Which Way, L.A.?
Can Massive Warehouses Save the Inland Empire?
Forty percent of the nation’s imports arrive at the Ports of LA and Los Angeles. Goods are then trucked out to the Inland Empire, to be stored in massive warehouses the size of hundreds of football fields. Local officials have spent public money luring still more so-called logistics centers—despite concerns about traffic congestion, air quality and other problems.
By Warren Olney • • 26m ListenForty miles from the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, the Inland Empire is the gateway to the rest of America. It means investment and thousands of jobs…along with warehouses bigger than 100’s of football fields, freeways clogged with trucks polluting the air with diesel emissions and a reduction in residential property values. From San Bernardino to the Moreno Valley, is it worth the price…even for a region with a struggling economy.
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Image: A Freightliner truck pulling an Intermodal container
