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To: goldworldnet who wrote (473130)	2/21/2012 6:37:31 AM
From: SmoothSail	2 Recommendations Respond to of 794033

Putting the passenger train two miles from the airport is ridiculous and you say they did it to keep cab drivers happy. It wasn't quite as simple as that but pretty close. LAX was modernized because of the 1984 Olympics and added a second story to the traffic pattern and an international terminal. The increased traffic to LAX added a new service of shuttles that were stealing business from cabs because they were more convenient and cheaper. More off-site parking lots were added to handle the people who still wanted to have their own cars at the airport. Lots of competition among those 3 entities who banded together against the train actually going to the airport - which was why that particular line was built in the first place. It was a combination of parking lot revenue, shuttle owners and cab companies that would all lose revenue if the train actually went into the airport. There are still 2 ramp stubs where the train was supposed to go that are a reminder of very poor planning and bowing to special interests. You still can't get to the airport if you take that train unless you want to walk a couple of miles. As you can see from this map, if the Green Line went to the airport, you could get there from practically anywhere in the greater L.A. area.