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Santa Monica Airport will close in 2028 and be replaced by a park, officials say
Capping decades of legal battles and protests, federal and local officials announced an settlement Saturday to close Santa Monica Airport in 2028 and immediately shorten the runway to limit jet flights. The city of Santa Monica has been fighting to shut down the general aviation airport — long a favorite of celebrities and business leaders — contending it is unsafe, noisy and pollutes nearby neighborhoods with potentially harmful aircraft exhaust. Aviation interests and the Federal Aviation… (www.latimes.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
The park: will it have designated areas for dogs, with poop scoopers and everything? Then surely it is worth it.
"...risk of a serious crash in surrounding neighborhoods..."
Well,gee. Might as well eliminate all air travel.
Well,gee. Might as well eliminate all air travel.
.... if it saves just ONE person it will be worth it.
It wouldn't save lives. If you mean closing KSMO, aircraft will go elsewhere which doesn't reduce the crash rate. If you mean closing air travel, death toll would rise, as air travel safer than on the surface.
Joel,
I was making a sarcastic remark about one segment of political thought that if banning something that they don't like saves JUST ONE LIFE the banning of said activity was worth it.
I was making a sarcastic remark about one segment of political thought that if banning something that they don't like saves JUST ONE LIFE the banning of said activity was worth it.
This is exactly what the position taken by the city council. Ridiculous, particularly since a 100 aircraft a day fly over the city to land at LAX.