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Specific improvements to the Fulton Street Transit Center will include: |
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High Visibility Transit Center Building
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Today
The primary entryway to the Fulton Street subway complex is poorly
marked and obscured by a confusing array of storefronts. |
Tomorrow
A new entryway at the corner of Fulton Street and Broadway will announce the
Transit Center with a clearly visible, well-lit central access point. |
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Improved Street-level Access
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Today
Existing subway entrances are frequently dark and narrow and hamper quick access. |
Tomorrow
New station entrances will be wider, more numerous, light and airy, and ADA-accessible. |
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Pedestrian Concourse beneath Dey Street
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Today
Access to the Fulton Street station complex from key Downtown locations (in
particular, the WTC site) is hampered by narrow, crowded streets and heavy
vehicular traffic. |
Tomorrow
The new Dey Street passageway will provide quick and convenient access from
the Transit Center to the WTC site, with links to the   and  subway
lines and the rebuilt PATH station. |
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Simplified Transfers and Connections
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Today
Passengers must maneuver through a complicated series of ramps,
stairs, and passageways to access their trains, transfer from one subway line
to another, or exit the station |
Tomorrow
The new Transit Center design will feature open direct paths,
widened corridors, and new mezzanines to separate entering, exiting, and
transferring customers. |
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Reduced Lexington Avenue Line Crowding
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Today
Limited entry points to the Lexington Avenue   lines, combined with large numbers of transferring passengers from the   lines result in uneven passenger distribution, platform crowding, and train delays. |
Tomorrow
The new Transit Center will feature additional access points to Lexington Avenue line subway platforms, allowing better distribution of passengers and reducing train loading/unloading delays. |
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New free transfer between and stations
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Rehabilitation of   and stations
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| To increase travel felxibility, a new free transfer will be built connecting the Cortlandt Street Station and the line World Trade Center Station. |
Station platforms for the and lines will be rebuilt with improved lighting, stairs and ADA accessiblity, while preserving historical elements. |
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Restoration of the Historic Corbin Building
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The Corbin Building, an eight-story office building built in the 1880's and listed on the State and National Register of Historic Places, is being renovated and integrated into the design of the Transit Center, while preserving its historic character. |
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