LA's $14BN Airport Upgrade

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[@emersonchring9784]

This channel made me fall in love with architecture

[@youman5079]

IKR

[@Emillionaer]

I also think arcitecture is quite interesting - but it is just me worried that i am not creative enough for such a job?

[@realjohnmcaffe6950]

Same bro

[@okokok1178]

Yep!

[@maloavi]

But I think lax should be remodeled similar tu naicm original designs en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico_City_Texcoco_Airport

[@jAyDeN30111]

Damn the graphics in Los Santos looks sick

[@suhas17101995]

Wait for GTA 6

[@Harf2004]

yeah I think they are using mods

[@youman5079]

😂

[@carstarsarstenstesenn]

can’t wait for this GTA V airport update

[@bigetv6121]

I hope they get rid of the carbob at LSIA

[@kevinmsft]

The most scary words from your friends on a Friday afternoon: can you give me a ride to LAX?

[@eeeeeoww]

i’ll raise you one: waiting for the response after asking burbank or lax

[@glorymanheretosleep]

LA still is trash, there is so much theft happening. The American populace is too complacent.

[@nocilantro_gack]

Tell em to go to Burbank...

[@RA-hx9uc]

Asking the day of is rude. I would never associate with someone so rude. Uber, metro, flyaway, someone else. Take your pick. I'm not the one.

[@cchu1980]

dropping off at lax isn't that bad, it's picking people up that's the worst. hope they have uber, i refuse to pick up anyone except my mom

[@harrisonwalker1044]

As an LA Resident, it has been very interesting to watch the process of this project take place over the past decade

[@simonlinch8354]

that would be very cool

[@1990758]

But you think it will ease the traffic around the freeway or on the 105 Freeway coming into the airport

[@cllamasful]

@@1990758 it won’t do anything to it at all. On the contrary I think it’ll worsen it.

[@davidp2707]

@Ash H just keep them away from the airport and we're good to go

[@valacarno]

Good luck watching it for another two! 😅

[@MakeMeThinkAgain]

I lived in LA back in the mid-60s and spent a lot of time waiting for people to arrive at LAX. There are actually tunnels (under the plane parking areas) connecting the terminals. I could walk from terminal to terminal to terminal. I think they've been blocked off now, but they do still exist.

[@truthseeker6377]

There is also a system of tunnels much deeper, that go throughout the nation. They are run by the aliens tho.

[@garryferrington811]

That's interesting. I wonder why they were closed. Earthquake damage perhaps?

[@fosterfuchs]

Bradley Terminal is connected with Terminals 4-8 airside (behind security). Some underground, some overground. They are currently working on connecting Bradley with Terminals 3-1.

[@Hans-ss257]

All these videos are really of such high quality, well-researched, and pleasant to watch stock footage to go with it.

[@mavesteam8341]

It's like something you'd pay for

[@sisyphusvasilias3943]

They're Ads.See the "A" logo in the corner, the video is just a container for advert for the management software the bulk of the video is promoting. The video is just made up of promotional/advertising video made the software product and the airport developers. Its the same model with almost all B1M vids. Thats why they are alw2ays positive and never criticise projects or developers.

[@josea.r.avelino181]

I agree, I enjoy quality, I guess sophisticated taste is not about luxury but it's about how deep into every single detail goes the quality. There are 3 channel that I can recommend : almazan kitchen, saab and caspian report. if you know any other channel making very pleasing to watch videos please let me know, Thank you.

[@YeeSoest]

@@sisyphusvasilias3943 well not all of them are ADS, I took most of them as "hey, wanna see what amazing structures people are building? And how? Aaaaaand what's your occupation because we're hiring?" Nothing offensive and if i ever saw a video turn into program analysis, i left the video anyways because i don't care about that part... That's me, if you found this more inadequate than I do, so be it

[@debroyprasenjit]

+1

[@lasklu9471]

0:06 Imagine how fast the timelapse has to be to show the traffic jam that fast

[@itstomatogear6806]

Congratulations 🎉👏 of being the top comment 👍😁 (as of now 😈)

[@oh0stv]

Every other city: trains Los Angeles: Automatet People Mover

[@qzg7857]

It looks more like a autonomus Bus

[@ronzac55]

as far as i know it is called Sky Train in Singapore Changi Airport and Jakarta Soekarno Hatta Airport. Automated People Mover is the escalator-like structure that helps people to move within the building, so that they don't have to walk.

