Originally Posted by
DELee
The Ren LAX is going to get a bit noisier than now with that path for the people mover. Also, Randy's Donuts is gonna get a lot of foot traffic in the future.
The biggest problem with all of the modernization elements is to make access to your terminal longer and longer. Who's going to want to take this mover to and from T4/5/6/7/8/9? I'll make the walk across the central area but larger groups and those with lots of luggage are gonna have challenges.
Edit: re-viewing the video shows that its really after T1 and T7 that the walk across the middle gets longer the way that they've routed the mover - too bad they didn't have it stop at the Theme Building.
David
Cool video!
But it'll still take 45 minutes to get in/out of the terminal, but psychologically it won't feel as bad because people will be walking or on the people mover for that period of time instead of waiting in traffic....
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More constructively, my guess is that there'll be a number of electric carts to drive people across the longer paths (eventually at least) & moving walkways. For example PVD has a long walk on a skybridge across the parking lot to their CRCF and SEA has a long walk through the parking structure to their light rail train. Both have an on-demand electric cart system for people with lots of luggage or who can't walk as easily.