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NYC Kills Fast Bus to LGA
(WNYC) Less than a year ago, New York officials vowed to bring fast buses to an infamously slow route route to LaGuardia Airport. But after push back from elected officials and community boards, the MTA says it's now formally killing the project.
The plan unveiled last year would have brought state-of-the-art "bus rapid transit" to the city, with special bus lanes, priority signals, and off-board payment, all of which have made buses almost as fast as subways in some parts of the world.
But the MTA released a statement Tuesday conceding the project wouldn't move forward.
"There are still a number of concerns about the project from the local Community Boards and elected officials that we have not been able to resolve to date," reads the statement. "As a result, NYCDOT and MTA New York City Transit have decided not to proceed with the M60 Select Bus Service project at this time." ......................(more)
The complete piece is at: http://www.wnyc.org/blogs/transportation-nation/2013/jul/16/nyc-kills-fast-bus-laguardia-airport/
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More likely from the companies that operate buses to Manhattan for twenty bucks a pop. 
SamTrans, the transit agency that serves San Mateo County, where SFO is located, runs bus service from downtown SF to the airport. But they're not allowed to carry luggage, because of a Bush-era federal regulation that prohibits federally subsidized transit operators from "competing" with the $20-and-up private ones, locally known as Airporter.