Kerry Cavanaugh writes in an opinion piece in the LA Times that the key to an LAX connection that works is that it has to be convenient and easy to get to the airport with your luggage. He notes that plenty of other cities have train stops away from their airports. Newark Airport, for example, has a 3-mile monorail system from the New Jersey Transit station to the terminals. San Francisco International Airport has a people mover that connects BART to the terminals, and BART is also building a 3-mle automated train toreplace the bus connection that currently carries passengers into Oakland Airport.

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