EPA press release on WTC cleaning hotline launch, June 2002

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Chapter 2

1 Data provided by the City of New York. 12Travel times calculated by Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade de Douglas, Inc. 2 DRI/WEFA, Tie National Economic Im/>act of Aviation, July 2002, p. 5. 13 Travel times calculated by Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade de Douglas, Inc. 3 Rgures compiled by Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade de Douglas, Inc. 14There is a possible second branch of the AirTrain extension to and from JFK that merits further 4 Travel times calculated by Parsons Brinckerhoff exploration: extending the existing AirTrain at Quade de Douglas, Inc. Howard Beach. This branch could extend onto an unused portion of the viaduct currently tra­ 5 Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Lower versed by the A train in southeast Queens and Maniatian Access Study, p. 2.54. eventually connect to the Atlantic Branch via a 6 Figures compiled by Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade rebuilt tunnel entrance that exists but has been de Douglas, Inc. sealed. This second JFK Direct scenario would provide airport customers with another fast 7 Cost and time estimates compiled by Parsons option to JFK Airport — 22 minutes from Lower Brinckerhoff Quade de Douglas, Inc. Manhattan to the JFK Terminals — and would make Jamaica Express operations more flexible. 8 The Delta Water Shuttle operated hourly from Manhattan to LaGuardia, but service was sus­ 15The Mayor’s Vision prices this option at $3.7 bil­ pended in early 2001. lion. With escalation to account for inflation, based on phased implementation over a 10-year 9 Travel times calculated by Parsons Brinckerhoff construction term, this figure increases to $4.7 Quade de Douglas, Inc. billion. For important information about cost calculations for the JFK/Long Island access lOTravel times calculated by Parsons Brinckerhoff options, please see footnote 11. Quade de Douglas, Inc. 16 One carrier's fee is S775 to 81,250 per flight. 11 For each model in the JFK/Long Island access section, a single methodology for estimating costs has been consistently applied in order to allow for comparisons between models. Cost of finandng is not included in these estimates. By including financing cost and utilizing different methods to calculate contingency, phasing, and other factors, a higher cost estimate for each model may be obtained. In addition, to accurately accoimt for inflation in estimating final cost, price estimates have been adjusted based upon the length of con­ struction. The Super Shuttle model has been adjusted based on a 5-year construction term.

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