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Del Mar Un-Fairgrounds
May 1, traditional Labor Day, and all over the world workers ride the train to their jobs at the race tracks. To Happy Island outside Hong Kong, Longchamp outside Paris, even Belmont Park outside New York City, and soon everyone will be able to take the Gold Line from all parts of LA to Santa Anita and Fairplex. Last summer the SEIU Union did a survey of their workers at the Del Mar track measuring their mileage to and from work from their homes in Vista, Carlsbad, San Carlso, San Diego, Chula Vista and El Cajon. Using the federal mileage rate and any parking costs (some parked in the dirt for free) the nearest to the track, a security guard from Carlsbad would have saved $17.75 per day by taking the Coaster. The farthest away, an Usher from El Cajon taking the trolley to Old Town and changing to the Coaster would save $47.40 per day. In tough economic times, savings like these should not be ignored. Let's build that train stop!!! We can do it - Yes we can!!! Unionman.— May 1, 2009 7:42 a.m.
Del Mar Un-Fairgrounds
It seems to me that the availability of taking the Coaster directly to the Fairgounds from north county cities would be a great way for Oceanside, Carlsbad and Encinitas students with no car to get to summer jobs at the fair and races. Even inland kids from Vista and Escondido, where summer jobs may be less plentiful, could take the Sprinter/Coaster combo and earn summer money. It's to far for them to ride a bike.— March 23, 2009 11:20 a.m.