PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Chad Purkey, Interim Executive Director of Association For A Better New York (ABNY)
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Chad Purkey, representing the Association For A Better New York (ABNY), testifies in support of the Port Authority Bus Terminal replacement application. He emphasizes the current terminal's inadequacies and highlights the benefits of the proposed $10 billion project, including improved commuter experience, job creation, and environmental considerations.
- The project is the result of years of community engagement and stakeholder input.
- The new terminal will create nearly 6,000 union jobs during construction and offer significant improvements in design and functionality.
- ABNY encourages approval of the project while recommending continued dialogue with stakeholders to address ongoing concerns.
Chad Purkey
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Hello.
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Thank you for the opportunity to testify on behalf of the Association For A Better New York in support of the Port Authority Bus Terminal replacement application.
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My name is Chad Perkey, the interim executive director at ABNY, an organization with the mission of fostering dialogue and connections between the public and private sectors to move New York City forward.
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The current Port Authority Bus Terminal has for too long been an unacceptable gateway in our city.
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It's too small, outdated, inefficient, and unwelcoming, and it's overdue for replacement.
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But replacing a 7 decades, old structure that annually serves 65,000,000 passengers is nearly an impossible feat.
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However, we find ourselves today with such a transformative project possible thanks to the years years long work by the port authority with community members and vested stakeholders.
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The proposal before you today has been shaped by unprecedented public engagement and review resulting in a $10,000,000,000 public investment that will meet the needs of growing number of commuters while mitigating and improving the terminal's impacts on the surrounding neighborhoods.
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Once approved, the project's construction phase will create nearly 6,000 union jobs for almost a decade.
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Following construction, the resulting new terminal will be that of the 21st century, offering a nearly 180 degree turn to the site's current commuter experience.
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Thanks to improved concessions, an environmentally conscious facility, enhanced public realm improvements,
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more direct connections between tunnel and terminal along with other benefits.
Chad Purkey
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As the port authority connections between tunnel and terminal along with other benefits.
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As the port authority says, it will go from an eyesore to eye popping.
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Or in other words, it will get that LaGuardia treatment, and we are excited to see that type of investment come to our city's bus facilities.
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Inciting and echoing the prior recommendations for approval by the community by community board 4, city planning commission, borough president, local council member, we encourage the committees to do the same and vote in favor of the replacement projects applications and encourage the port authority to keep, dialogue
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and collaboration with those stakeholders to address any ongoing concerns.
Chad Purkey
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
