Unfortunately, since this site is by no means a full time job for me I can't afford all the time I would like to writing on things like this. One of these days I will get around to writing about the new grandiose plans to do something with one of the world's ugliest railroad stations, but in the meantime, check out the MAS' report:
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From briefly skimming the report I noticed they forgot to mention two glaring things:
- How much this thing will cost.
- Who is going to pay for it.
Their insistence that Moynihan Station is a critical first step" is utter nonsense.
ReplyDeleteIt would be an inconvenient schlep for Amtrak passengers, many of whom have luggage, to a monolith on the wrong side of 8th Avenue, and further away from transfers from the subways and LIRR. That hardly "Maximize the project’s intermodality by promoting connections to multiple transit services — airport", when the LIRR can get you to LGA via Woodside and JFK via Jamaica. It in fact makes it worse.
There is plenty to do in reclaiming space near the mid-block ex-taxiway, which is dead space taken up by Amtrak Police, especially if MSG is kicked out.
This is a vanity project, nothing more, nothing less.