| When
it is complete, East Side Access will serve approximately 160,000
customers a day. The creation of a direct “one-seat”
LIRR service from the Long Island/Queens corridor into GCT will
have a number of significant regional transportation benefits, including:
•
Reducing Penn Station train arrivals while increasing LIRR Manhattan
arrivals by 41 percent
• Reducing pedestrian crowding in Penn Station
• Eliminating standees on the LIRR between Jamaica and
Penn Station
• Improving the reliability of train service
• Reducing crowding on the subway lines that use Penn
Station and the No. 7 line
• Reducing daily vehicle miles of travel in the region
and improving air quality
• Allowing for Metro- North service to Penn Station thereby
providing for a more balanced transportation system
• Providing convenient access between the east side of
Manhattan and JFK International Airport (via
the AirTrain at Jamaica)
• Supporting local and regional land use and economic
development patterns |
