Not only do other transportation options exist, but the frailty of the coastal rail segment suggests it would be one of the least likely solutions for transporting San Onofre’s waste.
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Posted inCommunity Opinion
Nelson: Trains vs. Beaches – A Ridership Reality Check
OCTA is proposing taxpayers fund coastal armoring with beach-destroying boulders to the tune of $200M in an attempt to preserve a doomed rail line serving few passengers.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Girand: When Is A Listening Session Not A Listening Session?
“OCTA is holding its last public Listening Session on its Coastal Rail Resiliency Resiliency Study Initial Assessment plans for San Clemente on Thursday, May 30th, at 5:00 pm at San Clemente City Hall.”
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Girand: Trains or Coastline – Which Is Essential?
Keeping the trains running along a doomed section of the LOSSAN rail corridor is destroying beaches and contributing to landslides of coastal bluffs saturated from torrential rain. Train vibrations will compound the effects of this year’s El Niño, exacerbating slides. Stop this manmade coastal destruction. Stop the trains.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Quirk and Nelson: Should Taxpayers Spend $5 Million per Rider to Relocate Coastal Rail?
Residents in San Clemente and Del Mar are demanding rail agencies stop destroying beaches with hard armoring and provide a comprehensive cost-benefit analysis to justify $20 billion for 2 tunnels to replace eroding railroad segments that carry little freight and mostly empty passenger trains.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Nelson: How Many Rocks Will it Take to Hold Back the Pacific?
Between a 29-inch track deflection and waves slapping trains in San Clemente to serious landslides in Del Mar, does endless band aiding of coastal rail make sense?
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Nelson: Metrolink’s $50 Million Serra Siding Doesn’t Pass the Smell Test
Metrolink wants taxpayers to add a $50 million second track along two rapidly eroding public beaches, impacting 7 Capistrano Beach hotels, over 1 million annual beachgoers, 7,000 residents and numerous local businesses. Ridership through this segment has been flat since 2010 and is now about 3% of capacity. No local needs assessment has been provided.
