Author Archives: nycairportsblog

Recent LGA AirTrain news has revealed a remarkable shortsightedness among our transit writers and politicians. They keep begging for the Triboro RX and airport one-seat rides and thus they oppose incremental connections. But might our AirTrains one day be expanded … Continue reading →

Reactionaries at NYPost have a new, odd alliance with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and transit blogger Benjamin Kabak. These hypocrites are silent on the equity of other Port Authority airport projects yet they never stop complaining about the LGA AirTrain. Let’s examine … Continue reading →

Oh boy, the shutdown is off but the L is still went out unexpectedly last week, stranding riders. My hope was that, due to the shutdown, July 2020 would bring a series of new transit redundancies, including: M14 SBS (has anyone tried getting … Continue reading →

Most New Yorkers know that the Second Avenue Subway is being completed in phases. They may not care about accessing the Upper East Side themselves (a la Phase I), but they understand that the city’s end goal is a line … Continue reading →

Recent controversy surrounding Peter Wayner’s think-piece on turning subway tunnels into highways for autonomous vehicles should have been an opportunity to advocate for surface transit rights-of-way. The uncertainty surrounding the hours and longevity of the Williamsburg bridge HOV lanes illustrates the ongoing difficulties … Continue reading →

You never want a serious crisis to go to waste. In July 2020 the L train will have recently reactivated. But what, if any, of the ‘temporary improvements’ will remain? The contenders: Ferry Service to 23rd street M14 SBS Williamsburg Bridge … Continue reading →

One would assume that, in light of the subsidies and political capital being spent on ferries, the city would also extend relevant bus routes to the ferry docks. Nowhere is their failure to do so more obvious than in North … Continue reading →

The LaGuardia Link (aka Q70) bus, which runs from Woodside to LaGuardia Airport with a stop in Jackson Heights, has been a tremendous success.  Good planning and marketing have made LGA a reliable 30-40 minute ride from midtown and the Q70 is slowly … Continue reading →

The city’s BusForward program has been slowly expanding Select Bus Service (New York’s BRT scheme) on existing bus corridors. Unfortunately new routings are not on the drawing board. Chariot, a start-up with money from Ford and Silicon Valley, has, however, been … Continue reading →

Earlier this year DOT published a 289 page study of passenger service on the Lower Montauk line, an LIRR right-of-way between Long Island City and Jamaica that hasn’t seen passenger service since 1998. Their conclusion: implement service via DMUs (diesel … Continue reading →