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The new law simply removes the requirement for airports to manage their own internal transportation. So it leaves the possibility for public transit to connect
by jacurtis 6y ago
The new law simply removes the requirement for airports to manage their own internal transportation. So it leaves the possibility for public transit to connect riders directly to terminals, which was previously not allowed.
This doesn't force airports to use Public Transportation or restrict them from doing what they are already doing.
The fact that most large airports where this would apply are already built to use the system the way it is, seems to me that it is unlikely we will see any change for at least a few decades. This change is a significant overhaul of the organization and layout of an airport. Airports aren't changing that often and new ones don't pop up very often. Likewise, I am not sure the demand for the change is really there to pressure airports to change.
From the airport user's perspective, the only change is that they could now take public transportation directly to the terminal that their plane is at. This is different than the current system where you get off of public transportation at a main terminal, check your bags, get tickets, go through security, etc and then board an automated train to go to an auxiliary terminal where the plane is located.
- ghaff 6y ago>which was previously not allowed. That wouldn't seem to be universally true. As noted elsewhere, the Silver Line in Boston (buses with a dedicated lane) serves terminals at the airport from one of the city's train stations in addition to serving some locations that were largely undeveloped when most of the city's subway system was created.
- bobthepanda 6y agoThe issue is more with the specific pot of money. One could totally build what you’re describing, just not with Passenger Facility Charges. Given the general poor state of public transit funding in the US not using that money means not building a train at all.