NEW YORK | LaGuardia Airport Redevelopment
Finally, what is possibly the nation's worst major airport, is getting much needed upgrades. Named for one of the City's great mayors, the airport seems stuck in decades past, but big changes are coming.
http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article...TATE/130739965 Makeover for LaGuardia's main terminal advances Four big groups are named as finalists in the $2.4 billion project to build and operate a bigger, better replacement for the airport's aging and much maligned central terminal. Goldman Sachs, Kohn Pedersen Fox and Skanska are among those in the running. By Daniel Geiger July 31, 2013 Quote:
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Rail link? Hello!?!?
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http://www.newsday.com/news/new-york...jobs-1.5813842 LaGuardia Airport construction to create 1,500 jobs August 1, 2013 By MARIA ALVAREZ Quote:
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Great news. A modern touch to LaGuardia is always good and can help ease the crowds.
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And, dear God, this rebuilding of LGA is so way past overdue. I can't wait for the new main terminal. |
Of possible interest, the FAA's New York Area Program Integration Office shows the planned airport improvements for LaGuardia (as well as JFK, Newark, Teterboro, and as well as airspace improvements for the New York region and Northeast).
http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/...s&facility=LGA |
Not to be difficult, shouldn't this entire thread be under the transportation section?
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Here's more information on the redevelopment of the central terminal... http://www.panynj.gov/business-oppor...efing-book.pdf And we see at least some planning for the feasibility of some rail in the future... http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/151625917/original.jpg http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/151625916/original.jpg http://www.nycaviation.com/2012/02/l.../#.Ufs3ynXD_Dd LaGuardia Airport’s Central Terminal Dilemma Quote:
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They want to extend the subway/commuter rail here?
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After upgrading the central terminal building, rail should be the next highest priority. |
Agreed. As for the prelim schematic showing a possible heavy rail allignment, I must say I wish they would plan and build ahead of time a subterranean station in the lowest level,of the terminal and a future connection could tunnel under the GC and be completely climate controlled. Who wants to arrive at LGA in the winter with their fine luggage and stand at a windswept elevated platform? All that should be inside the terminal itself and that has to be planned for NOW.
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Airport rail doesn't generate particularly high ridership, and LGA is only the #3 regional airport. And if you expand, you will have to go underground which will cost mega billions. Giuliani tried expanding the subway to LGA and there was massive opposition to an elevated alignment. And LGA has a very unique usage. It's extremely corporate and Manhattan-centric. Its only international flights are to the Carribean, Central America, Mexico and Canada. You aren't getting the international tourists and the like; you're getting executives on corporate travel, who have black cars waiting. |
Some of the current work going on. Terminal 4 at JFK also mentioned.
Delta Puts $160 Million Into NYC Expansion Mayor Michael Bloomberg is helping Delta Air Lines celebrate the start of a $160 million terminal expansion at LaGuardia Airport. The mayor and Lt. Gov. Robert Duffy were on hand for the ceremonial groundbreaking Wednesday. ========== AssociatedPress, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQwZzpiIajA |
any terminal reconstruction should include more than just identifying and saving right of way for rail transit, it should also include at least some preconstruction. if there is going to be this level of construction disruption lets get more out of it.
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I had a 6pm flight out of La Guardia recently and it took over an hour and a half to get there from Chelsea by cab. Any rail or bus options would have taken nearly the same amount of time. Bringing rail to the airport should be a top priority IMO.
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Proposed M60 SBS Stations
http://web.mta.info/mta/planning/sbs...S-Stations.jpg Proposed 125th Street Bus Stops http://web.mta.info/mta/planning/sbs...-Bus-Stops.jpg =============== NYCDOT, http://web.mta.info/mta/planning/sbs/lga_analysis.html |
Me and plenty of New Yorkers would love to see a subway extension to LaGuardia Airport, but there is one big problem. The neighborhood of Astoria is full of NIMBY's. They don't want the Astoria Elevated tracks to continue running down their neighborhood and ruining their property values. This is a proven fact as the (MTA) proposed this back in 2000.
