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Hackensack Discussion / New Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York
« on: October 17, 2015, 12:51:02 PM »
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Port Authority officials expected to back proposal to move bus terminal one block west
SEPTEMBER 24, 2015, 7:06 AM LAST UPDATED: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2015, 7:14 AM
BY SHAWN BOBURG
STAFF WRITER | THE RECORD
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Leading Port Authority officials today are expected to recommend building a new Manhattan bus terminal one block west of the current station, following months of deliberation over several options with price tags as high as $10 billion, according to three people familiar with the discussions.
The endorsement of a broad plan that includes a specific location for the new terminal and a way to keep commuter buses running during construction would be a significant step in the long-running effort to replace the current 1950s-era mass transit facility with a modern alternative. But more time is needed to determine the new building’s design, the precise cost and how to finance it, said the three sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity so as not to preempt a presentation planned for today’s meeting of commissioners.
In March, in response to increasing calls to address the condition of the world’s busiest bus terminal, commissioners were given five options for replacing it. They ranged widely in estimated cost and in their impact on the bus system, depending on where the new terminal would sit and whether the current one would stay open during construction.
A four-commissioner group that considered the five options is expected to recommend that the bi-state agency build a new terminal between Ninth and Tenth avenues, keeping the current terminal on Eighth Avenue open during construction.
Once the new structure is up and running, the old terminal would be demolished and the development rights for the property, located on 42nd Street between Eighth and Ninth avenues, would be sold to help pay for the project. The location of the new terminal would force commuters connecting to the New York City subway system to walk one block, the three people said, whereas direct connections are possible through the current building.
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http://www.northjersey.com/news/port-authority-officials-expected-to-back-proposal-to-move-bus-terminal-one-block-west-1.1417389
Here's your chance to tell officials how you feel about a new bus terminal
Steve Strunsky | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com By Steve Strunsky | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
on October 16, 2015 at 4:56 PM, updated October 16, 2015 at 5:38 PM
HACKENSACK — Commuters will be able to weigh in on the Port Authority Bus Terminal and other agency projects on Tuesday, when lawmakers will hold afternoon and evening hearings in Hackensack.
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The state Senate Legislative Oversight Committee said it will take testimony from North Jersey officials, transportation experts and the people who ride in and out of the crowded midtown Manhattan bus terminal every day. The hearings will be at 2 and 6:30 p.m., in the Bergen County Freeholders meeting room.
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PUBLIC MEETING ROOM
ONE BERGEN COUNTY PLAZA, 5th FLOOR
HACKENSACK, NEW JERSEY
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2015/10/heres_your_chance_to_tell_officials_how_you_feel_about_a_new_bus_terminal.html
Port Authority officials expected to back proposal to move bus terminal one block west
SEPTEMBER 24, 2015, 7:06 AM LAST UPDATED: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2015, 7:14 AM
BY SHAWN BOBURG
STAFF WRITER | THE RECORD
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Leading Port Authority officials today are expected to recommend building a new Manhattan bus terminal one block west of the current station, following months of deliberation over several options with price tags as high as $10 billion, according to three people familiar with the discussions.
The endorsement of a broad plan that includes a specific location for the new terminal and a way to keep commuter buses running during construction would be a significant step in the long-running effort to replace the current 1950s-era mass transit facility with a modern alternative. But more time is needed to determine the new building’s design, the precise cost and how to finance it, said the three sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity so as not to preempt a presentation planned for today’s meeting of commissioners.
In March, in response to increasing calls to address the condition of the world’s busiest bus terminal, commissioners were given five options for replacing it. They ranged widely in estimated cost and in their impact on the bus system, depending on where the new terminal would sit and whether the current one would stay open during construction.
A four-commissioner group that considered the five options is expected to recommend that the bi-state agency build a new terminal between Ninth and Tenth avenues, keeping the current terminal on Eighth Avenue open during construction.
Once the new structure is up and running, the old terminal would be demolished and the development rights for the property, located on 42nd Street between Eighth and Ninth avenues, would be sold to help pay for the project. The location of the new terminal would force commuters connecting to the New York City subway system to walk one block, the three people said, whereas direct connections are possible through the current building.
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http://www.northjersey.com/news/port-authority-officials-expected-to-back-proposal-to-move-bus-terminal-one-block-west-1.1417389
Here's your chance to tell officials how you feel about a new bus terminal
Steve Strunsky | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com By Steve Strunsky | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
on October 16, 2015 at 4:56 PM, updated October 16, 2015 at 5:38 PM
HACKENSACK — Commuters will be able to weigh in on the Port Authority Bus Terminal and other agency projects on Tuesday, when lawmakers will hold afternoon and evening hearings in Hackensack.
...
The state Senate Legislative Oversight Committee said it will take testimony from North Jersey officials, transportation experts and the people who ride in and out of the crowded midtown Manhattan bus terminal every day. The hearings will be at 2 and 6:30 p.m., in the Bergen County Freeholders meeting room.
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PUBLIC MEETING ROOM
ONE BERGEN COUNTY PLAZA, 5th FLOOR
HACKENSACK, NEW JERSEY
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2015/10/heres_your_chance_to_tell_officials_how_you_feel_about_a_new_bus_terminal.html