[@user-ld9hs1mb1u]

It’s a monorail or light rail. “People mover” just sounds dumb 🤣

[@nomadMik]

@@user-ld9hs1mb1u Funny, your userpic happens to be pretty much the same as the icon they use for buses in Sydney, instead of 🚍. For you on KZbin, it makes perfect sense, but as an indicator for a mode of transport in an international city, 'dumb' is the adjective that springs to my mind, too.

[@nomadMik]

A lot of airports and cities have autonomous vehicles connecting terminals and suburbs. At SFO, DFW, ATL and EWR, they call them trains, even when they're not on metal tracks. In Sydney, Osaka, and I believe the new line in Istanbul, the autonomous trains are just called the metro. I'll be curious to see how different the new vehicles at LAX are from an autonomous version of the underground system at Mexico City (or some lines in Boston or Seattle, sort of), which also run on rubber tyres.

[@evansmeki4057]

I've never been to L.A, but when he said "it's amongst the busiest" i felt like i knew it already coz almost every vlogger be like "I just landed in L.A"

[@evansmeki4057]

@Ricardo Casino Geez, thanks for the info bruv👌🏾 Sounds super busy and packed.

[@blancavelasquez9859]

its actually the busiest in the world in terms of people actually choosing as a destination not just passing through the airport cause of some airline hub

[@fuckheinschitt239]

LA, New York, Atlanta is a busiest place in the US

[@adonislimes6156]

Every Airport Ever: Our terminals are connected for your convenience LAX: *we don't do that here*

[@WG55]

"This is Los Angeles. The answer to congestion is always more roads."

[@purplealice]

I flew from NY to LAX, where I had to switch to a Qantas flight to go to Australia. I had to retrieve my own baggage from the domestic flight, and then I had to *walk with my baggage* to the international terminal - I could not find any kind of shuttle bus or other convenience. And the same on the way back.

[@MasayaShida]

@@WG55 me, living in Cambodia: ya'll get new roads?

[@bababababababa6124]

Masaya Shida funny because even Phnom Penh’s international airport in Cambodia has a small train connection doesn’t it - LAX barely does

[@Lucas_Antar]

Ashish yadav not new roads😬

[@outdoorsguy]

With few people currently traveling, now is the time for construction to kick into high gear. They're already doing road projects all over L.A..

[@emilio2647]

JW Skeptic I think London Heathrow also needs an upgrade.

[@ILoveCostcoPizza]

So I dropped off my roommate at LAX recently and saw 5 cop cars and 2 regular cars. Was in and out in less then a minute. LAX looked so clean and seemed well constructed. I think the initial designs of LAX were amazing for like a few hundred people but now that I think about it, LAX seems to small for the 2nd largest city in the country.

[@kevinji7285]

Yup, like any other airport that needs upgrade. It was amazing after the design but the growth in air travel quickly outrun the designed capacity.

[@PurpleObscuration]

There are two other airports, Burbank and Ontario.

[@1990758]

I work there looks is deceiving

[@ILoveCostcoPizza]

@@PurpleObscuration Yea but those are mainly for short distance flights.

[@mrxman581]

They are not just renovating it, they are also expanding it.

[@TXnine7nine]

Upgraded LAX? Upgraded LaGuardia? Good to see the US finally taking airport construction seriously.

[@TheB1M]

FINALLY!!

[@brunokallasfs]

And Orlando international

[@michaelmayo2489]

Yeah it seems almost every airport I’ve traveled to in domestically in the US in the past 2 years has been undergoing renovation and expansion including my hometown airport despite my hometown only being about 200,000 in the metro area

[@paxundpeace9970]

- soon they want need anymore airports

[@Daddymouse-ny9cz]

The rebuilt Kansas City International (currently under construction) looks to be great!

[@TheB1M]

Fingers crossed this video takes-off

[@LudicrousTorpedo]

Fingers crossed !

[@okokok1178]

Yes!!

[@theraginginfernape9496]

I see what you did there. Take the like and leave

[@josephharrison8354]

HA HA HA Comedy.

[@no_u]

You can tag this as gaming since it's an upgrade to GTA's airport

[@havelovewilltravel777]

This airport desperately needs improvement. I’m glad to see that’s happening

[@michaelhoundus2457]

I’ve been living in la for 7 years so I’m happy there finally doing some upgrades lax sucks no matter what time you go

[@nicklane9032]

You guys genuinely get me interested in engineering

[@Hndjdj400]

@@danihan1410 for McDonald's wage most of the time

[@renesbbwi]

Hi the B1M, I am sneakily writing this comment and give you a thumb up while in a staff meeting on Zoom. I will watch the video later. This is how much trust I have in the quality of your videos. But you already know that, right?

