Why not just run shorter trolley trains?
Regarding “Plans stopped in their tracks” (Our Region, Feb. 26): If trolley cars are too long, and city blocks are too short, the solution appears blindingly simple to me: Run shorter trains more frequently. The 15-minute service window is not set in stone, unlike sidewalks and platforms. With two-car, wheelchair-friendly S70 vehicles running twice as often, the ridership would benefit and jackhammers would lay silent. (A new S70 train with two cars holds about as many people as an older trains with three cars.) The only cost would be to the Metropolitan Transit System – it would need to hire more drivers for the additional runs. Although I’m no transit planner, I would imagine the cost of adding more drivers would be far less than the financial impact on downtown neighborhoods should streets be closed. ROBERT PALMER San Diego Military service medals are awarded, not won I read “Switching Gears” (A1, Feb. 25) regarding an Ex-Marine who had been awarded the Navy Cross for his actions du
