Passenger Trains > An Aerial Tram to Dodger Stadium?

LA Metro has requested further information from the firm Aerial Rapid Transit Technologies for their
proposal for a privately financed aerial tram between Los Angeles Union Station and Dodger Stadium.
From today's Metro Magazine:
http://www.metro-magazine.com/technology/news/730859/l-a-metro-issues-rfi-for-aerial-tram-to-dodger-stadium
 



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/13/18 16:44 by milepost20.

milepost20 Wrote:
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> LA Metro has requested further information from
> the firm Aerial Rapid Transit Technologies for
> their
> proposal for a privately financed aerial tram
> between Los Angeles Union Station and Dodger
> Stadium.
> From today's Metro Magazine:
> http://www.metro-magazine.com/technology/news/7308
> 59/l-a-metro-issues-rfi-for-aerial-tram-to-dodger-
> stadium
> 

Has been talked abot for years. Improved sidewalks, and maybe an escalator, would do the trick.

Not going to happen. The Dodgers have said they won't spend any money on it.

PHall Wrote:
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> Not going to happen. The Dodgers have said they
> won't spend any money on it.

Not the Dodgers doing it:A private company has submitted plans to the city of Los Angeles for an aerial tram that would link Union Station to the ball park in Chavez Ravine.Aerial Rapid Transit Technologies LLC, a company founded by Drew McCourt—the son of former Dodgers own Frank McCourt—announced its plans today for the $125 million project. It says it will obtain private financing for construction, but it’s “asking Metro to take the lead role in the procedural requirements for route selection and right of way.” The tram could be up and running in 2022.

CPRR Wrote:
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> PHall Wrote:
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> > Not going to happen. The Dodgers have said they
> > won't spend any money on it.
>
> Not the Dodgers doing it:A private company has
> submitted plans to the city of Los Angeles for an
> aerial tram that would link Union Station to the
> ball park in Chavez Ravine.Aerial Rapid Transit
> Technologies LLC, a company founded by Drew
> McCourt—the son of former Dodgers own Frank
> McCourt—announced its plans today for the $125
> million project. It says it will obtain private
> financing for construction, but it’s “asking
> Metro to take the lead role in the procedural
> requirements for route selection and right of
> way.” The tram could be up and running in 2022.

Frank McCourt still owns half of the parking lots around Dodger Stadium and is always looking for ways for them to produce more revenue.
Many of his "ideas" have been shot down by the Dodger ownership. Ideas like placing a number of parking structures in the lot so Mc Court could build a mall.
This aerial tramway is just one of those ideas.