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‘As Good As It Gets’ Transportation Infrastructure Deal Leaves Plenty Off the Table
By Jose Martinez, THE CITY This article was originally published on Nov 9 at 8:36pm EST by THE CITY The Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan, Nov. 9, 2021. | Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY The federal infrastructure deal could deliver some key regional transportation projects for New Yorkers, but still falls short of meeting the city’s vast needs, according to transit and planning experts. The bill, awaiting President Joe Biden’s signature after the House of Representatives passed it Friday , could jumpstart the extension of the Second Avenue Subway from 96th Street into East Harlem, construction of a new trans-Hudson rail tunnel and improvements along Amtrak’s Northeast corridor. Other long-planned transportation projects, however, such as the Utica Avenue and Red Hook subway extensions , are likely to remain on the drawing board even longer, officials acknowledged. Proposals to replace the Port Authority Bus Terminal and to build a rail
