To smooth transfers among subway lines and tunnel direct connection between the subway and trains, stations will be consolidated into one vast hub, connections will be direct. Moving walkways will flow from one system to the next, in turn, the new path hub will forge direct connections to buses, ferries and subway lines. It's no mere face lift. It's major surgery to close a gaping wound and put a shattered puzzle back together.
Slated for completion by 2009, this grand central station has a grand price tag, 2 billion dollars. In the eyes of beholders, it's money well spent for a city in perpetual motion.
"And they will have ease of moving, from, um, location to location, from transit system to transit system. That's the ultimate goal."