Editing OnTrack (section)

==Future==
Local authorities have discussed the possibility of renewed OnTrack service, perhaps as a [[light rail]] system. Eric Ennis, an economic development specialist for the city of Syracuse, has cited new development in the University Hill neighborhood, a residential boom in downtown, and the expansion of Destiny USA as potential sources of increased ridership.<ref name="Kirst" /> New stations in the low-income neighborhoods the line passes through would increase mobility for carless residents.<ref name="Kirst" /> The Syracuse Regional Airport Authority, which operates [[Syracuse Hancock International Airport]], has also considered the potential benefits of restarting OnTrack service with an extension to the airport.<ref name="airport">{{cite web|url=http://www.syrairport.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Strategic-Plan.pdf|title=Strategic Plan|publisher=Syracuse Hancock International Airport|access-date=2017-07-15}}</ref>

In June of 2023, the tax break for NYSW ended. Onondaga County sent NYSW a bill of $290,000. There is a pending legal battle about the assessment of the property.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Knauss |first=Tim |date=2023-06-14 |title=This property tax break lasted twice as long as the Syracuse rail service it helped |url=https://www.syracuse.com/news/2023/06/this-property-tax-break-lasted-twice-as-long-as-the-syracuse-rail-service-it-helped.html |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=syracuse |language=en}}</ref>