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Posted by Stephen Bauman on Thu May 18 19:42:09 2017, in response to Re: AirTrain LGA: Why it should not be built, posted by Joe V on Thu May 18 18:53:23 2017. I included that statistic to show that sometimes third world solutions are better than those for the first world.A better first question would be how many people would it benefit and how many people would it hurt. If you thumb through the link, you will note that approximately 30M passengers used LGA in 2016. Only 49% have an origin/destination in Manhattan. That rounds to approximately 15M passengers to be helped. Let's look at the Astoria Line. Approximately 21M paid their fare at the stops between Queensboro Plaza (not included) and Ditmars Blv. Double that to be on a comparable basis because the LGA figure counts both directions. So, 42M Astoria riders will have endure more crowded trains to help 15M LGA passengers. These passengers already enjoy the shortest travel time between the airport and their origin/destincation. Unlike other American cities, airports do not represent masses of passengers compared to other stations. It's an argument I made, when the Astoria Line extension was proposed. Do you want to look at the average income of the LGA passengers? It's in the link I provided. |
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