REALIGNING THE 1/9 SOUTH FERRY SUBWAY TERMINAL

Transportation Planning

Client

The Battery Park Conservancy

Team

Michael Fishman (Principal) Sam Schwartz, Engineering

Urban Question

How can the Park minimize impacts of construction (including loss of ½ the Park’s historic trees and years of compromised open space) for the new 1/9 subway station?

Urban Answer

Saving the only playground in the area and most of the historic trees maximizes open space for the Park during construction by shifting the terminal alignment out of the Park as soon as possible. By reconsidering the issue, the MTA got a better entrance and connection to the N/R train, the project was sped up for working adjacent to and not within the Park.