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Posted by Spider-Pig on Fri Feb 29 11:08:06 2008, in response to Re: Air Train question, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Fri Feb 29 10:18:09 2008. That's a matter of opinion.And yet you see no problem posting your idea that there are only 5 or 6 of us who are opposed to the fee. Most people wouldn't touch this topic if it was [sic] the last topic ever on SubChat. Yes, and those people may agree with us or with you, you don't know, so don't say "5 or 6 people." I have never seen one article ANYWHERE EVER with any such claims as put forth here. Doesn't mean that one was never published. I'm sure there was. But I won't look it up because the popularity of an idea does not establish whether that idea be valid. 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. Great connection or not does not justify the $5 fee when most of the rest of the AirTrain system does not charge any fee. Correct. So? They used a tax on airline tickets to built it. The operation of that leg requires revenue. False. They are able to operate the rest of the system without getting any revenue directly from the passengers. This branch is no different. It costs only slightly more to operate than a branch ending at Lefferts Blvd. They wouldnt [sic] have made that connection if not for the hope of revenue from it. That short extension does not cost $5. If it did, then that means operation of the AirTrain is so expensive that the extra $5 for that section is meaningless. More likely, the cost covers a greater proportion of the passenger's ride, so in effect, the passenger paying the $5 fee is subsidizing a passenger who is not. In this case, that is BAD TRANSPORTATION POLICY. Why are subway passengers singled out for subsidizing the system? 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. If that were done it would be equally bad policy. |
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