NYT event listing for Children's Museum, Nov 2003

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

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High priority for remaining $1.7 to $2.0 billion of FEMA/FTA funds and other funding to be identified Cost Estimate Development Status JFK Airport/Long $2.0 to $5.3 billion Inter-agency alternatives analysis Island Access study beginning as an initial step towards design and construction. West Street $400 to $900 million Alternatives analysis and preliminary engineering under way. Tour Bus Facility and WTC $500 million Bus facility site alternatives analysis under way. Sub-Grade Infrastructure Commuter Ferries $150 to $200 million Funding in place for some sites. New expansion study in preparation. Street Configuration $100 million City identification of streets conducted. Some and Circulation street reconstruction under way, more slated. Funding anticipated from sources outside FEMA/FTA Funds, including agencies’ capital programs Newark Airport Access 1525 million PANYNJ feasibility study in progress. LaGuardia Airport Ferry $3 to $6 million PANYNJ to issue Request for Expression of Interest (RFEOI) later this year. Linking Metro-North to $50 to $75 million MTA in final stages of analysis. 4/5 at Grand Central Station Downtown Heliport/ Less than $1 million Mainly requires organizational & Airport Access (significant investment not required) regulatory approvals

In coming months, the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, in conjunction with the State, the City and its partner agencies, will continue to study the possible impact of transportation invest­ ment alternatives on the future of Lower Manhattan and also explore potential sources of funds. Potential sources include the following;

• LMDC Community Development Block Grant funds, • Insurance proceeds related to the destruction of the transportation complex at the World Trade Center site, • The capital programs of the transportation agencies, • Transportation user fees, and • Other federal funding sources.

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