Archive for the 'Fulton Street' Category

PATH WTC hub completion date delayed

Friday, December 28th, 2007

Later than expected, Santiago Calatrava’s giant porcupine will be a cornerstone of Lower Manhattan. (Source: Lower Manhattan)
Here’s a shocker: The World Trade Center hub, much like every other project centered around Ground Zero, won’t open until at least a year later than expected. The Port Authority announced today that the completion date on Santiago Calatrava’s [...]

PA wants to keep porcupine at Fulton Street despite rising costs

Friday, February 9th, 2007

Nothing screams bureaucracy quite like the Port Authority and the MTA trying to work together to build a ridiculously ornate transit hub in Lower Manhattan. And as we all could imagine, this project has not gone well. First, came the talk of fewer tunnel connectors than called for in the original plan.
Now comes the story [...]

Cortlandt St.-WTC transfer restored

Thursday, November 30th, 2006

Two days ago, word leaked out that the Fulton Street plans had changed due to cost concerns. Specifically, it seemed as though the free transfer from the R/W Cordlandt St. stop to the E at the World Trade Center would be cut.
Well, worry not, Wall Street workers. According to today’s reports, the free transfer ain’t [...]

Function, form battling it out at Fulton Street

Tuesday, November 28th, 2006

As part of the plans for rebuilding and redeveloping Lower Manhattan, the MTA has invested nearly $900 million in their plans to build a transportation hub at Fulton Street. With plans for 12 subway lines to be connected through the hub, the new Fulton Street will become the largest connecting station in the system, beating [...]