Travelers make their way at Terminal 7 at Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday. “People are just more confident to get out there and travel again since the pandemic,” said Doug Shupe, corporate communications manager for the Automobile Club of Southern California, the local AAA affiliate. “We are actually going to be over 2019 numbers.” Shupe said AAA projects an …
Traffic has long been a problem in Southern California — but there are ways to make it better. “Traffic congestion arises because there’s excess demand and scarce road space.” Manville notes that people generally accept being charged for utilities such as water and electricity, and argues that road use could be the same. “If you just charge a price sufficient …