Op-ed: The new LaGuardia is great; now let’s figure out how to get travelers to it

With the newly renovated LaGuardia Airport, we now have a world-class facility to help Queens and New York City look toward a future with economic growth and an improved quality of life for all.

What still need to be addressed are the logistics of quick, efficient movement of passengers to and from LaGuardia. To this end, the AirTrain light-rail system has been proposed.

We at the Old Astoria Neighborhood Association favor using the existing JFK AirTrain hub in Jamaica.

Ridership should be the primary concern. The more people with direct access to the light-rail network, the better. It is a holistic system for the entire region, not just

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