[@TheB1M]

Haha, that's amazing! Thank you so much for believing in us like this. RECOMMEND IT TO THE ENTIRE MEETING!!!!

[@renesbbwi]

@@TheB1M I have just shared the link with colleagues...I can see them smile. That's a good sign. :-)

[@squareduck.]

Lol

[@rh5829]

@@TheB1M Are there any delays or plans to scale back the airport renovation due to recent events?

[@Masood1810]

I've done that in the past when I was in office. Now with WFH there's no excuse to delay watching any videos from The B1M.

[@sandrajones8245]

I really hope that LAX goes through a renovation, it's well deserved! The airport is the first impression for everybody coming from abroad, and if it's a bad impression, it shines badly on the rest of the trip. Speaking from experience.

[@ShaneWi11iams]

I thought it was ok, there was lots of construction. I was shocked though that you had to catch a bus to catch a taxi. You walk outside and it isn't clear at all, with not much footpath. I imagine it is flowing better at the moment as there is less flights? I can see how the horse shoe gets really congested. The roads into LAX were really good, coming from Santa Monica. It would be nice to get the shuttle to the terminal from the car rentals, the bus they provided after dropping off the rental car was slow going through the traffic and we were running late, very stressful.

[@neb4587]

I flew in and out of the international terminal at LAX the other day. I have to say that the arrivals bit is really shit. Way too much walking, with old-fashioned baggage belts etc. Once you’ve got your bags as well, it’s like a 10 minute walk to the exit of the terminal, and it just feels really busy and cramped. It doesn’t get any better when you get outside either - the place is absolute chaos. There are like three ‘unofficial’ drop off and pickup lanes parallel to one another which blocks the traffic. It really is an absolute shambles tbf. Anyway, flying out is a different experience. Departures is in the same place as arrivals which is… weird. Anyway, checkin and security are busy, confusing, and just weirdly laid out. There’s also no fast track at security which is just painful. However once you get through that, the departure lounge is lovely. Suddenly it feels quiet and spacious, its cold and just a really nice place to be. Don’t get me wrong its a horrible airport but I still think its cool :)

[@Gigi-xr3qs]

Not all the homeless tents all over the place?

[@sandrajones8245]

@Gigi-xr3qs I find this heart breaking! Ok yes, some homeless people, had a job, a wife, kids, and were doing well for themselves. Then 6 months later, they end up a drugged out bum! Some however it's not their fault.

[@Gigi-xr3qs]

@@sandrajones8245 Doing drugs isn't someone's fault?

[@paddyl.886]

One time my boyfriend and I had to make a connecting from the international concourse to United on the other end of the airport that was closing its door in 20 minutes. It was a nightmare run through busy sidewalks. That people mover is a welcomed addition when it’s up and running.

[@1990758]

Try to avoid connecting flights if you can

[@emmaceleste94]

I work on MSC (midfield satélite concourse) very day as part of the design team. It’s such a privilege to be able to see such a large project come to life.

[@1990758]

I work at the airport Midfield that's across from Tom Bradley right gate 134 130

[@Horia747]

I'll be sure to keep BIM 360 in mind for when I build my next airport... Once I finish assembling my Ikea desk, this seems a logical step up. Great content as always.

[@v12tommy]

I don't use BIM 360, but I use several other Autodesk design tools. They are great.

[@carfieldraymond]

Have been waiting for this video for a long time. Great work!

[@christopherjohnson6993]

“The People Mover” Please don’t remind us of Detroit

[@jameshanson3759]

Detroit's people mover is silly and poorly though out. LAX's new train will be very similar to The JFK express trains which I was very happy to use.

[@mastahfrederique1147]

The name is actually more likely a reference to Disneyland’s former PeopleMover. In fact, Disney was considered for building such a network for the airport years ago.

[@nobrang5146]

Why do people always target Detroit?

[@VelocityLP]

@@jameshanson3759 As someone who's been through Detroit only a few times, what's wrong with their people mover? Never had an issue with it, turned a 5 minute walk into a 1 minute ride.

[@alexi-divasskinner960]

@@VelocityLP Detroit people mover is horrible because it's a short loop that serves very few people. It only goes in one direction so if somebody wanted to go in the opposite direction of the line, they have to take a bus. The line doesn't even leave downtown, leaving out any possible ridership, the low ridership itself even shows that it's not useful.

