Parkonomics · The Meter · LAX
Curb Boss
You run the LAX horseshoe for three shifts. Same 1.5-mile loop, same eight terminals, same flood of cars. Each shift gives you one new tool. Can you get Mom home without circling?
Shift 1 · The Free Curb
Moved0
Laps0
Backup0
Curb used0%
Revenue$0
OutrageCalm
Turn your phone uprightThe game is paused.
Curb price
Locked until shift 3
Whistle at
Tap a terminal, or a button above, to move along the cars idling at that curb.
Drop-off
Pickup
Ride-hail
Mom’s ride
Idling at the curb
The argument behind the game
Pricing the Curb
LAX already bought the hardware: a people mover, two transit hubs and a rental car center. Andrew Sachs, PTMP, on why it needs a price to work.
Game model, simplified and sped up: one second of play is about one minute at the curb. Layout and figures from Pricing the Curb: a 1.5-mile Central Terminal Area horseshoe, a 2.25-mile people mover with six stations and a train every two minutes, and a proposed $5 curb entry plus $5 per 15 minutes.