Carmageddon

[GG-1]

Aloha

Anyone know the impact on LA's Transit due to the closure of LA's 405? One of the lines runs down the middle of the 405.

 

[WhoozOn1st]

Anyone know the impact on LA's Transit due to the closure of LA's 405? One of the lines runs down the middle of the 405.

The 405/San Diego freeway weekend closure for partial demolition of an overpass in preparation for widening is being referred to as "Carmageddon." No rail transit lines run down the middle of the 405. The MTA is adding Purple Line trains and buses on some lines to help cope with the closure. Mostly, though, people are being advised to just avoid L.A.'s westside for the duration.

 

[GG-1]

Aloha and Mahalo for the spelling correction. Went and looked at a LA map. I mixed up the 405 with the 105. So clearly I was wrong. :unsure: :giggle:

 

[Shawn Ryu]

Metrolink ought to be making some serious dough.

 

[Anderson]

One of the airlines is offering intracity commuter flights for $4 as well...man, this is going to be a mess.

 

[Shawn Ryu]

That would be a great deal, if you dont have to wait in the airport for 3 hours.

 

[gswager]

That would be a great deal, if you dont have to wait in the airport for 3 hours.

Not for small airports such as Burbank and Long Beach. It can be usually done in 5-15 minutes and the terminals are small. In LAX, it's a big deal.

 

[Shawn Ryu]

Alright so its a good deal. good for them to offer such services.

 

[WhoozOn1st]

Metrolink is adding trains this weekend to help cope with the 405 closure, which is now underway. From Metrolink:

"Metrolink is adding service to its regularly-scheduled weekend service on the Antelope Valley Line. Nine (9) additional trains will be added to serve those traveling from the San Fernando and Antelope Valleys.

"For options to LAX? Think Hollywood/Burbank Airport and get there on Metrolink.

"For those needing to get to, through and around Southern California, train service from San Bernardino and Orange Counties will also provide more options."

 

[Trogdor]

JetBlue is offering the service for one reason and one reason only: as a marketing gimmick.

The $4 fare barely covers the mandatory taxes and fees. The actual revenue they're getting is about $1 or so. I highly doubt the people that bought these tickets had any need to go from Burbank to Long Beach.

But by announcing the deal, it got lots of people to look at their website, which then will make them consider JetBlue the next time they need to fly somewhere.

It's not really providing a practical transportation alternative during this period of construction.

 

[MikefromCrete]

JetBlue is offering the service for one reason and one reason only: as a marketing gimmick.

The $4 fare barely covers the mandatory taxes and fees. The actual revenue they're getting is about $1 or so. I highly doubt the people that bought these tickets had any need to go from Burbank to Long Beach.

But by announcing the deal, it got lots of people to look at their website, which then will make them consider JetBlue the next time they need to fly somewhere.

It's not really providing a practical transportation alternative during this period of construction.

It's a great publicity stunt and it's working since we're talking about it on a passenger rail website.

 

[trainman74]

"For options to LAX? Think Hollywood/Burbank Airport and get there on Metrolink.

Someone at Metrolink is an old-timer -- that's two name changes ago for that airport.

 

[WhoozOn1st]

"For options to LAX? Think Hollywood/Burbank Airport and get there on Metrolink.

Someone at Metrolink is an old-timer -- that's two name changes ago for that airport.

At least it didn't say Lockheed Field!

 

[Spokker]

People listened and stayed off the freeways or took Metro. The 405 is now reopened and people are lamenting that it's over.

 

[leemell]

"For options to LAX? Think Hollywood/Burbank Airport and get there on Metrolink.

Someone at Metrolink is an old-timer -- that's two name changes ago for that airport.

At least it didn't say Lockheed Field!

That would be Lockheed Air Terminal.

 

[leemell]

The Metro lines Red, Blue and Purple were free this weekend. As I suspected, the whole thing was vastly overblown, no traffic to speak of on most of the freeways. One official admitted on the air yesterday the they did in fact blow it way out of proportion on purpose.