Comments on: I’m Calling It The Gold Line http://blogging.la/2009/04/24/im-calling-it-the-gold-line/ Lizard people dude. Seriously. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Gold Line Gets A Boost | Los Angeles Metblogs http://blogging.la/2009/04/24/im-calling-it-the-gold-line/comment-page-1/#comment-17397 Gold Line Gets A Boost | Los Angeles Metblogs Thu, 07 May 2009 19:18:24 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=26426#comment-17397 [...] advance on our allowance, he did not mention a specific preference for what the Eastside Extension should be called. Related posts:Metro’s Runaway Gold LineI’m Calling It The Gold LineHoly Transportation [...] [...] advance on our allowance, he did not mention a specific preference for what the Eastside Extension should be called. Related posts:Metro’s Runaway Gold LineI’m Calling It The Gold LineHoly Transportation [...]

]]> By: transitcph http://blogging.la/2009/04/24/im-calling-it-the-gold-line/comment-page-1/#comment-17396 transitcph Sun, 26 Apr 2009 15:00:57 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=26426#comment-17396 "Linea de Oro" would be fine in Spanish language media and announcements. I hear the prerecorded announcements on the Red Line telling people "transborde al Metro Blue Line" (rather than "Linea Azul") and it just sound clumsy. I just don't care for Molina (or any of the Metro Board members) pushing through a bunch of phony-baloney feel good stuff that doesn't really make life easier for transit users (and often makes it worse, like gating the light rail stations) “Linea de Oro” would be fine in Spanish language media and announcements. I hear the prerecorded announcements on the Red Line telling people “transborde al Metro Blue Line” (rather than “Linea Azul”) and it just sound clumsy.

I just don’t care for Molina (or any of the Metro Board members) pushing through a bunch of phony-baloney feel good stuff that doesn’t really make life easier for transit users (and often makes it worse, like gating the light rail stations)

]]> By: evan http://blogging.la/2009/04/24/im-calling-it-the-gold-line/comment-page-1/#comment-17395 evan Sat, 25 Apr 2009 18:11:57 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=26426#comment-17395 "Sure, the Eastside extension runs through a part of the city that is 95% Spanish-speaking. Maybe this serves to ensure quality of life for citizens who only know Spanish. What will they do when the train arrives at Union Station and the signs are in English? Turn around?" Psst...Union Station is across the street from the Plaza, where I think someone that ONLY speaks Spanish (and really, people that primarily speak Spanish typically can get by in English) would be okay. Really, this isn't a big deal. “Sure, the Eastside extension runs through a part of the city that is 95% Spanish-speaking. Maybe this serves to ensure quality of life for citizens who only know Spanish. What will they do when the train arrives at Union Station and the signs are in English? Turn around?”

Psst…Union Station is across the street from the Plaza, where I think someone that ONLY speaks Spanish (and really, people that primarily speak Spanish typically can get by in English) would be okay.

Really, this isn’t a big deal.

]]> By: browne http://blogging.la/2009/04/24/im-calling-it-the-gold-line/comment-page-1/#comment-17394 browne Sat, 25 Apr 2009 14:24:37 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=26426#comment-17394 El Chavo what I really admire is that the regular commenters/posters that are people of color are actually much more vile and open about their ignorance than the white commenters. That's some real progress. I've always tried to demonstrate in general racism isn't a thing that a particular race does, it's a mindset that can transcend race. Isn't that beautiful? I think that's a little different than on the other blogs that have complaints about this. Browne El Chavo what I really admire is that the regular commenters/posters that are people of color are actually much more vile and open about their ignorance than the white commenters.

That’s some real progress. I’ve always tried to demonstrate in general racism isn’t a thing that a particular race does, it’s a mindset that can transcend race. Isn’t that beautiful?

I think that’s a little different than on the other blogs that have complaints about this.

Browne

]]> By: EL CHAVO! http://blogging.la/2009/04/24/im-calling-it-the-gold-line/comment-page-1/#comment-17393 EL CHAVO! Sat, 25 Apr 2009 07:19:14 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=26426#comment-17393 I'm calling you a jerk. http://laeastside.com/2009/04/la-linea-de-odio/ I’m calling you a jerk.
http://laeastside.com/2009/04/la-linea-de-odio/

]]> By: browne http://blogging.la/2009/04/24/im-calling-it-the-gold-line/comment-page-1/#comment-17392 browne Sat, 25 Apr 2009 02:15:55 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=26426#comment-17392 Those who you who have a problem with the new name through the Eastside do you ride the Goldline and will you ride it through the Eastside? And I don't know, I'm sort of going to assume you don't really ride it on a regular basis and if you do I'm sure you won't be getting off before Pasadena, so why do you even care? Browne Those who you who have a problem with the new name through the Eastside do you ride the Goldline and will you ride it through the Eastside?

And I don’t know, I’m sort of going to assume you don’t really ride it on a regular basis and if you do I’m sure you won’t be getting off before Pasadena, so why do you even care?

Browne

]]> By: darleene http://blogging.la/2009/04/24/im-calling-it-the-gold-line/comment-page-1/#comment-17391 darleene Fri, 24 Apr 2009 22:55:38 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=26426#comment-17391 Actually I like bromike666's suggestion. Actually I like bromike666′s suggestion.

]]> By: bromike666 http://blogging.la/2009/04/24/im-calling-it-the-gold-line/comment-page-1/#comment-17390 bromike666 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 22:49:37 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=26426#comment-17390 Lets just split the difference and call it "The Stupido Gloria Line" Lets just split the difference and call it “The Stupido Gloria Line”

]]> By: Sean Bonner http://blogging.la/2009/04/24/im-calling-it-the-gold-line/comment-page-1/#comment-17389 Sean Bonner Fri, 24 Apr 2009 22:48:34 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=26426#comment-17389 Markland your plan is already flawed, there's a Purple line and Purple isn't a primary color. Maybe we could all it the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ_Yella" rel="nofollow">Yella</a> line, which would be more LA apropo. Markland your plan is already flawed, there’s a Purple line and Purple isn’t a primary color.

Maybe we could all it the Yella line, which would be more LA apropo.

]]> By: frazgo http://blogging.la/2009/04/24/im-calling-it-the-gold-line/comment-page-1/#comment-17388 frazgo Fri, 24 Apr 2009 22:29:54 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=26426#comment-17388 I like "yellow" too, but it might be offensive to all the Asians in the SGV which is lobbying for an extension through my corner of LA. I like “yellow” too, but it might be offensive to all the Asians in the SGV which is lobbying for an extension through my corner of LA.

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