[@leodahvee]

The B1M always makes me excited for the future

[@TheB1M]

The future IS exciting!

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[@PurpleObscuration]

How so.

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[@zachleary108]

This channel is one of the best examples of info-tainment marketing on the web. Most people who view these videos have no interest in Autodesk products yet they are now aware they even exist. Brilliant.

[@unassumingaccount395]

LA's biggest mistake was being car-oriented to begin it needs more *trains*

[@halahmilksheikh]

I'd rather be stuck in traffic than stuck in a NYC style train with the corona virus

[@LeonWpr]

@@halahmilksheikh okay you're right at this time. But imagine real modern public transportation like in some parts of Europe, Hong Kong or Singapore...

[@hoixthegreat8359]

@@halahmilksheikh The issue there is that you're comparing driving with one of the worst metro systems in the world. A proper metro system (like those seen in London, Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo etc.) is much better than driving for inter-city travel.

[@halahmilksheikh]

@@hoixthegreat8359 The US unfortunately does not have the political strength to massively reorganize our cities like more authoritarian countries have. We don't have the foresight to plan that far ahead either. The US is flawed but it's okay.

[@nninjastrike2127]

@@halahmilksheikh Ah yes, the authoritarian capital city that is London.

[@selfsent5895]

Do a video in the new boring company tunnel that has finished its first tunnel and has a large development plan for autonomous driving tunnels in las vegas

[@TheB1M]

It's in the pipeline...

[@holzner7]

@@TheB1M I'm looking forward to your opinion on the project. Thanks for your videos!

[@ritwikreddy5670]

@@TheB1M nice

[@selfsent5895]

@@TheB1M great to hear. Keep up the good work :)

[@LudicrousTorpedo]

Title : LA $14BN Airport Upgrade Coronavirus : *I'm bout to end this man's career*

[@ethanyoesting3757]

Well yes and no construction is allowed to continue.

[@masterpenguin8472]

@@ethanyoesting3757 At least until the pandemic is over.

[@LudicrousTorpedo]

@Edit by G,wait how can a column killed a worker ?!

[@nightflyer3242]

2028 Olympics: I'm about to restart this man's career. Corona will be a blip in history by then.

[@flavioherrera7488]

Best way of doing a sponsor, For the first time in my life I have actually enjoyed watching a sponsor in a KZbin video. Good job with the video

[@jayforerunner965]

This is the only channel that makes architecture and design so interesting.

[@datalented]

Awesome Video, The B1M. You are a huge INSPIRATION for me!

[@datalented]

Thank you for the heart.

[@BenLauder]

They really are the definitive video channel for construction.

[@DaniMrtini]

I remember when I was younger I got into PRATT school of architecture. Was way to expensive but I always loved architecture even to this day. I love these videos as it makes me feel like a part of these projects. Best channel!

[@fatted3004]

The B1M with another outstanding production, thanks!

[@Shawn-eq8zw]

LOS ANGELES❤️🌴🏄🏽‍♂️⛱🏝🇺🇸

[@nomadMik]

There are things I like about the city. The airport, not so much. Hopefully this project will make it less of an airport to avoid.

[@timmccarthy872]

If you can look past the showbiz, celebrity, La-La Land nonsense and see the city's rich culture and history, Los Angeles actually rules.

[@Poseidon650]

You forgot 🚙🚙🚙🚙🚙🚙🚙🚙🚙🚙🚙

[@Shawn-eq8zw]

MK-112 I mean every major city has ghetto areas. Like look at Chicago, St. Louis, Detroit, even DC. I love the car culture that SoCal has to offer. Best in the world for sure

[@subiektywneopinie1623]

More like traffics, bins everywhere, homeless people and big pollution hah?

[@minectutweh9076]

BER: hold my beer

[@MaxxMcGeePrivate]

BER: Hold.

[@anonymmus2]

At least it has a subway connection

[@samirjoshi283]

*keeps holding it for an eternity

[@Sanginius23]

@@anonymmus2 No Subway (U-Bahn) but 3 S-Bahn lines, 5 Regional Trains, one InterCity Train (not ICE) and 2 Bus lines will connect BER

[@DpointWarThunder]

Autodesk BIM 360 is a revolutionary app that helps everyone including architects, engineers and designers at once. I hope everyone would use it one day to make everything much faster avoiding misscalculations. Thanks for the content!

