POST-RECORD OF DECISION (ROD) TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM RESTRICTIVE DECLARATIONS

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1 POST-RECORD OF DECISION (ROD) TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM RESTRICTIVE DECLARATIONS June 1, 2010 Revision 0 For: Submitted by: j (A joint venture of PB Americas, Inc., STV, Incorporated, and AECOM USA, Inc.)

2 Revisions REVISION HISTORY Revision Date Description: 0 June 1, 2010 Release to and FTA i

3 Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION Purpose of this Technical Memorandum General Description of the ARC Project Environmental Reviews and Approvals to Date Project Alignment and the Project Protection Zone Definition of Work Covered by the Restrictive Declaration Project Protection Zone POTENTIALLY AFFECTED LocationS Existing and Future Development Conditions ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS... 8 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1. Project Protection Zone...11 Figure 2. Project Protection Zone - Area I...12 Figure 3. Project Protection Zone - Area II...13 Figure 4. Project Protection Zone - Area III...14 Figure 5. Project Protection Zone - Area IV...15 ii

4 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Purpose of this Technical Memorandum This memorandum has been prepared to address the potential environmental implications of a proposed project change by which the Access to the Region s Core (ARC) Trans-Hudson Tunnel (ARC Project) would, through a restrictive declaration recorded against certain properties along the ARC Alignment in Manhattan, subject those properties owners to the obligation to provide to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) a copy of any applications for building or other permits (including all supporting documents) submitted to the New York City Department of Buildings. The PANYNJ would review those submissions to determine if such development or construction, or the means and methods for such activity, could potentially have an adverse effect on the ARC Project s tunnels or other structural elements (collectively, ARC Project Facilities) or affect public safety. If the PANYNJ determines that any development or construction (or means or methods) might result in damage to ARC Project Facilities or affect public safety, then the PANYNJ would meet with the applicable owner to attempt to resolve such issues while allowing maximum development based on current uses and zoning and proposed changes in uses and zoning. The purpose of the notice requirement contained in the restrictive declaration is to ensure that the PANYNJ is made aware of any future development that might impact ARC Project Facilities or create a public safety issue. Material disputes are not expected, as the ARC Project Facilities (including the tunnels) have been designed and would be constructed to avoid impacts to, and accommodate loads from, all existing structures and to accommodate anticipated loads for new buildings along the alignment based on the current zoning of these properties. Although the owner would have no obligation to alter or restrict its activity in any way under the terms of the restrictive declaration, the Port Authority would pursue all available legal or equitable remedies to protect the ARC Project Facilities or public safety. The environmental consequences of the imposition of the restrictive declaration proposed for the properties within the Project Protection Zone, which were not evaluated as part of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the ARC Project, are discussed below. No significant impacts from the declaration are expected. 1.2 General Description of the ARC Project The ARC Project is located within portions of Kearny, Secaucus, Jersey City, North Bergen, Union City and Hoboken in New Jersey, the Hudson River, and the Borough of Manhattan in New York. The ARC Project consists of additional commuter rail tracks and connections on the Northeast Corridor, new tunnels under the Palisades in New Jersey, the Hudson River and Manhattan, tracks under West 34th Street from Eighth Avenue to Sixth Avenue, and connections to new station capacity (the expanded Penn Station). The Purpose and Need statement as detailed in the FEIS (Chapter 1) includes the following goals and objectives for the ARC Project: 1

5 Improve Trans-Hudson Mobility Expand transit capacity to meet current and forecast demand between Midtown Manhattan and points in New Jersey and New York Increase transit ridership Extend the reach and improve the connectivity of the region's commuter rail systems Increase direct one-seat-ride opportunities to new markets Improve access, travel time, comfort, convenience, and reliability of the region s commuter rail systems Maintain a Safe, Secure and Reliable Transit System Utilize, improve, and expand the capacity of the region's existing transit Infrastructure to the maximum extent possible Maximize the use of and expand the capacity of existing transportation facilities Enhance Penn Station New York (PSNY) network rail and passenger capacity and operating reliability Coordinate with other transit providers and on-going transportation-related studies in the region to achieve efficiencies and synergy Implement improvements that optimize the maintainability of the PSNY-related infrastructure to sustain transit operations over the long-term Maintain and Enhance the Economic Viability of the Region Support transit-oriented land uses that are consistent with New Jersey and New York smart growth policies Support the West Midtown residential and commercial development initiatives Ensure accessibility to jobs in Manhattan, New Jersey and New York Improve transit connectivity to support the region s economic viability and continuing development Preserve and Protect the Environment Avoid/minimize adverse impact on communities and neighborhoods Preserve and enhance the natural and built environment Improve air quality by providing rail transit alternatives that contribute to reduced vehicle miles traveled and vehicle emissions Work towards achieving compliance with the Clean Air Act 1.3 Environmental Reviews and Approvals to Date As the ARC Project sponsor, New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit) was responsible, together with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), for the preparation of an EIS consistent with the National Environmental Policy Act. The FEIS was 2

