to the editor: As a Chinatown resident, I enjoyed columnist Bill Shaikin's article about efforts to improve access to Dodger Stadium, especially the part about the volunteers tasked with activating the bridge at Yale Street (“Dodger Walk: A big city needs a walking path to the blue sky. Do it, Frank McCourt”. March 25). And who knows? If we had better sidewalks, stairs, and even escalators that made the ride enjoyable, maybe there wouldn't be a need for an expensive gondola. But does anyone really believe Frank McCourt would build pedestrian improvements without something in return?
Our communities should not have to accept an ill-conceived and overpriced gondola so Dodger fans have a safe way to walk to the stadium. If it were really about his reputation, McCourt would focus on making improvements for pedestrians and drop the gondola he carry valuable trees, land and airspace of the Los Angeles State Historical Park.
Phyllis Ling, Los Angeles