[@tompeled6193]

*miscalculation

[@RyanMoorman-CA-DC]

"The largest public project in the city's history" - I mean the LA Aqueduct still might eclipse the (well needed) LAX upgrades still

[@okokok1178]

The B1M always has such good videos which are so informative but have knowledge which is easily understandable!! Keep up the good work!!

[@TheB1M]

Thanks so much! We will 👍

[@joshhfinney8165]

Yeah!

[@cj8tacos123]

my favorite channel on youtube , never misses

[@nomadMik]

This is promising-LAX is definitely the airport I put the most effort into avoiding. Hopefully the upgrade includes improved connections between terminals, while in the security zone, too. It's so easy to accidentally end up on the street and have to go through Security Theatre again.

[@theexmann]

That is happening. Some of the terminals are already connected behind the security zone.

[@nomadMik]

@Ricardo Casino I actually really like the Atlanta airport. The best part is that there are terminals to help you find the food or shops you want between flights-I really wish all airports had that. LAX has a few, but they don't seem aware of where Security Theatre is, so it's easy to get stuck outside again. That's the part I really hope they fix. … and I didn't really agree the second time you wrote it, either.

[@randomdudestudios7637]

Almost all the major airports in the us are getting massive upgrades it’s awesome

[@CryptoJackk]

The car hire busses that pick you up at LAX are an absolute NIGHTMARE & the luggage takes forever to arrive as well!!

[@TheB1M]

Hopefully that's all about to change.

[@PlamenDrop]

I think any airport where you have to exit the security zone to make a connection needs to be overhauled.

[@rogerwilco2]

Yes. Any 21th century airport needs to have everything under one roof, and a single security zone. LAX is stupid and I hate it with passion.

[@theexmann]

@@rogerwilco2 Part of the ongoing remodel at LAX is connecting the terminals behind the security checkpoints that way you don't have to go through screening again if you have connecting flight.

[@tongpoo8985]

Wow cant believe thats a thing

[@theexmann]

@@tongpoo8985 Actually, that isn't completely the case anymore. I believe all the Southern terminals are connected now behind security, and the same thing will happen for all the terminals once all the renovations are complete.

[@davidp2707]

I've transferred terminals there without security. Maybe you just weren't smart enough to find the tunnels

[@myles1614]

1:43 Franklin pulling up with the boys in his van

[@JulianFischerJulesBarner]

"and can effectively build it right first time" --> Cries in BER

[@raulantunez4228]

It’s not like coronavirus is gonna last forever. Eventually people will start traveling again and maybe tourism even increases.

[@atlas_1802]

Raúl Antunez True, but we don’t know how long it will last and Coronavirus may leave a permanent mark in our world. But yeah, let’s just hope it’s over now so we have time to recover.

[@ultimatestoryteller]

Don't expect a tourism boom atleast in 2020

[@slimshady8408]

Yeah until the next Pandemic hits..

[@Master-kh6ww]

Eduard Kung never has a pandemic killed half of the worlds population I don’t think coronavirus gonna be any different

[@sygneg7348]

Boy oh boy, did this not age well...

[@balazsszuhodovszky9048]

these videos are amazing thanks so much for the quality content.

[@thelightofthebodyispineal7137]

Right On LAX! I remember where Gate 1 was located was weird. Glad you are modernizing.

[@connorstohl6050]

“Traffic is always congested” It’s LA, duh

[@1990758]

Exactly I remember when they were first building the 105 Freeway it was going to ease traffic all around the airport yeah right

[@sulaymanhashim8629]

Brilliant video really enjoying them during quarantine

[@ybing]

Keep the airport “open”... but the delays are crazy, parked at remote temporary gate which takes like 30mins bus ride back to the terminal...

[@justaguynamednoah2234]

The US needs more projects like this.

[@deonal]

Long overdue, what a $hithole it was.

[@remmymafia3889]

now, if they can only purge the city of LA-of about ten million. (to start)

[@maven8653]

@The B1M i m from la tnank u for putting any infrastructure happening here

[@edtierney6076]

About time LAX got an upgrade. Last time we flew in we went to John Wayne instead to avoid the congestion

[@thepepchannel7940]

As long as they never touch Orlando Internation al Airport, I’m good. That ‘80s/ early ‘90s design gives me so much nostalgia and even more of a ‘the holiday has really begun!’ Feeling

[@jeffc1347]

I know you are British because 1: you are posting about the Orlando airport and 2: you used the word "holiday" in reference to a vacation haha.

