometimes you make your own luck."
including how to ride, go to
average cost of driving in Southern
California was 57 cents a mile or
about $713 a month, assuming 15,000
annual miles in a typical sedan.