Tarnished Gold

Here we go again - another poorly thought out rail line. With virtually no restrictions, the Gold Line track plan still incorporates hard turns (reduced speed), and raised trackways that guarantee dysfunctional city space along the entire trackway. Time and again, in more cities worth mentioning, raised trackways and hazardous intersections offset the benefits of above ground rail. When will developers and planners learn? With a little more concrete and imagination an above ground eyesore could become an enclosed trackway with adjoining commercial space.

Of course this requires foresight and design sense, which politicians have proven short on. So, another project that will fail to integrate into the environment, and delay the much needed development for the Alameda corridor. Before the hard hats are even taken off, the zigzag of concrete tells it all.  ¶ 5:56 PM