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Wednesday, October 5, 2005

Kill the Board, Save the Monorail?

Posted by on October 5 at 10:40 AM

Urban-planning blogger David Sucher argues that voters should approve a shorter line for the monorail (last month, the monorail board voted to put a measure on the ballot that would shorten the Green Line, reducing the “initial phase” from 14 miles to 10.6) but only if the board resigns en masse, restoring public confidence in the agency. To that end, the November ballot will include a measure that would change the board, which is now mostly appointed, to a majority-elected body, giving voters a direct say in the monorail’s leadership.