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That analysis should be coming soon, and is awaited by RPA’s senior fellow for transportation, Jeffrey Zupan.
At present Zupan thinks commuters coming to Manhattan from Long Island may not be lured by the chance to get on the raillink from Jamaica Station to lower Manhattan. “My analysis suggests that, for the project the boosters have come up with, that many commuters will continue in their seats to Penn Station because the subway lines they choose to take will bring them closer to where they work,” said Zupan, adding that he would be amenable to a project that connected to the Second Avenue subway – an undertaking he said would be more favorable for lower Manhattan because it would ease congestion on the Lexington Avenue line.
“Because of the connectivity it creates, it would have a lot more riders,” he said. “This project could have some benefits if done correctly.”
