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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sat Mar 1 09:02:44 2008, in response to Re: Air Train question, posted by AlM on Sat Mar 1 08:52:27 2008. PANYNJ comes close to using that phrase itself by saying "AirTrain is free on airport property" and "$5 charge to exit to the subway" at Howard Beach.Thus they are saying it is free to take Airtrain to the HB station. The only charge is to leave that station (and airport property) by one of the two available exits. That sounds very much like a pedestrian toll to me. Here's what I found. Here's what the fare says on the website that I found. And they say the SAME for Jamaica AND Howard Beach, so please don't try and mislead by saying they only say it for Howard Beach. I can't seem to direct link to it so you have to click this link, and then click "costs": http://www.panynj.gov/airtrain/ COST AND TICKETS Ride AirTrain free within the airport All AirTrain rides within the airport are free, so if you only use AirTrain to connect between the airline terminals, parking, hotel shuttles, and rental car facilities, there's no fee to pay and no ticket is required. AirTrain is affordable. Make the connection with the MetroCard. When entering or exiting the AirTrain system at Howard Beach or Jamaica station, in order to connect to or from the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR), subway, local bus, or street, you will pay an access fee. • Use a Pay-Per-Ride MetroCard and pay $5 per ride. • Buy the Unlimited Ride MetroCard for AirTrain for $40, and pay less than $1 per ride. Children under 5 ride free. The $40 Unlimited Ride MetroCard for AirTrain is the only reduced fee MetroCard for AirTrain. If you use LIRR, subway, or local bus to connect to or from AirTrain, you must also pay the applicable fare. AlM: To me, calling it a pedestrian toll doesn't make it any more or less justified than calling it a transit fare. I already agreed with Pig when he brought up "Fee". I said that was a viable thing to call it even before seeing that PA uses that phrase too. That's not to call it a "Pedestrian Toll", as that phrase was only coined by the the Airtraian bashers to try and make Airtrain's fare/fee structure more ludicrous than it really is. |
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