[@vengefulvegan]

I flew into LAX from Australia and it felt third world. Definitely overdue for an upgrade.

[@theexmann]

Through the International terminal? The International terminal is relatively new and beautiful. It's the one where the roof lines resemble waves.

[@marc_aussie]

theexmann it’s once you step out of it and have to walk to the other terminals through the traffic, cigarette smoke, crowds of people towing luggage on a narrow sidewalk, etc

[@gbruno99]

You from Melbourne mate? Coz I’d be surprised if the one we is better than LAX

[@bobrock8254]

La county itself looks like a third world country now.

[@qjtvaddict]

The USA is a 3rd world country

[@emptyangel]

Everytime I think of LAX I get horrible flashbacks of walking between terminals in those long featureless tunnels...

[@justice929]

Me too endless walking...

[@fortsheridanmc]

Brilliant content as usual 😁👍 This is ft156 by the way, just changed my name!

[@knocturna9731]

Stourville City It’s been less than a minute.

[@arnetvlogs7248]

I usually hate ads in videos, but the ad about autodesk was actually really beneficial since I’m going to be studying architecture in the fall! :D

[@SuperSpruce]

The transition into the sponsored part was so smooth I didn’t notice it until like 15 seconds in

[@WilliamCarterII]

LAX is the least worst airport in the US lol We have this thing called the LAX Flyaway which is a $12 shuttle which takes you to DTLA b/c as it stands, you need, at least from where I live, four train transfers to get 5 miles from the airport lol (Low key, they should done one about the LA Metro and the MTA in NYC)

[@TheZzzleep...]

Seriously? In the country's 2nd largest city you can't just take a metro underground to at least get downtown. In my city the underground goes to the airport and by that point is overground but elevated to avoid streets sort of like Skytrain in Vancouver. Not sure why so many high population cities like San Jose skip stations when it comes to airports.

[@joermnyc]

zenistic Los Angeles was originally spread out via street car networks, but then when those died (or were killed depending on if you believe the conspiracy involving General Motors), LA became a car-centric place. It took them a very long time just to build the Metro system, and I believe that failed to reach the airport because it was “too expensive” or it was either serve more communities or serve the airport.)

[@lwilton]

@@joermnyc The green line (if I recall correctly) was intended to go straight into the airport. It got within a mile or so of the south side of the airport, and the rail ends in the air in the middle of a parking lot. The cab driver's union lobbied City Hall to prevent the connection, arguing that it would cut into their livelyhood. This was before the days of Uber, and it cost almost $50 for a taxi to downtown LA. Uber brought that down to the current $12 flat rate to downtown from the airport. It still costs a fortune to go to most anyplace else. The same thing happened in Las Vegas: the cab driver's union blocked the connection from the monorail to the airport, so you have to rent a car or take a taxi the mile from the airport to the strip.

[@stevieg6418]

"Least worst" So its not that bad? What are you trying to say here?

[@lightyagami1058]

There are better airports in the US lol. This one is the busiest and it does need an upgrade. It gets very crowded there.

[@Madfattdeeb]

About time! This is my second least favorite airport to land at. The traffic is crazy bad, but that's LA for you. LAX is so poorly laid out and out dated. I will do anything I can to avoid landing there. (First being Henri Coanda Airport in Bucharest. I love Bucharest, but that airport is awful. LOL)

[@rogerwilco2]

Yes, I hate LAX. Try to avoid it when possible. Having to walk from one building to another *with all your luggage,* and having to go through security *again,* is a completely backward way of designing an airport. Even airports in many developing countries are not this poorly designed.

[@1990758]

I work there so exactly what's wrong with the layout

[@garryferrington811]

Boy, is this upgrade needed. I can't think of any other urban project so desperately needed. Nice video.

[@lightninlarry8936]

I live in LA and go to LAX often. It’s genuinely a pain to got there. One of the main reasons there is so much traffic is the busses that take people to the rental car agencies. Every agency has their own bus. The new tram is going to the consolidated rental car facility. This should reduce the number of busses.

[@1990758]

I work there for the last 20 years maybe this can help when you go to the airport don't take the 105 Freeway an exit through the Sepulveda tunnel. If you can try to take Century Boulevard sometime if I'm dropping someone off I parked down below arriving remember a lot of people are going to the airport for the first time it's hard to drive watch traffic and look at the signs

[@bangtanluver]

Same I thinking about flying out of Long Beach but it’s so expensive and kinda far

[@sirnasir7202]

Impressive contents as always.

