maybe Ray should stick to SF instead of city planning?

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Seattlites will find it amusing that Ray Bradbury thinks that monorails are the answer for Los Angeles.

I have bolded some parts that are wishful thinking (as indicated by Seattle's experience).

The monorail is extraordinary in that it can be built elsewhere and then carried in and installed in mid-street with little confusion and no destruction of businesses. In a matter of a few months, a line could be built from Long Beach all the way along Western Avenue to the mountains with little disturbance to citizens and no threat to local businesses.

Compared to the heavy elevateds of the past, the monorail is virtually soundless. Anyone who has ridden the Disneyland or Seattle monorails knows how quietly they move.

They also have been virtually accident-free. The history of the monorail shows few collisions or fatalities. ...

Hey, Ray: while we're dreaming, let's just build the I, Robot graduated moving sidewalks instead?

Via BoingBoing. in more seriousness: I think Seattle should build more public transit beyond the barely-adequate bus system. But it was massively mismanaged and I really hope that in the next few years the light rail project makes good headway.

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L.A. needs a public transportation that spans a wider area than any of the current systems do, but yeah. I wonder who he thinks is going to undertake that "few months'" building job.

The Disneyland monorail is quiet on the inside, not the outside. WTF.