NEW YORK'S TIMES SQUARE MAKES A COMEBACK

Redesign and modernization of the Times Square Station of the New York City transit Authority is part of the urban renewal for this famous district. A mix of major office buildings, a hotel, renovated theaters, a wholesale market and various retail uses will cluster around the station. Developers and planners expect to renovate the station while maintaining train traffic. A private firm is paying for much of the reconstruction, overseen by City and State redevelopment groups and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The architecture will stress improved lighting and a revised passenger flow through broad corridors which will also connect the buildings overhead. Elimination of nooks and crannies will be a major deterrent to crime. Major changes in utility facilities will be involved in the reconstruction. While planning is nearing completion, contractors have not been chosen nor schedules established.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Carter (C Carroll)

  538 National Press Building
  Washington, DC  United States  20004
• Publication Date: 1985-8

Media Info

• Pagination: 3 p.
• Serial:
  • Mass Transit
  • Volume: 12
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: Cygnus Publishing, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0364-3484
  • Serial URL: http://www.masstransitmag.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Architecture; Construction projects; Modernization; Passenger traffic; Rail transit stations; Security; Traffic flow; Urban renewal
• Identifier Terms: New York City Transit Authority
• Uncontrolled Terms: Passenger flow
• Subject Areas: Construction; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00451108
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 30 1985 12:00AM