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Connecting Los Angeles's Metro Rail system to the airport, which was studied by transit planners since the 1980s, [31] started when Metro commenced construction on the LAX/Metro Transit Center station on June 21, 2021. The new station will connect Metro and other transit services to the East ITF station.
The airport is located in Burbank, and serves the heavily populated areas of northern Los Angeles County. It is the closest airport to the central and northeastern parts of L.A. (including Hollywood and Downtown Los Angeles), Glendale, Pasadena, the San Fernando Valley, the Santa Clarita Valley, and the western San Gabriel Valley.
The primary Los Angeles airport is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The seventh busiest commercial airport in the world and the third busiest in the United States , LAX handled 28.8 million passengers, 2.3 million metric tons (2.5 million short tons; 2.3 million long tons) of cargo and 380,000 aircraft movements in 2020.
[15] [14] The airport was renamed Los Angeles International Airport in 1949. [17] The temporary terminals remained in place for 15 years but quickly became inadequate, especially as air travel entered the "jet age" and other cities invested in modern facilities. Airport leaders once again convinced voters to back a $59 million bond on June 5, 1956.
An Urban Mobility Report from the Texas A&M Transportation Institute found that in 2022, average auto commuters in Los Angeles experienced 122 hours of delays that cost them $3,214.
LAX/Metro Transit Center station (called the East ITF by LAX and known as Aviation/96th Street station during planning) is an under construction light rail transport hub in the Los Angeles Metro Rail system, located near Aviation Boulevard and 96th Street in the Westchester district of Los Angeles.
Most Commuter Express serve Downtown Los Angeles, with others to jobs centers in Pasadena, El Segundo, Century City, and Long Beach. DASH operates over 30 shuttle routes in Downtown Los Angeles and other neighborhoods within the city, complementing Metro's longer bus routes, rail lines and bus rapid transit corridors.
The Rapid has two routes, is operated by Wheels, and provides all day 15 minute service to core cities/areas of the Tri-Valley. Los Angeles: El Monte Busway: HOV 3+ lane on freeway and on separate right of way, has three rail-like stations. Los Angeles: Metro G Line: Busway in old railroad corridor with at-grade crossings. Los Angeles: Harbor ...