The long-stalled Moynihan Station project in Manhattan needs to increase transportation capacity by expanding the number of tracks and platforms, New York Gov. David Paterson said last week.
"We're not going to go forward with spending billions of dollars and not be able to move passengers," Paterson said.
Other conditions set by the governor include operational changes to be made by Amtrak, Long Island Rail Road, and New Jersey Transit; taking steps to revitalize the surrounding area; and coordinating development with the proposed Access to the Region's Core project that seeks to add two additional single-track railroad tunnels between New Jersey and New York.
"If we don't meet the obligations and conditions we set, we're not going to go forward," Paterson said.
He said deputy commissioner for economic development and infrastructure Timothy Gilchrist would meet with the project's public and private sector partners. The governor called on the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to take over the lead on the project from the Empire State Development Corp.
The new station would be built in the James Farley Post Office building, which is across the street from Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan.
