THE SURGE REPORT
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THE GRID
THE MAP
THE PLAYBOOK
URN-BY-TURN GPS DRIVING SCRIPT (SURGE OPTIMIZED)
🌅 PHASE 1 — LAX MORNING STACK (4:30 AM – 7:00 AM)
Start Position:
📍 LAX Arrivals / Century Blvd edge
Route Flow:
Start on World Way → exit to Sepulveda Blvd North
Continue Sepulveda Blvd North
Merge onto I-105 East (optional quick exit rides) OR stay Sepulveda
Take I-10 West / Lincoln Blvd exit toward Santa Monica
👉 Goal: Long ride out of airport (Santa Monica / Westside / DTLA)
🌤️ PHASE 2 — WESTSIDE → DTLA TRANSITION (7:00 AM – 10:30 AM)
From Santa Monica, take Olympic Blvd EAST (KEY ROUTE)
Stay on Olympic straight into Downtown
Alternate: I-10 East (faster but less pickups)
📍 End Position: DTLA (Hotels / Convention Zone)
🏙️ PHASE 3 — DTLA MIDDAY CONTROL (10:30 AM – 3:30 PM)
Stay within this loop:
Figueroa St
Flower St
Chick Hearn Ct
7th St / Grand Ave
👉 Short, frequent rides only
👉 Avoid leaving DTLA zone
🚦 PHASE 4 — PRE-EVENT SHIFT (3:30 PM – 5:30 PM)
Take Sunset Blvd WEST from DTLA → Hollywood
Alternate: US-101 North → Highland Ave exit
📍 Stage Options:
Hollywood Bowl / Highland Ave
OR stay DTLA if committing to Crypto Arena
🚨 DECISION POINT:
👉 Pick ONE ZONE ONLY
DTLA (Crypto Arena)
Hollywood (Bowl)
🔥 PHASE 5 — EVENT ARRIVAL SURGE (5:30 PM – 7:30 PM)
If DTLA:
Loop: Olympic Blvd → Figueroa → Chick Hearn Ct
If Hollywood:
Loop: Highland Ave → Cahuenga Blvd → Odin St
👉 Stack short high-priced rides
👉 Stay tight in grid
⚠️ PHASE 6 — LOCK-IN WINDOW (7:30 PM – 10:30 PM)
DO NOT CHASE RANDOM RIDES
Best move:
Take 1 strategic long ride
ORPre-stage for exits:
DTLA:
Olympic + Figueroa
Hollywood:
Highland north of Hollywood Blvd
💰 PHASE 7 — MASS EXIT SURGE (10:30 PM – 12:30 AM)
DTLA EXIT ROUTE:
Start: Chick Hearn Ct
Take Figueroa South
Cut across Pico Blvd / Olympic Blvd
Hollywood EXIT ROUTE:
Start: Odin St
Take Highland Ave South
Merge into Sunset Blvd
👉 THIS is the highest earning window of the day
🌃 PHASE 8 — NIGHTLIFE FINISH (12:30 AM – 2:00 AM)
Take Sunset Blvd → Santa Monica Blvd WEST
Enter West Hollywood zone
Hot streets:
Santa Monica Blvd
La Cienega Blvd
Melrose Ave
👉 Rapid short rides + surge stacking
🧠 MASTER ROUTE LOOP (SIMPLE VERSION)
LAX
↓ Sepulveda Blvd
Santa Monica
↓ Olympic Blvd
DTLA (Crypto Arena)
↓ Sunset Blvd
Hollywood Bowl
↓ Santa Monica Blvd
West Hollywood🎯 PRO DRIVER EXECUTION
Morning: LAX → long rides only
Midday: DTLA volume loop
Evening: ONE event zone only
Night: Exit surge → WeHo finish
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