RESURRECTED PANEL WILL PLAN AIRPORT GROWTH.Byline: RICK ORLOV Staff Writer Taking the next step toward addressing Southern California's air-traffic needs, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Antonio Ramon Villaraigosa (born Antonio (Tony) Ramon Villar, Jr. on January 23, 1953) is the mayor of Los Angeles, California. He is the first Latino mayor of Los Angeles since Cristobal Aguilar in 1872. is expected today to announce the revival of a panel to plan the expansion of regional airport operations. Villaraigosa -- along with city, county and state officials -- has scheduled a news conference 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 , where Councilman 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. will be named the city's representative on the Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, Regional Airport Authority. The panel will include representatives from 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. , Riverside, San Bernardino San Bernardino, city, United States San Bernardino (săn bûr'nədē`nō), city (1990 pop. 164,164), seat of San Bernardino co., S Calif., at the foot of the San Bernardino Mts.; inc. 1854. and Ontario. The authority was disbanded several years ago amid disputes over how to plan for air traffic growth in the region, even as the controversial master plan for the expansion of LAX was being developed. ``Mayor Villaraigosa will announce how the SCRAA will help regionalize re·gion·al·ize tr.v. re·gion·al·ized, re·gion·al·iz·ing, re·gion·al·iz·es To divide into regions, especially for administrative purposes. re air traffic, achieve his vision of airport regionalization regionalization Managed care The subdivision of a broadly available service–eg, a blood bank, into quasi-autonomous regional centers, capable of making decisions and providing more cost-effective and/or faster service to hospitals and health care facilities, and how the SCRAA plays into the historic LAX master plan settlement,'' the Mayor's Office said in a statement. There has been discussion over the past year about creating a regional airport authority that would control operations at all airports in Southern California. However, no formal proposal has been developed and Los Angeles city officials remain wary of other jurisdictions getting control of LAX. The Southern California Regional Airport Authority would have no direct involvement in an airport's operation, but Villaraigosa believes it can help open discussions with neighboring areas on how air traffic can be dispersed more equitably throughout the region. Also expected to participate are Rep. Jane Harman, D-El Segundo, and Supervisor Don Knabe, in whose districts LAX is located. Both were critics of an earlier master plan that would have increased the number of flights out of LAX, the nation's third-busiest airport. In December, Los Angeles city officials announced a deal to end litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. over the modernization of LAX, with opponents agreeing to drop their lawsuits in exchange for the mayor and City Council abandoning the most controversial elements of the $11 billion plan. Under the revised master plan, the city green-lighted a $4 billion modernization effort while promising to limit passenger traffic by gradually closing airplane gates, giving critics and neighbors a greater voice in upgrading the facility, and funding noise- and traffic-mitigation projects in nearby communities. Villaraigosa also vowed to see Los Angeles regionalize its air traffic to spread the burden -- as well as the economic opportunities -- to other areas. The Southern California Association of Governments has estimated the region will get 2.2 million more people over the next 25 years, with the greatest demand for air traffic coming from the eastern end of Los Angeles County and neighboring jurisdictions. In addition to LAX, Los Angeles World Airports Los Angeles World Airports or LAWA is the airport oversight and operations department for the city of Los Angeles, California. This department owns and operates Los Angeles International Airport, LA/Ontario International Airport, Palmdale Regional Airport, and Van owns Van Nuys, Ontario and Palmdale Regional airports. Ontario Airport is the more developed passenger facility in the region, and the city has committed to expansion of its operation. Palmdale has proved more problematic in attracting airline services and passengers to the High Desert, and no carrier is currently operating there. At Van Nuys, the nation's busiest general-aviation airport, the City Council has approved a 20-year plan that maintains 34 acres for propeller planes while allowing the expansion of the lucrative charter-jet business. rick.orlov(at)dailynews.com (213) 978-0390 |
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