CITY STUDIES CHARGING TOLL TO DRIVE INTO LAX.Byline: ART MARROQUIN Staff Writer Drivers dropping off passengers at Los Angeles International Airport “LAX” redirects here. For other uses, see LAX (disambiguation). “KLAX” redirects here. For other uses, see KLAX (disambiguation). Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX, ICAO: KLAX, FAA LID: LAX might have to pay a toll to enter the arrival and departure loops, as the city studies congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. pricing. L.A. City Council members Bill Rosendahl Bill Rosendahl is a Los Angeles City Councilman, representing Council District 11, including the communities of Brentwood, Del Rey, Mar Vista, Marina del Rey, Pacific Palisades, Palms, Playa del Rey, Playa Vista, Venice, West Los Angeles and Westchester. and Wendy Greuel Wendy Greuel is President Pro Tempore of the Los Angeles City Council representing the 2nd District. Greuel was elected in 2002 to fill the remainder of the term of Councilman Joel Wachs. She was elected in her own right in 2003 and reelected in 2007. on Friday asked the city Transportation Department to study whether tolls should be imposed on vehicles that enter the central terminal area, with the funds going toward mass-transit projects. The study would examine congestion pricing for LAX-bound vehicles -- meaning drivers would pay more during high-traffic periods, Rosendahl said. "Our traffic requires us to think out of the box," said Rosendahl, whose 11th District includes LAX. "I will leave no stone unturned in trying to find ways to free our streets, especially Westside streets, of traffic gridlock Gridlock A government, business or institution's inability to function at a normal level due either to complex or conflicting procedures within the administrative framework or to impending change in the business. ." Under the proposal, residents living outside Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County would pay a higher fee than local motorists driving to the airport. An automated people-mover would provide a free alternative. Funds from the tolls could go toward more FlyAway bus service and extending the Metro Green Line to LAX, Rosendahl said. More than 25.6 million vehicles entered the central terminal last year, LAX officials said. The city's Transportation Department, chief legislative analyst and administrative office will present the study to the City Council's Transportation Committee. "In order to provide comprehensive long-term solutions, we must examine the whole spectrum of congestion-reducing strategies and decide which are the right fit for our city," said Greuel, head of the Transportation Committee. art.marroquin(at)dailybreeze.com |
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