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NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

■Y" mproved access to the region's airports and Long Island is critical to the continued competitive- I ness of New York City and the long-term economic vitality of Lower Manhattan. For cen- JL turies, New York has been a leader in international commerce, and as the global economy con­ tinues to develop, Lower Manhattan's transportation infrastructure must keep pace. Airports are now key components in the global economy both for trading goods and for professional services transactions. Governor Pataki's 1996 Masfer Linh strategy and Mayor Bloomberg's Fision have pre- viously identified airport access as New York City's highest trans­ KEY GOALS FOR portation priority and the most important initiative in preserving AIRPORY ANDb ■ I the city's role as the premiere commercial center in the global I long'.ISLAND' ' economy. Equally important investments to access John F. COMMUTER ACCESS Kennedy International Airport can be leveraged to provide access I for Long Island, one of the area's fastest growing regions and a r.’ a critical labor pool. Analysis shows that improved Long Island ISli! commuter access has the potential to double the working age 1 Travel times that are superior j population living within a 60-minute commuting distance from ti 1 .nitimio!'ill ■. at d ‘...KIS Lower Manhattan within 20-25 years.’ cmrcnlnm .nan able, regular, I irid inexpen- service i Air transport is playing an increasingly critical role in facilitating igh kwi-! t.fui .rt international business. By enabling the global movement not •emcmt only of products, but also of people, air transport brings "business li "jilahle, comb iMc sea) managers together, enabling them to build the links, communica­ A trip with minimal or no tions and personal relationships necessary to achieve ... a [high] 1 level of international business activity."’’ Indeed, businesses and mvlini hotels that generate and/or attract air travelers have a strong re with ly available infonnation interest in continuous improvements in airport access. They will /V tend to locate in places where access to the airports is most con­ ■ssii city to e BIS venient. Therefore, cities that are able to make easy, reliable con­ II ir room jring nections between airports and centers of business have major luggage on vehicles competitive advantages over those cities that are unable to make • Si panuion Imm oimpime? crowdiiiu, ,■ .ix-ciirh du.uhi such connections. w«.bkn...shh.w, • 'Preferably a direct, one-sea To maintain New York's position as a world leader, the trip to and rid to the airport from airports must be made friendlier, faster, and more efficient. y I

The key is to create such an attractive new system to the airports III vcnicnt station' >cati that it will successfully entice an abundance of new users. The ^o- !*» near places of work graphic location and transit capacity of Lower Manhattan offers an • t ..n nections to LI I R -erx li ccand other tri .n«ir opportunity to create these types of connections to ah three major airports in the region and, in particular, a quick, reliable, direct con- nection to JFK International Airport, the region's primary international gateway.

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