Reinventing Penn Station: can New York still do big things?

The governors of New York and New Jersey, the mayor of New York and sundry transit bosses announced a roughly $7bn overhaul of Pennsylvania Station. In January, President Joe Biden announced a $292mn grant to begin work on the $16bn Gateway Hudson Tunnel Project. The plan to rebuild the station is,

March 12, 2023 . 2:49 AM

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The governors of New York and New Jersey, the mayor of New York and sundry transit bosses gathered in a rare show of unity to announce a roughly $7bn overhaul of Pennsylvania Station.
Fixing Penn Station has been an elusive dream ever since the original was demolished in 1963 in what many regard as the city’s greatest architectural crime.
Designed for 200,000 daily riders, Penn Station is now clogged with three-times that many.
In January, President Joe Biden announced a $292mn grant to begin work on the $16bn Gateway Hudson Tunnel Project.
The plan to rebuild the station is, in effect, three interlocking plans — each enormous and complex on its own.