Talk:Crenshaw Line (Los Angeles Metro)

Proposed Merger
The Crenshaw Line has been confirmed as a light-rail line and construction is planned for early next year. With this information now certain, I am confused as to why we need two separate pages, both discussing this line. --Jkfp2004 (talk) 00:31, 18 October 2010 (UTC)


 * I would prefer to keep the articles separate and not merge them together. The two articles are related to one another, but each has a different focus.


 * The Crenshaw Corridor article focuses on the Metro project to build the tracks and other infrastructure between the Expo Line right-of-way and the Green Line right-of-way. The Crenshaw Line article focuses on the future train service which will travel south from the Expo Line to LAX, Redondo Beach and ultimately Torrance.


 * Once the Crenshaw Line opens, the Crenshaw Line article will include ridership statistics, hours of service, etc. The Crenshaw Corridor article will remain as historical documentation of the project as it was conceived, funded and built.


 * If we must merge the articles, I would merge the Crenshaw Line article into the Crenshaw Corridor article. This is because the line (service) will not actually exist for seven more years, and so its article has less legitimate reason to exist at this time.  -- Jcovarru (talk) 17:37, 1 November 2010 (UTC)
 * They should be merged. As you say, the line will not exist for 7 years, at best. Right now, there's a notable project known as the "Crenshaw Corridor". There is no rail line, nor is it under construction. Though the likely outcome of the project is the building of a rail line, plans can change (especially in light of changes to the political landscape). Per WP:CRYSTALBALL, it's too soon to have a separate article. Even if or when the line is built, it is standard to include the background behind the building of a line in the article on the line along with the service, so the articles would need merging anyway. In short, it's a pointless exercise in hair-splitting to have separate articles.oknazevad (talk) 17:27, 24 November 2010 (UTC)
 * I can buy that. I will merge the articles in the next few days. --Jcovarru (talk) 19:08, 24 November 2010 (UTC)