Transportation
The Urgent Need for a New Rail Tunnel Under the Hudson River
The biggest transportation crisis facing New York City is the result of outdated infrastructure and Superstorm Sandy.
If you’ve taken a train into or out of New York City in the recent past, you’ve surely already noticed: There’s a massive rail travel bottleneck between Newark, New Jersey, and Manhattan. The $20 billion Gateway Program aims to alleviate this crippling congestion along the Northeast Corridor by adding new tunnel access under the Hudson River.
In this first episode of Van Alen Sessions, a new series presented by Van Alen Institute with The Atlantic and CityLab, you’ll hear not only from regional experts but also frustrated commuters about just how badly a fix is needed. It’s a transportation crisis brought on by outdated infrastructure and deterioration caused by Superstorm Sandy.