NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
Issues and Impacts:
► Value to Lower Manhattan:
• The new WTC PATH Terminal will re-establish and enhance the level of service for Lower
Manhattan PATH customers, while serving as a major point of arrival for commuters and visitors to
Lower Manhattan.
• The re-configured Fulton Street Transit Center will improve access to and between, the subway lines
that it serves and provide a direct link to the PATH, World Trade Center and World Financial Center.
WTC PATH Terminal
• Lengthened 10-car platforms to maximize capacity.
• Additional platform for more efficient loading and unloading.
• New direct-fixation tracks to improve ride quality.
• Direct connections provided to NYCT subways, including 1/9, N/R, and A, C, E lines, as well
as the 4,5, J, M, and Z lines at the Fulton Street complex.
• Direct connection to the World Financial Center.
• Major street presence as a large civic building on the Libeskind Wedge of Light, a piazza that will serve
as an important new public space.
• Multiple street-level access points and a main terminal entry building.
• Numerous vertical circulation elements and moving walkways to ease pedestrian circulation.
• Climate-controlled terminal with restroom facilities.
• Sustainable design components for energy conservation.
• Appropriate systems for security and communications systems, and provisions for ADA accessibility.
Fulton Street Transit Center
• Creates attractive and efficient connections between subway, PATH, World Trade Center
and World Financial Center.
• Creates an efficient transportation center east of Broadway, where the majority of downtown
employees work.
• Improves access between the WTC area and locations east of Church Street including the
subway stations.
• Improves orientation and clarity for the customer.
Current Status:
Currently in planning stage. Environmental review underway. Design work to begin in mid-2003.
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