An N or Q line extension would do wonders for LaGuardia Airport and it won't have to go far, but the neighborhood will throw a sissy fit.......... Quote:
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I think we're dwelling too much on transportation issues, which is not really what this thread is about. It wouldn't surprise me if the winning team had some sort of plan for implementing rail in the future, but the focus for now is on rebuilding at the airport itself.
A look at some improvements over the past year from Delta... http://www.airlinereporter.com/2013/...er-experience/ Not Your Grandpa’s LaGuardia Airport: Delta Improves the Passenger Experience http://www.airlinereporter.com/wp-co...HcWFATSD73.jpg By Jason Rabinowitz February 12th, 2013 Quote:
http://www.airlinereporter.com/wp-co...ZkY5wycbGs.jpg Taste Of Prime Tavern at LGA Terminal D http://www.airlinereporter.com/wp-co...X5sa33DIoM.jpg Keep an eye on your flight status while at the sushi bar http://www.airlinereporter.com/wp-co...DuSgYdghoM.jpg iPads everywhere! http://www.airlinereporter.com/wp-co...RfOuXbZAqT.jpg Steak and fries at LGA terminal D. So good, I had to ask how it was prepared. http://www.airlinereporter.com/wp-co...tQDG2GtbBr.jpg__http://www.airlinereporter.com/wp-co...eY5amODSMK.jpg http://www.airlinereporter.com/wp-co...YpLpnBqnoC.jpg__http://www.airlinereporter.com/wp-co...obPGHMwAbs.jpg http://www.airlinereporter.com/wp-co...Cr-Kor2P5Z.jpg__http://www.airlinereporter.com/wp-co...DYvxkNL0Eu.jpg http://www.airlinereporter.com/wp-co...LpbCuZBL5h.jpg__http://www.airlinereporter.com/wp-co...1JHc5Iuut2.jpg |
http://nypost.com/2014/01/08/gov-cuo...wark-airports/
Gov. Cuomo to call for state control of JFK, LaGuardia airports By Tara Palmeri January 8, 2014 Quote:
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/...07101948275962 New La Guardia Terminal Poses Stress Test Many Have Long Wanted a Replacement for La Guardia Airport's Central Terminal Building and Now May Get It By Ted Mann Jan. 7, 2014 Quote:
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I HATE flying out of and into La Guardia...it's perhaps one of the worst airports I've ever been to including the ones in Guatemala and El Salvador! The main complaint I have with JFK is the DAMN Van Wick Expy which is always a mess!!!:hell:
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A clip I took in November. |
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Personally, I see this as an above-ground version of the MTA/LIRR Eeast Side Access. Namely a complicated project in a dense area that is run by a state agency/authority/whatever that comes in years late and over budget. Hopefully not as overbudget as LIRR ESA, since LGA is NOT going underground significantly. PS: the concept (I don't any facts) of an underground heavy rail/subway terminal at LGA under the new terminal gives me the willies from the standpoint of groundwater control |
Just extend AirTrain from Jamaica to LGA and call it a day for rail access. Astoria is never going to let the N get extended.
Nobody is going to complain about the expenditure since it would be mostly PA money and everyone likes JFK AirTrain already. |
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An elevated light rail like the AirTrain is the ideal solution. I'd imagine even if the platform was disconnected from the terminal building, they would employ platform screen doors - glass walls - to keep the platform insulated and climate controlled. |
I don't know why they aren't looking at major air side changes. This would make things much more efficient both at LGA and JFK.
