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LaGuardia Airport Access Alternatives Analysis

LaGuardia Airport is the only major airport in the New York metro area without a rapid transit connection, and much of western Queens lacks easy access to the subway for local travel. The idea of providing rapid transit for the airport and the surrounding community has been studied many times over the years, but nothing has ever been implemented.

The LaGuardia Airport corridor was identified as needing shorter term, lower cost transit improvements by area residents as part of the Bus Rapid Transit Phase II study in 2009. In particular, the area generates a high density of transit trips that are a long distance from the subway. The corridor is currently served by the M60,Q33, Q47, Q48 and Q72 bus routes, but service on these routes is often slowed by narrow streets and long dwell times.

MTA New York City Transit (NYCT) and MTA Bus Company (MTABC) are working in partnership with the New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT), the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) and the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) on the LaGuardia Airport Access Alternatives Analysis Study.

The study will look at both airport trips and trips made by the many residents that live close to the airport. Check back soon for more information. Also, visit NYCDOT's page at: http://www.nyc.gov/html/brt/html/other/laguardia.shtml