$13 million for Burbank airport’s parking lot

Thought this was interesting, shows the short sighted nature of government decison making!

From www.dailynews.com

Burbank airport almost cleared for $107 million in improvements
BY JASON KANDEL, Staff Writer

BURBANK - A Bob Hope Airport finance committee gave the preliminary OK on Monday for a proposed $107.2 million budget - 36 percent more than last year - that includes nearly $70 million for facility upgrades and runway improvements.

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Last year, the figure hit an all-time high of 5.5 million, surpassing the 4.9 million in 1995 and 2004. The increase is fueled by new arrivals from Delta Airlines and JetBlue flights.

The jump has led to a parking crunch, a problem officials are scrambling to fix. They are proposing $13 million for improvements to the airport’s parking lot.

But no additional spaces are in the budget because the airport is bound by a development agreement signed last year with the city of Burbank that limits the number of spaces it can develop, Gill said.

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In July, work crews are expected to start a $6.4 million project to move a parking lot to free up space for a taxiway for general aviation and cargo planes.

Am I the only one who see a future problem here for Burbank Airport Parking facilities?

So they are generating more airport traffic, but are umable to increase the number of car park spaces due to earlier decisons!