After my hour-long commute with luggage via the L and A subway lines, I find myself on the AirTrain shuttle, making sure I don't miss my stop. I know once I find it, I will have a nice little jaunt via elevated tram across a highway junction and a couple of odd access roads. Up an elevator, and I will finally be in the concourse. Another day at JFK Airport. Image via wikipedia.org This is all about to change. Updates are coming fast at New York's airports, including a newly opened Delta Terminal at JFK, and a design competition hosted by the Port Authority of NY & NJ to renovate and master plan both major NYC airports to accommodate passengers beyond the year 2050. It's the kind of project that should make everyone's multimodal transportation appreciably smoother. Many new airports, such as Indianapolis and even Chicago's O'Hare, are way less crowded and easier to navigate than LaGuardia and JFK, which together are the busiest in the U.S., serving 27 million and 50.4 million passengers, respectively. Image via wikipedia.org The Gensler-designed Delta Terminal at JFK’s new Terminal 4 is the second phase of ...
After my hour-long commute with luggage via the L and A subway lines, I find myself on the AirTrain shuttle, making sure I don't miss my stop. I know once I find it, I will have a nice little jaunt via elevated tram across a highway junction and a couple of odd access roads. Up an elevator, and I will finally be in the concourse. Another day at JFK Airport. Image via wikipedia.org This is all about to change. Updates are coming fast at New York's airports, including a newly opened Delta Terminal at JFK, and a design competition hosted by the Port Authority of NY & NJ to renovate and master plan both major NYC airports to accommodate passengers beyond the year 2050. It's the kind of project that should make everyone's multimodal transportation appreciably smoother. Many new airports, such as Indianapolis and even Chicago's O'Hare, are way less crowded and easier to navigate than LaGuardia and JFK, which together are the busiest in the U.S., serving 27 million and 50.4 million passengers, respectively. Image via wikipedia.org The Gensler-designed Delta Terminal at JFK’s new Terminal 4 is the second phase of ...