by mrsam
PATH extension to the airport will never replace the monorail. PATH might be extended, but you'll stil have to have a transfer to the monorail or its successor, but if the topic of the discussion is a replacement for the monorail, PATH will never be it. The reason for that is very, very simple.
Any replacement of the monorail must have free inter-terminal transfer within the airport. That's what the monorail currently does.
How are you going to do this, using PATH trains? You can't. You have to have a tollbooth, somewhere. You can forget about a one seat ride between NYC and the airport on PATH. Sure, paying on the NY side is already taken care of. But the only option is a free entrance to PATH trains on the airport side. Sure, like that's ever going to happen.
Any replacement of the monorail must have free inter-terminal transfer within the airport. That's what the monorail currently does.
How are you going to do this, using PATH trains? You can't. You have to have a tollbooth, somewhere. You can forget about a one seat ride between NYC and the airport on PATH. Sure, paying on the NY side is already taken care of. But the only option is a free entrance to PATH trains on the airport side. Sure, like that's ever going to happen.