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| DATE | 2009-01-19 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Things we don't need
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On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 09:31:29AM -0500, Michael L. Richardson wrote:
> We need both. Whatever happened to connecting Brooklyn to the mainland
> by rail? Does the Port Authority think we will disband them when they
> do that?
>
> Ruben Safir wrote:
> >We don't NEED this. We do NEED a SECOND AVENUE SUBWAY.
> >
> >Do New Yorkers EVER have a say as to what happens to our City?
> >
> >
> >
We need the freight tunnel. We don't need more NJ communters.
Ruben
> >Ruben
> >
> >2nd Hudson Rail Tunnel Clears Key Federal Hurdle
> >
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> >By KEN BELSON
> >Published: January 14, 2009
> >
> >The prospects for a second rail tunnel under the Hudson River to
> >Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan received a major boost on Wednesday
> >when federal authorities approved an environmental assessment for a $9
> >billion tunnel planned by New Jersey Transit and the Port Authority.
> >
> >The agencies can now apply to get their final design accepted and lobby
> >the federal government for the remaining $3 billion needed to begin work
> >on the project, which is expected to be completed by 2017. If all goes
> >well, the agencies believe they will be able to break ground in the
> >summer.
> >
> >Known as Access to the Region’s Core, or ARC, the tunnel would double
> >the number of trains that can travel under the Hudson between New York
> >and New Jersey to 48 per hour, from 23 now. The extra train service is
> >expected to eliminate 22,000 automobile trips a day.
> >
> >The new service also would allow more New Jersey Transit riders to reach
> >New York without having to change trains in Newark or Secaucus. A second
> >tunnel would also relieve pressure on the century-old tunnel that New
> >Jersey Transit shares with Amtrak. The project’s six new tracks in
> >Manhattan, which would terminate beneath 34th Street, would also allow
> >commuters to connect underground to the subways and PATH trains at
> >Avenue of the Americas.
> >
> >With the approval on Wednesday by the Federal Transit Administration,
> >the Port Authority and New Jersey Transit are optimistic that they can
> >receive the remaining money they need from the federal government,
> >partly because President-elect Barack Obama has said he is committed to
> >spending billions of dollars on large infrastructure projects to revive
> >the economy.
> >
> >“The timing couldn’t be better, because the region could benefit from a
> >project like this,†said Anthony R. Coscia, the chairman of the Port
> >Authority of New York and New Jersey, which has contributed $3 billion
> >to the project. “In the near term, it will put a lot of people to work,
> >and in the long term, it will revolutionize how people get into the
> >city.â€
> >
> >The project is expected to generate 6,000 jobs a year during
> >construction. An additional 44,000 jobs could be created because the
> >tunnel would provide easier access to New York City, according to New
> >Jersey Transit.
> >
> >“By putting boots on the pavement and shovels in the dirt, this project
> >will employ thousands of workers and help jump-start the economy,†said
> >Gov. Jon S. Corzine of New Jersey.
> >
> >Critics contend that the new six-track annex under 34th Street is too
> >deep and would be difficult for some people to escape during a fire.
> >They also say that passengers whose trains stop there would have to walk
> >an extra full block to get to Penn Station, where they would be able to
> >catch subways running on the West Side of Manhattan.
> >
> >
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