[@RobinBeckett]

Sweet video! Having flown from SFO to BHX I can recognise.

[@btomimatsucunard]

I feel like its worth mentioning that the EIR that LAX put out in relation to the two new terminals also included a massive overhaul of how cars enter the airport as well. Its been a while since I looked at it, but I remember the plan being to eliminate the entrances from Sepulveda Blvd and consolidate them into a new elevated road structure that enters from where Parking Lot C is currently.

[@MrAirplanefreak777]

Yessss!!! It’s about time! This is long overdue!

[@luketutus6344]

Love this channel

[@TheB1M]

...and we love our viewers!! 💙

[@flaviomulatojerkin]

This channel has the best content in KZbin 🙌🏽

[@josea.r.avelino181]

Eu também gosto do almazan kitchen e do caspian report. Se vc conhecer outros canais desse tipo eu estou aceitando dicas de canais parecidos. É difícil de encontrar.

[@Vincent20309]

Great video man!

[@georgesealy4706]

The online collaboration tools are amazing. It means that critical expertise from anywhere in the world can be called in to assist. I wish I were a young engineer getting involved with these projects. It would be energizing. Thanks for this video.

[@fjellyo3261]

Wow more expensive than Berlin BER Airport 😂😂

[@devil_in_guise]

Not close to hearthrow

[@danielthibodeaux3874]

Has more to do with the fact that its more expensive to build in america than china. China’s airports are ridicously good and impressive, i love thier airports

[@paxundpeace9970]

Over cause bigger

[@Peizxcv]

Berlin BER is in Berlin, Germany and notorious for budget overrun

[@TheJan1101]

Looks like it will open this year. First time way less people will fly - horrible Timing.

[@Tenchinu]

This is the most informative, well produced ad i’ve ever seen.

[@olisd4512]

That was some smooth sponsor introduction, good job!

[@personcalledjames]

That is quite possibly the best-implemented sponsorship I have ever seen on KZbin!

[@maxbalasubramaniam6082]

Wait a second since when does LA have a public transportation system that actually works?

[@troymcclure9088]

Since 2028

[@Master-kh6ww]

Troy McClure yep

[@downdunder9677]

B1M Strikes again!

[@TheB1M]

Boom.

[@natebaker7335]

Love that there's a random clip of some guy from Winter Construction in Atlanta.

[@mikeokeeffe4692]

To quote Pheobe Buffay '.....come on Fred, just take off your shirt and tell us' :))

[@seppemanderick497]

How the hell can it take over an hour to loop around one kilometre? Traffic jams in Brussels aren't even that bad!

[@paulhartson1]

That's just how shitty LAX really is and traffic on the freeways is worse. They are not an Autobahn but a parking lot.

[@theexmann]

That's not true most of the time. It's only like that on super busy holiday travel. And the loop has two cut throughs so you don't have to travel the entire loop if you need to go around again.

[@lsowner10]

theexmann I work at the airport, building a couple terminals. The traffic around the horseshoe is due to many bottlenecks and not many lanes of travel.

[@scottkirby5016]

Because it was built for maybe a quarter of the traffic load but with absolutely no room for expansion and was based on the "pull up, get you luggage of the trunk, and re-merge into traffic" idea....for every passenger. Now discouraged but that was the theory (and it shows ) and is now a mass of buses that just stop and block lanes to let people out. It is usually about 10-15 min outside of the holidays.

[@khodortal7728]

As usual AMAZING CONTENT 👌 B1M tho I've been hoping for u to cover Turkey's new Istanbul airport It's truely a colossal project And given it only took 4 yrs to build I would like to understand the process better

[@13terapyn]

What a great KZbin channel! I'm back watching these types of vids and so loving the B1M!!

[@eianfederle2715]

First, Chicago's O'hare Aiport renovation, and now this. Really awesome!

[@WillN2Go1]

I live in Los Angeles, I've been go to and through LAX for almost 40 years. It has more or less been under constant construction this entire time without significantly changes for passengers. Look inside the Tom Bradley Terminal and see how they position boarding pass machines to block and reroute passengers into jammed crowds. (Yet it is improved from when it was brand new and entering the United States via LAX meant a long walk through what was essentially a narrow low ceilinged basement corridor) When the Green Line Metro was proposed and built 30 years ago, it was promoted as a link to the airport, but the airport commission didn't want to lose parking fees. So it stops a mile away and you have to take a bus. Want to take the Metro from LAX? Look for the "G" Buses because there is NO signage at the airport to direct people arriving to the Metro. I could go on for thousands of words on what a continual boondoggle LAX 'improvements' mostly (but not entirely) are.

