“Despite its importance to the region, JFK is not the airport passengers expect when arriving in one of the greatest cities in the world,” states the Airport Advisory Panel in their new report to the Governor. That’s a bit of an understatement. As many a traveller knows, JFK isn’t in the best shape. Hence the need for the report, which notes the costs of failing to act. By the mid-2020s, three million more passengers will head into JFK than its facilities can handle. In monetary terms, that amounts to about $140 million in annual wages, $400 million in annual sales, and 2,500 jobs—per each million not accommodated.
So the Panel put together a set of recommendations including:
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It looks like the TWA terminal is kept in this design/rendering. that is a good thing.
Why the subway doesn't go all the way into the terminal instead of a separate Air train is beyond me. So many of the people who work in the airport would benefit from having the subway take them all the way in without having to make so many transfers, and this wold make it easier to get into the city for some people traveling through the airport. I think it will be a race to see if the three main airports or some new one yet to be conceived airport can get up and running with fast rapid transit to the city center and fewer weather and FAA related problems. the first airport to offer fast and convenient terminal to Grand Central / Penn transit service will economically dominate the market.
Also JFK may be located were it is because it originally was intended to service sea planes, maybe being so close to the water will become more of a problem in the coming years and if it can not be safe after projected sea level rise maybe it should be relocated to a safer elevation or have the money spent on these improvements go into an airport that will be safer from the effects of climate change and severe weather which the report fails to mention.
over and OUT
Peter N
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