Access to the Region's Core (ARC) is a Major Investment Study (MIS) jointly sponsored by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ), the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), and the New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJT). ARC's goal is to improve transit opportunities to the region's core, Midtown Manhattan. In phase 3, ARC is conceptually planning for a new commuter rail tunnel under the Hudson River and improvements to tracks, platforms, and the passenger circulation system at Penn Station, New York. The decision to pursue a commuter rail approach for improving regional mobility is an outgrowth of a comprehensive evaluation of many other alternatives studied and analyzed during Phases 1 and 2. ARC is also investigating three Near Term (5-10 years) Improvements in the Penn Station network to relieve capacity pressure until a long-term capital improvement can be built.

ARC can be reached at:
233 Park Avenue South
New York, NY 10003

Phone: (212) 435-4421
Fax: (212) 435-4423