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Originally Posted by UrbanImpact
How should it be paid for?
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Possible mix of revenue sources:
Combination of:
General fund taxes from New York and New Jersey
Federal infrastructure money
Airport parking fee increases
Extra charges for ride share and taxi trips to the airports after the Airport Express line is built to fund/subsidize its operations.
Slightly higher landing fee for airplanes during construction to go towards financing the line.
Slightly higher gate fees for airlines
The higher landing fees and gate fees for the airlines could be waived in exchange for the airlines actually directly financing the express subway line,
Surcharges on the "duty free" shops at the airports
Perhaps some limited tax free status for construction companies that get the contracts for construction.