Los Angeles' "Sunset Coast Line" rapid transit proposal, 1976 taipei_metro Few people know this

Few people know this

It's a fascinating look at what might have been

" and the new Union Loop had been built over the streets of downtown Chicago

Philadelphia's trolley system was truly massive before it was dismantled bit by bit in the last half of the 20th century

This is a map of the proposal

Los Angeles' "Sunset Coast Line" rapid transit proposal, 1976 taipei_metro Few people know thisThis is the largest and most ambitious of Los Angeles' rapid transit plans, designed by Supervisor Baxter Ward in 1976. It was put in front of the electorate and lost by a huge margin. (Ironically, the exact same tax would be passed as Measure M, 40 years later). Most of this would have run in existing railway rights of way, or in freeway medians, and would have included special cars for carrying bikes and surfboards. I found a copy of the original