Bikes or rail line?

Officials are trying to determine a route for the Gold Line extension into San Bernardino County (if it is even built). One idea might not be too pleasing to some residents: using a Pacific Electric right of way that has been turned into a bike path, according to the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin:

A proposed seven-mile extension of the Metro Gold Line from its planned terminus in Montclair to L.A./Ontario International Airport has garnered enthusiastic support from area officials.

Now, residents in Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga and Upland will be asked the hard question: How will it get there?

The path by which the light rail veers to the airport will be up for discussion in public meetings next week.

Potential routes identified by Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority officials cut through the three cities to differing degrees.

"The Gold Line will be another transportation mode available to residents, and it could help revitalize the downtown area, so it's a good thing for Upland, in a general sense," said Anthony La, the city's public works director.