On Tue, Jul 10, 2018 at 6:35 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote:

>
> On Tue, Jul 10, 2018 at 2:31 PM PGage <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>
>> Maybe they should have the Visitors Center at the origin, and just have a
>> gondola ride that takes people up for a close view but does not let people
>> get out?
>>
>
> Unless either of the two people-carrying solutions strikes a deal, it is
> illegal to actually get next to the sign. Too many pranks and vandals over
> the years. Closest you can legally get is still a few football fields away,
> unless things have changed.
>

The first thing I saw when reading the article is that there are problems
(traffic, parking) and a private company is providing a proprietary
solution and that sets off an alarm for me. If there are traffic and
parking problems in the neighborhoods around the sign due to tourists, then
Warners' answer is to have all those cars park at the Warners' lot and take
the aerial tram to view the site. So Warners provides the tram at no cost
to the taxpayer but has a monopoly on access charging for parking and the
tram ride plus souvenirs and concessions. A solution to a public problem
isn't to hand access over to a private company.

I don't know how close tourists actually want to get to the sign. A selfie
taken at the base of a letter is worthless.

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