[@piknick3011]

these videos are so cool!

[@TheB1M]

Thank you!! ✊

[@omarzaifulizan3064]

I just discovered this channel... its truly a hidden gem

[@logangarcia]

I could tell you that the biggest headache for travelers is that LAX is a semi-eclipse so it slows down traffic at the airport itself. Around and to LAX, I've never experienced traffic :)

[@olivergray1367]

I love how LA have only just been able to start building the air train which has been at JFK and even between the Gatwick Terminals for years! Even Birmingham UK has one!

[@theexmann]

Distances in L.A. are much greater so it's more complicated and expensive.

[@colbystearns5238]

Better late than never!

[@1990758]

Werewolves little slow out here politics everyone has to get their cut if you know what I mean

[@Zaclock7]

Great videos, could you possibly do one based on the The Boring company and /Tesla Elon musk

[@Thomas1980]

wow...great Airport Upgrade Video!

[@salmanahjum-mathee9055]

I love how these videos are so well done and the research and planning in making these videos are amazing. Airport builds and upgrades really interest me so thanks a alot B1M for a great airport upgrade video. If possible could you do more airport builds or upgrades in the future, like maybe a video on Heathrow's plans for a 3rd runway? Thank you

[@shotelco]

"PeopleMover" was a Disneyland attraction from 50 years ago. This LAX people Mover, which AFAIK - is Not Rail, but a Bus on tires - will connect to the (planned) LAX/Crenshaw Metro Rail station near Aviation Bl and Imperial Hwy. I'm assuming this is the same station that currently is a stop for the Metro Green line. The LAX/Crenshaw Metro Rail station is a Metro Rail line to nowhere really, unless one is visiting Inglewood or the Crenshaw district to near USC. The Green line can get one to downtown...with a transfer...the Long way. Takes about 90 min. My guess is once off an incoming flight, you're 3 hours from downtown L.A. using public transit. Back in 1968, when America still had dedicated & conscientious urban planners, there was a plan to replace LAX with a "Superport" in Palmdale, CA. Palmdale could provide land for up to 16 15,000' runways. Palmdale is 65 miles North of Los Angeles. Also planned was a high(er) speed, point-to-point rail system connecting Palmdale to Downtown L.A. This would have been a 50 minute trip. Thus the commute in from 65 miles away would have taken 1/3 the time as a public transit commute from the current LAX to downtown 29 miles away. Additional HSR rail lines would have serviced other major areas of L.A. like Century City/Beverly Hills, the Valley, and the South Bay. Also at this time, then _Councilman_ Tom Bradley was the leading proponent of a metro rail system for Los Angeles. Both ideas were scrapped by auto lobbyist.

[@gregorygladkov5109]

Your first paragraph about the people mover going to the Metro Green line stop and connections to downtown is largely incorrect. The people mover would connect to the Metro Crenshaw line at Aviation and 96th Street. The Crenshaw line will connect to the E Line (Expo) at Expo/Crenshaw, which goes directly to both Santa Monica and downtown LA. The Crenshaw line is definitely not a metro line "to nowhere". It will provide a key north/south connection between the current C Line (Green) and the E Line (Expo) and will be further extended to Hollywood, connecting to both the D Line (Purple) and B Line (Red). That section will be incredibly useful and will pass through some of the region's largest job centers and entertainment hubs (e.g. Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Miracle Mile, West Hollywood). Even the section currently under construction will be near the future NFL stadium and the Forum. While your argument about there not being direct connections to downtown LA is valid, you should back it up with correct evidence.

[@theexmann]

@@gregorygladkov5109 Well, you're mostly correct. The Green line will get you to the new station as well so you can take either the Green Line or the new upcoming Crenshaw Line to get to LAX.

[@briangasser973]

Or scrapped because the program was too ambitious, expensive, and you have LAX, LGB, BUR, SNA and ONT all within 50 miles of LA. Los Angeles does have a shortage of airport capacity, but of how to utilize all the airports it has.

[@knoblauchhusten]

0:43 Waht´s the name of the song?

[@krungangkor9693]

Great and wonderful, we will be ready to start with your team at Krung Angkor city soon.

[@Hutch5321]

Another great video! Bravo, B1M! The Best of the 'Net!