Fulton Street Transit Center

The MTA is working closely with New York State, New York City, and the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation to assist with the economic recovery of the Downtown area.

MTA's Lower Manhattan Access Study confirmed that the existing Fulton Street station complex is viewed as cumbers…  more

The MTA is working closely with New York State, New York City, and the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation to assist with the economic recovery of the Downtown area.

MTA's Lower Manhattan Access Study confirmed that the existing Fulton Street station complex is viewed as cumbersome to workers and others who access Lower Manhattan daily; its improvement would address a long-standing obstacle to better Downtown access.

A facility that is less congested and circuitous, accessible to people with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), easily identified from street level, and better linked to area subway services and the WTC site is essential to the economic recovery of Lower Manhattan.

Millions of tourists are expected to visit Lower Manhattan in the near future, as the World Trade Center memorial area becomes one of the top attractions in the United States. With 85 percent of all Downtown access trips made by transit, Lower Manhattan urgently needs a clear, “connected” subway complex and gateway to support its economic recovery.

The Fulton Street station complex is the busiest in Lower Manhattan, with over 275,000 passenger entries, exits, and transfers each day. Many of these trips are made by commuters traveling to or from homes in the NYC area, or to commuter rail hubs at Penn Station, Grand Central Ter…  more

The Fulton Street station complex is the busiest in Lower Manhattan, with over 275,000 passenger entries, exits, and transfers each day. Many of these trips are made by commuters traveling to or from homes in the NYC area, or to commuter rail hubs at Penn Station, Grand Central Terminal, Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn, and Jamaica. Subway access is also available to Howard Beach and Jamaica, where the Port Authority's AirTrain automated rail service will carry customers to John F. Kennedy International Airport.

The current subway complex is made up of six separate subway stations, built at different times by different companies or agencies between 1905 and 1932. Because the subway lines competed with each other during this period, there was little incentive to make it easy to transfer from one line to another. Consequently, these stations suffer from a number of impediments to efficient use:

• Many subway entrances are obscured and poorly identified.
• Entrances (many inside buildings) are frequently dark, narrow, and confusing.
• Access into and out of the station is hampered by narrow sidewalks and heavy street traffic.
• Transfers between subway lines are complicated, requiring the use of multiple stairways, ramps, and narrow passageways.
• Lexington Avenue line ( ) platforms are crowded by transferring passengers, creating delays in train boarding and overall subway service.

1. A high-visibility Transit Center with entrances on Broadway between Fulton St & John St

2. Underground concourse beneath Dey St linking the Transit Center to the
station and the WTC site

3. New and expanded station mezzanines and passageways

4. More surface access points and ADA-compliant elevat…  more

1. A high-visibility Transit Center with entrances on Broadway between Fulton St & John St

2. Underground concourse beneath Dey St linking the Transit Center to the
station and the WTC site

3. New and expanded station mezzanines and passageways

4. More surface access points and ADA-compliant elevators and escalators

5. Rehabilitation of the and stations

6. New free transfer between and subway lines.