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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Fri Feb 29 10:18:09 2008, in response to Re: Air Train question, posted by Terrapin Station on Fri Feb 29 10:09:36 2008. Even less support your point.That's a matter of opinion. Most people wouldn't touch this topic if it was the last topic ever on SubChat. And the many people that use airtrain more than prove the point. I have never seen one article ANYWHERE EVER with any such claims as put forth here. The "extension" was tiny in the grand scheme of things. That does not justify a fare! It also doesn't explain spending the money to even built that extension and station to Howard Beach. It also shows it's more than "just a circulator", as that stretch is far from necessary for the "circulator". Uh, logic? Free circulators don't charge fares. Period. There's no reason this one should. See point above. It makes it a scam, a sham, a cheat, etc. Oh please. And BAD TRANSPORTATION POLICY. That's complete opinion. I find the connection (beyond their circulator) to Howard Beach (a station that is not at all necessary for the "free circulator") to be a great transportation connection and great that it was done, so that is good policy if the alternative would be just a "free circulator" through the terminals and parking lot, not connecting to the NYCT station. And the fares DO NOT cover the cost of building it. Only running it! Correct. So? They used a tax on airline tickets to built it. The operation of that leg requires revenue. They wouldnt have made that connection if not for the hope of revenue from it. The same could have been done with unreliable buses from the Long term lot and HB to Federal circle, but that would have been an inferior system, in which less people would use HB than now. |
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