Column: Sorry, L.A., LAX's Uber, Lyft and taxi chaos is our own creation. Are we too good for the bus?

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When did L.A. residents get too good to take buses or shuttles to the airport?

In a well-run city, getting to and from one of the world’s busiest airports would not be a nightmare.But in Los Angeles, after three decades of planning improvements, we’re not there yet.

So now we have a billion cars a day inching their way in and out of LAX, and we’re ticked off about a problem we helped create.wage while beating up their own vehicles and putting more of a squeeze on taxi drivers, who used to cash a decent paycheck before we all began telling one another about how much we love our ride-hailing apps.

Air travelers walk near the “LAXit” area for Uber, Lyft and taxi rides at Los Angeles International Airport on Nov. 5. Either traffic engineers had inaccurate numbers about how many pickup vehicles were coming to the airport each day, or the numbers were accurate but the planners miscalculated how long it would take those cars to get to the new remote pickup points, Rouse said.

“It’s too much stress for a lot of people. Not just us, but the biggest problems are for families with kids and luggage,” Papazyan said. “They’re complaining more than we are.”

 

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Ok boomer

Please tell us the numbers in every major city of people that take the bus to and from the airport 😂😂😂 im sure its pretty low.

No. You just think you are.

the bus sucks

waiting half an hour on a 100' day to sit next to a guy who thinks he's a bird on a crowded bus that stops 21times OR waiting 5 minutes for an uber to pick only YOU up in an a/c car and take you directly to your drop-off. tough choice, LA times.

Was just there last week and it was pretty easy...🤷🏻‍♀️ might have been a few kinks the first few days but really - try it yourself first maybe

A train might work much better. Of course you would have to take a bus to Palmdale to catch the train.

How about LAX is a horrid, poorly designed airport much like the LA freeway system.

Oh, wow. Ok, Steve, show me the bus that gets me and my family, with all our bags, to the airport in a timely and safe manner. Let’s say I live near Devonshire and the 118. Walk me through EXACTLY how that works.

Comments are much more insightful than this nonsensical acticle.

I’m 73 years old. And after a 6 hour flight, I don’t want to schlep my luggage on a bus L.A. Times!

We aren’t too good for safe and clean busses. Let me know when Los Angeles has those.

The individuals that ride the LA metro are required to have a certain tenacity that transplants take some time to pick adopt. Remember that video of the whole bus of people beating the shit out of some guy. Tremendous.

People can do what they want fuck buses I hate buses if you have money and don’t wanna take a bus don’t this article is trash

Ride a motorcycle to LAX. If you have the means, it’s probably the only way to maintain sanity this holiday season. None of the transportation recommended in this article can bypass the gridlock about to engulf LAX like a 2 wheeler. Just remember to pack real light. Free parking!

Bus? 😂😂😂😂

I always take the FlyAway bus. Best $9 ever spent

Steve, did you seriously write. “We’re too impatient to get stuck in traffic.” Yeah, I should sit in soul-sucking traffic, which you have documented, just to be a better human. C’mon man.

The bus!!😱

FlyAway bus every 👏 time 👏

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