EPA press release on WTC cleaning hotline launch, June 2002

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

PATH will continue to be a vital and growing link between Lower Manhattan and New Jersey, as well as New York's Rockland and Orange counties. The region's west-of-Hudson counties are the largest source of Lower Manhattan workers apart from the five boroughs, and are forecast to grow in population more rapidly overall than the boroughs. PATH facilities will be expanded in the new terminal, including lengthening platforms (from 8-cars to 10-cars) and adding a plat­ form, to enhance efficiency and passenger experience, and to accommodate future growth. The new terminal will provide a larger mezzanine level and feature a new regional fare collection sys­ tem that will incorporate "SmartCard" technology to facilitate travel between transit systems.

Besides improved transit service, the new terminal will also provide more options for connecting with various transit modes, surrounding streets, the memorial, and nearby buildings. Below- grade circulation elements can extend in both north-south and east-west directions, featuring wide corridors and moving walkways to ease pedestrian travel across the roughly 1,000-foot wide WTC site (e.g., between Church Street and West Street or between Liberty Street and Vesey Street). Above-ground circulation will be greatly enhanced as well, with clearly configured pedestrian routes, more lively street-level retail, and shaded parks and open space. Information and wayfinding systems will assist travelers in reaching their destinations.

Studio Daniel Libeskind’s Memory Foundations design for the World Trade Center site further fleshes out this transportation infrastructure. The Libeskind design locates the WTC PATH Terminal building between Fulton and Dey streets. The terminal opens onto the Wedge of Light, a large piazza onto which multiple important structures will front, including St. Paul's Chapel, the Millennium Hotel, a new Hotel and Conference Center, and a major new commer­ cial office building. The Wedge of Light piazza is bisected by Fulton Street, a major east-west artery, and connects the new terminal building to both Church and Greenwich Streets. The PATH Terminal becomes a major presence within the new World Trade Center site and arises as a magnificent new structure for downtown.

Given its positioning, the Terminal has the potential for major street entrances along Church Street, Liberty Street, Vesey Street, and possibly others, as well as connections to the Fulton Transit Center (to the east) and the World Financial Center (to the west). The western connec­ tion underneath West Street will also provide access to the expanded WFC ferry terminal.

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