Meanwhile, in Americans Selling Off Public Facilities for Private Use...

"For Sweden" (rallybeetle) 01/31/2017 at 11:33 • Filed to: Planelopnik, Bad Ideas, Bad News

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Jcarr > For Sweden 01/31/2017 at 11:35

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2019 you mean?

At least they announced it instead of just bulldozing the runway in the middle of the night.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > For Sweden 01/31/2017 at 11:36

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Gib giant drift course nao

For Sweden > Jcarr 01/31/2017 at 11:36

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I corrected it

HammerheadFistpunch > For Sweden 01/31/2017 at 11:39

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Meanwhile in the west

For Sweden > HammerheadFistpunch 01/31/2017 at 11:40

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Santa Monica is west yes

HammerheadFistpunch > For Sweden 01/31/2017 at 11:41

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SoCal not WestCal

For Sweden > HammerheadFistpunch 01/31/2017 at 11:42

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If it was any further west it would be in the ocean

HammerheadFistpunch > For Sweden 01/31/2017 at 11:43

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Sorry, Socal life can’t be explained.

Chariotoflove > HammerheadFistpunch 01/31/2017 at 11:49

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This cartoon illustrates something that impacts on my personal experience. When I moved here, I learned that White Rock Lake is encircled by a city park so all lake access is public, and people can still build their fancy expensive houses beyond that and have their view while everyone gets to enjoy the lake up close and personal.

Meanwhile, Lake Ray Hubbard, a monstrous lake nearby, is encircled almost entirely by private property developments with only a few public access points. I think that’s a shame.

Vítor > For Sweden 01/31/2017 at 11:49

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My city sold its airport in 2013 to ze Germans and Swiss, but they totally transformed the place for the better. Now it feels like a proper, international airport. Sometimes privatization improves things, especially when the government is incompetent.

For Sweden > Vítor 01/31/2017 at 11:51

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This airport is going to be turned into a development; probably with a Trump hotel.

Ash78, voting early and often > Jcarr 01/31/2017 at 11:52

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That’s just regular Daly maintenance

Vítor > For Sweden 01/31/2017 at 12:00

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Santa Monica airport is only 8 miles away from LAX, and 16 miles from Hawthorne. I think that has long as any of them gets upgraded to handle the traffic that would go to SMO, preferably Hawthorne since it’s also a Municipal airport, there shouldn’t be much annoyance to the general population. But then, I don’t live in Metro LA to know, and of course they won’t improve neither airport to handle the extra traffic.

DipodomysDeserti > HammerheadFistpunch 01/31/2017 at 12:02

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“Someday son, there will be a mall here, and an escalator to the top.”

For Sweden > Vítor 01/31/2017 at 12:04

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“You can still do it somewhere else!” is the siren call of the NIMBYs

Vítor > For Sweden 01/31/2017 at 12:08

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Forgive me for my ignorance, but what are NIMBYs?

For Sweden > Vítor 01/31/2017 at 12:09

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Not In My Back Yard

Vítor > For Sweden 01/31/2017 at 12:17

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Oh, thanks. I’m going to guess that you live in the area, do you know why the airport is closing? The article didn’t mentioned, is it because of costs or just local residents being annoying?

For Sweden > Vítor 01/31/2017 at 12:26

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I don’t live in Santa Monica, but the same cycle happens at all GA airports

Airport is built

People build houses close to airport

People decide airport is bad and needs to go away

Roundbadge > Ash78, voting early and often 01/31/2017 at 12:28

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What you did there...I see it...

RIP Meigs Field.

Vítor > For Sweden 01/31/2017 at 12:36

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We lost plenty of smaller airpors and even racetracks this way. People would buy houses near those places fully aware of the sound and traffic issues they bring, buy the place either way, and later complain and sign petitions to close them. Just move somewhere else

RiceRocketeer Extraordinaire > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/31/2017 at 12:38

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wrong direction though ... west LA is for the gentrifiers, you need to head east for the fast n furious stuff.