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In like 2004 I got one of those tickets for no front license plate in the old Lot B as my welcome home greeting from a week in Asia. I had been parking there a week out of almost every month. To this day I quite literally have never parked in LAWA parking lot again.

dlaue

The new economy lot needs improvement.
— the electric car chargers are not operating. The control boxes are covered with a plastic bag
—- the signage is weak. There should be signs indicating which aisle to take to go to the next highest level
​​​​​​—- the signs to the shuttle bus are labeled “pick up”
—- there is no information on how long the wait is for the next shuttle bus (our wait was ~ 20 minutes this morning)
—- the shuttle bus entry requires lifting bags up and onto the bus. A better design would allow bags to be rolled into the bus

Good stuff——>
—- the address, 6100 W. 94th street, works on GPS to take you right to the parking entrance
​​​​​​—- there’s bathrooms and drinking fountains at the “pick up” spot
—- friendly staff at the entrance and at “pick up” spot
—- the front license plate reader works to open gate when entering

From the time we drove into the structure until we arrived at Terminal 1 this morning was 50 minutes. They “were supposed to have two busses but only on was being operated” said the staff guy. Our bus was packed. But about 1/3 of the bus emptied at T1.

UPDATE: At 6pm on Saturday, 10/30 our wait for a bus from Terminal 1 was ~ 10 minutes (we just missed an earlier bus). Trip to the parking facility was ~ 12-15 minutes. The digital sign on the bus did not indicate economy parking, but there were painted signs on the bus which did. Exiting the parking structure was as challenging as entering. There are almost no "exit" signs and you must rely on your own sense of direction to find the proper aisles for exit. The exit ramp connecting floor 2 to floor 1 presented us with two conflicting signs---(1) an A-frame sandwich board reading "Exit LAX <---" and (2) a permanent overhead sign reading "Exit --->".
Right or left?
You choose!
We picked right to "exit" and were rewarded with the proper path to the exit and a flawless reading of our vehicle's license plate and an open gate.
To this day, I have no idea what "Exit LAX" means. The parking structure is not anywhere near LAX.

chrisl137

There's a real time shuttle tracker - I just added it to the wiki. They may or may not ever add signs telling you how to find the link.

Need

The tracker is really cool. Watched it for like 10 min LOL. Looks like the current wait is about 7 min. The shuttles at the Economy parking waited until the other shuttles get to T4 and then they move out.

josephstern

50 minutes? That makes the CTA worth a decent price premium.

TWA884

From the November issue of the LAX Modernization Update newsletter:

wcj1

Re the cheaper advance parking rates at CTA, I think they are just experimenting with rates, which is smart. When I see those rates, some of the individual garages will say something like "18 spots left at this price", so they aren't selling the whole garage at that price. They will all sorts of data about pricing, utilization, etc and eventually maximize profits, push overflow parking to underutilized garages, etc.

Exit and drive to/towards the LAX terminals would be my guess.

josephstern

The only prices with limited spots I've seen are at the CTA, and I think that's likely right. Those lots aren't too big and several have been demolished.

DELee

Economy Parking Bus:



David

chrisl137

Has anybody who's done the reserved parking, either in the CTA or Economy Lot, gotten an email or link to the terms and conditions to see whether there are grace periods for slightly early arrival or late departure from the lot? Ontario has a 6 hour grace period that you can sometimes take advantage of, and I'm about to book my first reserved parking at LAX and could probably take advantage of a 6 hour grace period on that, too, if it existed.

OskiBear

I just got home after using this on my trip.

Here's the info from the FAQs:

1. What if I stay longer than expected?
   1. If you stay longer than expected you will be responsible for paying the outstanding charges upon exiting the parking structure.
2. What if I stay for a shorter duration than expected after entering the parking structure?
   1. We cannot provide refunds if you decide on a shorter stay.

Additionally, this was in the T&C:Extensions to the Reservation Period

Your reservation is not active until 2 hours before your reservation begins. You are not guaranteed a parking spot until the time you have reserved. If you arrive early, a parking spot may not be available.

If your vehicle stays in the parking facility more than 2 hours after the reservation ends, a new parking session will begin at the posted rates. This additional payment will be required to exit the facility. No refunds are provided for parking stays that are shorter than the reservation period.

seigex

Have to say, I'm super impressed with the new parking structure. Especially all the EV charging spots they included (although they weren't turned on yet as of 2 weeks ago when I parked there). I prepaid and saved a bit of money, and as you drive in to the structure it read my license plate, so I didn't even have to roll my window down, same on the way out.

One problem I had returning to LAX around 10:30pm, was the bus to bring us back to the economy lot never showed up. After 30 minutes of waiting, and watching bus after bus pass for other lots, and group growing larger, the driver of the shuttle that stops at the city bus transfer lot offered to ferry us to his spot, which was right next to the economy lot. Ended up working out, but quite annoying that the economy bus never came by.

That said, I was told by one of the shuttle drivers that the train between the economy lot and LAX should be opening soon, anyone know when that will be?

TWA884

2023.

seigex

wow, further than I thought, but still great news.

OskiBear

I had a similarly positive experience on my recent trip. The bus is less than ideal but the buses have been pretty decent at LAX ever since they moved them to the outer loop away from the rest of the traffic.

I can see myself primarily using the LAX economy lot in the future when the train is open. I used to avoid the long-term lot like the plague but I can see it being very handy with the train.