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Poll: Busway Bridge Shines in the Night; Do You Love It or Loathe It?

Everyone has an opinion. Let us know what you think of the Orange Line lights.

Posted by Saul Daniels (Editor), June 25, 2012 at 06:12 am

With just days before the of the Orange Line busway extension from Canoga Park to Chatsworth, workers are busy finishing the last details.

They've been testing the roadway, navigating the buses up and down the route. Checking the timing at each stop. And driving over the new Lassen Street bridge.

And speaking of the bridge, they've turned on the lights. If you haven't seen it, take a drive past at night. The sides of the bridge are decorated with a modernistic interpretation of the mountains to the west.

And after dusk, they glow with lights.

What do you think? Let us know in this Patch Poll.

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kevin June 24, 2012 at 11:25 am

wont be long before some kids tag graffiti all over it. that is the sad part.

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carol cohen June 24, 2012 at 11:59 am

I thought they are going to paint it white or are they just going to leave it that color

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Leigh Datzker June 24, 2012 at 12:40 pm

It's nice to see a culmination of technology utilizing energy saving night vision lighting and LED's for the busline. Did you noice the imbedded LED warning system at each intersection? The LED lighting of the bike path and walk ways will give the paths a new glow with a very low energy cost for the non-solar lighting. You have the drought resistant plant displays and mini-parks as well. All we need are some flat screen towers ala L.A. Live, and we have a real enlightened project !

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Don Jagg June 25, 2012 at 03:31 am

Oh, now I get it. It's supposed to be an interpretation of the mountains to the west. No wonder they choose radioactive green for the color.

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keith shindoll June 25, 2012 at 12:37 pm

How about we take the money it costs to design and build lighted bridge and add it to the education budget. That way 5000 teachers don't have to lose their jobs and over crowd our classrooms. Wow what a concept.
The United States is currently 18th among the 36 industrialized nations.

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Joseph June 25, 2012 at 02:55 pm

Unfortunately your are correct.

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Joseph June 25, 2012 at 02:56 pm

If they painted it white that would just be calling out for someone to write all over it.

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Dunny June 25, 2012 at 06:24 pm

Lighted bridge, now that's progress. We should all be so lucky to not have mass transit but instead lighted roads for the buses carrying tens of people at a time. The dozens of cars these buses will take off the freeways will surely bring the traffic relief we need.

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Richard Mathews June 28, 2012 at 08:47 pm

I'd rather see the mountains than a modernistic interpretation. It's nice that the lighting is energy efficient, but we have too much light pollution. Wouldn't it be nice to see stars at night?
Don, I love your comment on radioactive green. I have already been using the bike path, and that is wonderful. I am very happy to see that it is already getting a lot of use.

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