LaGuardia Airport
New York, USA
Service: Transportation Planning, Traffic Engineering, Outreach and Agency Coordination
Client: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Period: 2016 – Ongoing
Sam Schwartz Consulting, North American subsidiary of GPO Group, is supporting The Port Authority of NY & NJ (PANYNJ) in its efforts to ensure that the airport landside transportation network remains functioning and resilient during the redevelopment of LaGuardia Airport. The airport remains fully operational during the extensive, $8B capital redevelopment program, which includes a new Central Terminal Building and upgrades to other facilities throughout the airport. To assist PANYNJ, Sam Schwartz assembled an interdisciplinary team of traffic engineers, urban planners, and urban designers to anticipate the impacts of construction to the transportation network; propose plans and mitigations to improve travel to and from the airport; assist in monitoring the airport during high-volume travel days; study and develop recommendations for landside operations; and assist in planning and executing customer experience improvements. The firm’s deep understanding of traffic engineering, coupled with expertise in strategic problem solving and experience with outreach for large-scale infrastructure projects, allows for adaptive responses to changing client needs.