A year later, in 2012, the second closure was scheduled for another summer weekend. This time, there was little hullaballoo about the closure: the term “Carmageddon” had been just about forgotten. Instead, Angelenos seemed to welcome the respite from reliance on cars and traffic that the closure afforded them. More residents stayed in the city the second time the closure occurred, and a much more relaxed attitude was palpable: airlines did not offer hour‐ long lifts across the county, and helicopter tours were not advertised.