They should get rid of the 4-22 runway, and add another 13-31. This way they can use both runways at full capacity simultaneously. Also the runway 4 approach can interfere with the use of the 13 runways a JFK. Getting rid of 4-22 would also free up a lot of land at it's 22 end (near the Grand Central Parkway.) This would be a good place to move the terminal complex. Demoing the old terminals would free up the land to build the new 13-31 runway (what would be 13L-31R.) They should also add some landfill or build platforms to extend the runways a few thousand feet. As they are they're too short. BTW, shouldn't this thread be in the transportation forum? |
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It would be interesting if they could have Air Train cars that ran on existing subway lines from GCT or Penn to Jamaica Station and from there, continue service along the elevate portion as normal. There should be a quick, no-transfer way to get from JFK to Manhattan. Many cities (especially in Asia) are doing this and it's quite a nice experience. Naturally, there are logistics I am not considering (or don't even understand) but it would probably be much cheaper than say, building a dedicated link from Manhattan to JFK. The other thing to consider is that many foreign travelers are accustomed to (or might desire) a better link between JFK and Manhattan. It would be a selling point for some companies to advertise "quick, simple, direct" transportation from JFK to Manhattan, especially on a dedicate train that is a bit nicer than a typical subway car. |
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Given the demands already upon NYCT, dedicated subway trains (of questionable practicality) are pretty much a non-starter. LIRR will have lots of frequency out of both sides of midtown when the ESA opens. I'd prefer the PA generally focus on rebuilding it's dilapidated airports and doing so quickly. |
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Going with your idea though, you could move the Marine Air Terminal into the corner currently occupied by Delta, and build a sort of checkmark shaped set of terminals with parking structure filling in the current end of runway 4-22. Like you said, you could easily extend both the existing 13-31 and new 13-31 to accommodate larger aircraft. It would be interesting trying to squeeze in parallel approaches though considering the current approach to 31 is already very tight to appease NIMBYs. |
They're already planning to build a new terminal. I'm just making it bigger (to replace all the terminals (not just the main terminal.) My main addition is removing and replacing a runway. The airport could be kept open while all this is happening. For some time, it may have to go down to one runway. The length of this period could be kept fairly short.
Doing this not only untangles LGA (the crossing runways limiting their simultaneous use), but also untangles JFK from LGA. The increase operating rates would generate significant revenue. Quote:
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Dude, it costs billions to build and millions to operate and maintain. They can't let people ride for free.
Even subway fares are/will be going up, too. |
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I wold be overjoyed to see AirTrain extended to LGA. I book into JFK because of the transport options, often at a hefty premium to going into LGA. |
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They should just make a spur off the N line at at Astoria Blvd, that runs over the Grand Central Parkway into LGA. I'd run another train on that line that goes to LGA and not Ditmars.
I thought of this years ago, but just recently saw something about this on Curbed. |
Apparently our beloved vice president is not a fan of LGA
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/poli...icle-1.1604900 |
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No. The El would have to be widened a bit south the station, and it would have to be double decked over the station. It could then be split out over the station and Astoria and Hoyt Aves (there a little triangle there that would give right of way), and taken out over the Grand Central. The LGA trains would not stop at the Astoria Blvd station.
It would be the normal construction nightmare for a project of this magnitude. But being someone who's living through the Second Ave Subway construction, there are some thing you just have to put up with. It could be done, and it would impact few enough people that it could get passed. Quote:
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LGA is the closest to Manhattan by transit, then Newark, then JFK. Probably once the PATH is fully extended to Newark, it will be even more convenient than LGA, but, until then LGA is a quicker route, even if it's by bus or by bus/rail. The new bus line is nonstop to the train. |
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Newark would become a more attractive option when PATH is extended. |
The PA just announced a few days ago that they are going to extend the PATH to EWR.
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/...icle-1.1601857 |
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Are you kidding me? |
Doing this way would make the disruption so localized that it could get through, especially as the deficiencies of the NY airports are becoming a bigger issue. How many city council, state assembly, state senate, and congressional districts would be disrupted? Likely one of each. That wouldn't be enough to stop it.
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Whenever I go to JFK now (from the UES of Manhattan), I use the Airtrain. This works pretty well.
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