Port Authority to improve mass transit access to LaGuardia
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The Board of Commissioners of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) has approved $30 million in funding to plan and design improved bus service to LaGuardia Airport.
It believes that the decision marks an important step toward implementing the recommendations of an expert panel after an exhaustive analysis of 14 mass transit options to the airport.
After thoroughly reviewing the analysis, “Options for Mass Transit Solutions to LGA,” the expert panel in March recommended that the Port Authority move forward with substantial improvements to airport access by improving the existing MTA Q70 LaGuardia Link service and creating new non-stop airport shuttle service from Ditmars Blvd, the terminus of the N/W subway line in Astoria, Queens.
With the funding approved by the Board, the Port Authority will immediately advance the planning and design process.
“A vital part of building world-class airports is creating the modern and efficient public transportation that will get passengers and the public to our new facilities,” noted PANYNJ chairman, Kevin O’Toole.
“That’s why the Port Authority is continuing to make major investments in mass transit improvements to LaGuardia, Newark Liberty and JFK International airports. The finest airports in the world deserve the quality mass transit options.”
The wide-ranging analysis commenced in late 2021, at the request of New York Governor, Kathy Hochul, and was carried out by a multi-disciplinary team of well-recognised outside engineering, construction and transportation firms.
