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Posted by Charles G on Thu Mar 6 13:43:18 2008, in response to Re: Diagrams Re: Air Train question, posted by Terrapin Station on Thu Mar 6 13:09:46 2008. they can use taxi / car serviceYes. An even more direct route, at an even higher cost. QED. Looking at the map, it looks to be pretty similar either way. With one you have more local streets but less distance, with the other you stay on the highway a little but longer and have all major roads right to the Lefferts station, but it is a longer distance. And plus once you get out of the car, I'd think Lefferts is better. You go right into the front door of the airtrain station and right up the escalator. Where as at HB you have to get upstairs and then take the walk to the airtrain station. Ever been on the eastbound Belt Parkway in traffic? Cross Bay to the Van Wyck is frequently one of the worst congested spots. With a choice, nobody stays on if there's traffic on the Belt. Even if traffic is moving, by your own statement it's a 50/50 proposition. Do you really think that the residents of Howard Beach want 1/2 the kiss-and-ride traffic from Brooklyn and western Queens coming through their neighborhood? Fares don't cover the building costs, AFAIK. They cover operating costs. Does it cost significantly more to operate from Lefferts to HB? You're thinking about the MTA. The PA is under no restriction to use fares only towards operating costs of AirTrain. They can take those fares and use them to fix up LaGuardia if they so choose. They made an investment in future revenue by building the station at Howard Beach, now they can use that revenue however they choose. |
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