Rider-Friendly Measures Urged at Penn Station
By Staff Reporter of the Sun | August 10, 2007
As plans move forward to overhaul Pennsylvania Station — the busiest transit hub in America and arguably one of the least attractive — urban planners are urging the city to transfer development rights of nearby Midtown sites to Vornado Realty Trust and the Related Companies, the developers renovating the station.
The Regional Plan Association yesterday recommended the developers widen concourses, expand street entrances, and add real-time train information to make the station more rider-friendly.
The $14 billion plan calls for a redesign of the Farley Post Office building and a new train station where Pennsylvania Station and Madison Square Garden now sit. The goal is to create a regional rail center in Midtown Manhattan.
