Renderings show an updated LaGuardia
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A LaGuardia train, and other early ‘reinvention’ proposals By Dana Rubinstein Jul. 16, 2014 Quote:
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Here is an excellent opinion of AMM @secondavenuesagas blog.
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I agree. I still think the N subway line could be extended to the airport.
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Where are they proposing to put this new terminal that it doesnt interfere with current operations?
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http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article...with-new-delay
BY DANIEL GEIGER JULY 18, 2014 LaGuardia terminal makeover hit with new delay Quote:
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While LGA needs redevelopment ASAP. I'm glad they're looking at the bigger picture. More than just a new terminal, LGA needs a major airside rearrangement. The two crossing runway situation has to be resolved, and the Runway 4 approach interferes with the Runway 13s at JFK. If they were smart, they'd get rid of the 4-22 runway at LGA, and build another 13-31. They could use then use the land at the 22 end of that runway as the location for the new terminal. They could also fill in the seaplane basin and extend the old 13-31 to 9,000' and build the new one to 10,000' |
Proposed Design for new Terminal
wonder how they are going to maintain existing operations if part of the plan is to build over the existing
source: Newsday http://www.newsday.com/news/new-york...inal-1.7689403 http://www.scribd.com/doc/217871535/...ntral-terminal |
This could lead to something worthwhile. Expansion/renovation is dearly needed.
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It's interesting that more parking would be added. Have they heard of the NYC Subway? Just extend the N over there and it will take the business people to many areas within Midtown for $2.50. What a bargain!
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They're broke so that tunnel won't happen for a long long time. I see the air-train solution to a subway station/LIRR as the only thing that could happen in the next decade. Unless of course NYC gets a very transit happy mayor some day and he's all gung ho for big projects. The N though is probably the best solution but the most expensive and least likely. Air-train to woodside is a reasonable alternative as it is headed into midtown, albeit with a stop. Better than nothing. A one-seat ride is ideal, but NYC doesn't know how, or have the will, to put that together. None of the airports have this and nobody seems to care in city hall or in the PA. Being in London and on the marvelous Heathrow Express last year, one can only wonder how amazing it would be for NY to have it's act together in the transit department. The terminal reconstruction is way overdue. Hopefully the design is not cookie-cutter and we see some unique work here worthy of the most coveted gateway into NYC. NY has seen enough cookie cutter airport architecture for a long time. Over at JFK the new terminals have all been nice, modern, but uninspired and not reflective of NY. T1, T4, T5, T8 are all nice but average on the global scale and they could be anywhere. Airport architecture needs to reflect better the spirit of the locale and hopefully this terminal will show something that is grand and uniquely NYC. Other cities have raced ahead in this area, NY is falling behind. |
^ Valone supported the N subway extension a few months ago but I do agree that some Astoria residents would derail the project again. I could see the elevated line extended over 21st avenue but it would have to raze a few homes.
Also, considering that we have a pro-watered down "Bus Rapid Transit" mayor and a governor that hates mass transit for some reason, it's true that it won't happen anytime soon. The airtrain is most likely to get built but that will have to be after the renovation is finished (or when/if space for rail is built). Wait -- will there actually be space for rail at the new airport? I'm a bit skeptical because the PA (or worse if Cuomo gets his hand on it) can choose not to build it due to cost overruns or something else. The missing #7 stop was bad enough. Finally, I don't want to start with the union/work regulations stuff but I honestly don't think it will take 7 years to complete. Look at the mess at Fulton Center, PATH Terminal, and Moynihan Station Phase 1. |
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I've spent a good amount of time working in Massachusetts politics, home of three speakers of the house (the current guy may very well make #4) in a row who are convicted felons, a notoriously corrupt probation department, a shockingly mismanaged department for human services and of course, the Big Dig which only went ten times over budget (it was supposed to cost 2 billion and ended up costing 20 billion). I can only surmise that the PA and MTA are even worse organizations. |
Do you have a map for AirTrain? Where the train go? Is the AirTrain will go to JFK?
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Google is your friend.
http://www.panynj.gov/airports/jfk_m...map%205-13.jpg http://www.itapinfo.com/sitebuilderc...onnections.jpg Source: PA NY/NJ The second image highlights why LGA really need a train connection compared to the other two major airports. The Port Authority is even planning to expand the PATH to Newark Liberty Intl Airport in 2018 at a cost of 1.5 Billion (aka 4 Billion when all is said and done) |
If only there was a direct connection to JFK. Having to go through the urine soaked Jamacia station is a depressing event.
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The extension to Newark Airport was supposed to be $400 from earlier reports then jumped to $1 Billion a few months later. I wonder what happened there...
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