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The future for Penn Station’s commuters and neighbors hinges not on aesthetics but on a wonky idea called through-running.
The Trump administration announced Andy Byford will lead Penn Station’s overhaul—a win for the Metropolitan Authority (MTA), through-running advocates, and congestion pricing supporters.
The Trump administration has announced it will take control of the renovation of New York City’s Penn Station. The announcement was made on late Thursday by transportation secretary Sean Duffy ...
The second clubhouse was laid out at the northwest corner of William Penn Highway and Chipman ... Its clubhouse was designed by the firm of McKim, Mead and White in 1892. Credit for the first ...
A Pennsylvania native, Sumner graduated from the Columbia University School of Architecture and worked for McKim, Mead and White in New York City, the firm that designed the original Penn Station.
The move puts the former head of NYC Transit in control of one of the country's most consequential construction projects.
Byford’s leadership could signal a change from parts of Amtrak’s plan, such as possibly ditching the demolition of a city ...
Byford, who has also led the Sydney, Toronto and London systems, was run out of New York in 2020 by Cuomo, less than two ...
The eagle has landed – again. A century-old pink-granite eagle statue that was once perched atop Manhattan’s original Penn Station and later guarded its successor in the same area is back on ...
Amtrak appointed its top high-speed rail executive Andy Byford to oversee Penn Station’s reconstruction plan late last week, ...