Will Planners Have The Guts To Extend L. A.'s Subway?

Los Angeles' leaders have an opportunity to show some courage and extend the "current brainless configuration" of the area's subway system.

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May 25, 2006, 2:00 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"[Los Angeles'] Red Line Subway is like a stick man whose leg has been blown off by a political landmine, leaving only a stub where it ends at Wilshire Boulevard and Western Avenue. Thanks to Sacramento, there is now a chance to extend that lost limb to the knee â€" but only if local planners have the courage to make it happen."

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Monday, May 22, 2006 in The Los Angeles Times

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