I visit LA 3-4 times per year, for 3-4 days each time, staying near Beverly Hills for several years, staying at Hyatt Regency LAX (Concourse Hotel) for the past 5.5 years, most recently a few days ago at the new Hyatt House LAX/Century Blvd. I jog outside every day, this year during 4 trips since April I’ve jogged along/under the APM route including circling the CONRAC site. It’s been fun and interesting to see the construction progress. (I also like to jog back and forth in one of the parking lots where planes on final approach to RW 24R fly directly overhead at a low altitude but that’s a different discussion.)

I haven’t seen it mentioned previously in this thread but part of the motivation for these changes at LAX is preparation for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

“It is anticipated that the ConRAC facility will eliminate over 3,200 shuttle trips a day to/from the CTA and surrounding streets by consolidating individual rental car operations into one location.” Presumably each of the individual car rental (company) sites, some of which are massive, will close. Does anyone here know what the plan is for re-development of those sites?

A new parking garage (with 4,300 spots) opened in October with transportation to the terminals by bus until the APM is operational. Is part of the plan also to close the independent parking garages (Parking Spot, WallyPark, Airport Center Parking, Joe’s Parking, etc.) and/or eliminate their shuttles?

Hopefully part of this overall plan is to eliminate the homeless encampments along the west side of La Cienega between Century Blvd and Arbor Vitae.

Purdy’s Liquor Store is the most convenient place to buy a bottle of wine (or snack) when staying on Century Blvd. It’s in the same building as Budget Car Rental. I asked if they knew if and when they might be closing, the owner or manager told me they weren’t aware of anything. Any guesses as to their future?

Unrelated to this discussion, is a question as to the best burger near the airport. Carl’s Jr and In-N-Out don’t have locations on the East Coast. Carl’s Jr seems to have more interesting commercials, including one with an aviation theme (Wanna Join the Mile High Club), but which has better food? Thank you.