From the Daily News:Viable mass transit to the closest “business airport” is a vital part of many cities in America. For example, airports like Reagan National and Midway have easy rail access from throughout Washington and Chicago.
At only 8 miles from midtown Manhattan, LaGuardia serves more than 25.7 million passengers, making it one of the 20 busiest airports in the country.
Yet LaGuardia has no viable mass transit options, putting New York City at a severe competitive disadvantage. Instead, passengers are forced to choose between expensive taxis, inconvenient private bus service from a few locations in Manhattan or long public bus rides.
That’s why we have urged New York City Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Kahn and MTA Chairman Tom Prendergast not to allow the concerns of a few politicians in one neighborhood to kill the new SBS rapid bus service route from 125th St. to LaGuardia Airport, and to go further by publicly committing to finding more viable mass transportation options to the airport.
The SBS line would include only six stops between its origin on the West Side and LaGuardia, providing a real option to thousands of riders in Upper Manhattan and along Astoria Blvd. in Queens, both burgeoning areas.
Who wrote this? Hmmm...
Joe Sitt is CEO of Thor Equities (developer destroying Coney Island)
Stuart Appelbaum is president of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union
Stephen Sigmund is executive director of the Global Gateway Alliance
Lee Sander is president and CEO of HAKS Engineering and Architects
Bob Yaro is president of the Regional Plan Association
Tom Wright is executive director of the RPA
I see. It seems to me that everyone who wants to get to the airport manages to do so already. Sure, it could be improved, but it's not the most pressing transportation issue in the city. Unless, of course, you're looking at "burgeoning areas" as targets for development.
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