This proposal would seamlessly link a permanent World Trade Center PATH terminal with New York City subways and ferries.

The meetings provided the public with the opportunity to comment on various alternatives and issues it believes should be included in the environmental review.

The proposed hub would include a permanent World Trade Center PATH terminal with a track and platform level, a mezzanine level, and access to streets surrounding the World Trade Center site. It would also include underground pedestrian connections to New York City subway stations on the 1/9, N, R and E lines and possible connections to the 2, 3, 4, 5, J, M, Z, A and C routes at a proposed Fulton Street Transit Center.
 

Cultural Institutions Show Much Interest in Downtown

An Invitation to Cultural Institutions drew 112 submissions, the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and New York State Council on the Arts announced.

The ICI was released to solicit information from cultural organizations interested in becoming part of or creating facilities and programs on the future World Trade Center site. Submissions came from a wide range of cultural disciplines and organizations, both large and small, including cultural institutions interested in creating an interpretive museum of the terrorist attacks of Feb. 26, 1993 and Sept. 11, 2001.

The LMDC, in cooperation with the state and city, will develop categories of desired cultural programming in the new World Trade Center Site by evaluating the submissions based on several factors, including how well the institutions addressed the criteria set forth in the ICI as well as programming excellence and financial feasibility. The LMDC will host a meeting with its eight advisory councils to gauge public interest for specific categories of cultural programming.

In January, the LMDC, state and city will use the information gathered during the first review phase to develop categories of cultural programming and a formal selection process for allocating space and possible financial support. The selection process will then be used to identify specific cultural institutions for the more than 600,000 sq. ft. of space allotted for cultural facilities on the new World Trade Center site.