6 accepted in November 2008 and a Record of Decision (ROD) issued by the FTA on January 14, Subsequent to the ROD, the PANYNJ and NJ Transit submitted an application to the New York City Planning Commission (CPC) in connection with the ARC Project consistent with the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP). Specifically, the application proposed a zoning text amendment to modify Section (Railroad Passenger Stations) of the New York City Zoning Resolution and a special permit pursuant to Section 74-62, as amended, to permit the ARC Project s station and its associated facilities, including two levels of track and a pedestrian mezzanine level located in the bed of West 34th Street, five (5) new station entrances, four (4) fan plants and related below-ground facilities. The application was certified as complete by CPC on January 20th In addition, the FEIS was accepted by CPC pursuant to 6 NYCRR (a) for purposes of making State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA)/City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR) findings. On June 29, 2009, the CPC issued SEQRA/CEQR findings and approved the ULURP application and zoning text amendment, as well as several technical memoranda for design modifications to the station entrances. The New York City Council approved the application on July 29, Project Alignment and the Project Protection Zone The ARC Project includes two new single-track tunnels under the Palisades in New Jersey and the Hudson River, with continuation under the west side of Manhattan. The tunnels would extend into Manhattan from the Hudson River shoreline at the approximate location of West 28 th Street, extend northeast beneath Hudson River Park and Twelfth Avenue, continue east into the block occupied by Con Edison between West 28 th and West 29 th Streets and Eleventh and Twelfth Avenues, extend north and east to Ninth Avenue, and then continue east to Sixth Avenue beneath West 34 th Street. The ARC Project tunnels and structures have been designed and would be constructed to avoid impacts to, and accommodate loads from, all existing structures and to accommodate anticipated loads for new buildings along the alignment based on the current zoning of these properties. Nevertheless, to assure that new construction activities do not detrimentally affect ARC facilities, PANYNJ, which is responsible for ensuring the protection of ARC Project structures in New York City, has developed a mechanism to obtain notice of any development or construction in a limited area that could potentially have an adverse impact on the integrity of the ARC Project. Along the ARC Project alignment, a Project Protection Zone has been established on those properties under which the ARC structures pass or where their proximity is such that any Work (as defined below) might impact ARC Project structures. 1.5 Definition of Work Covered by the Restrictive Declaration Work under the restrictive declaration is defined to include any activity that requires a filing with or permit from the New York City Department of Buildings, such as: (i) excavation at property within the Project Protection Zone (Property); (ii) demolition of the improvements on the Property; (iii) construction of new improvements on the Property, if and to the extent that, the Property consists in whole or in part of undeveloped land; (iv) subterranean work at the Property; (v) construction of additional floors to the improvements at the Property; or (vi) alterations to improvements at the 3

7 Property. Activities may fall within the definition of Work whether they relate to proposed development pursuant to existing zoning, applying for modifications to existing zoning, or where air rights are transferred to the property and structures greater than those permitted under the current (2010) conditions and as-of-right zoning are proposed. 1.6 Project Protection Zone For those properties within the Project Protection Zone (e.g., adjoining or adjacent to one or more ARC Project Facilities), property owners shall be required to submit to the PANYNJ, with respect to any planned Work on their Property, a copy of the full application submitted to the New York City Department of Buildings and related supporting information. This information and data is intended to allow the PANYNJ to determine whether such proposed Work would potentially endanger the integrity of the ARC Project Facilities or affect public safety. No property owner would be required to accept comments from the PANYNJ, or alter or restrict its development or construction. The Port Authority, however, would pursue all available legal or equitable remedies to protect the ARC Project Facilities or public safety. The PANYNJ intends to permit the maximum build-out of properties along the alignment without adversely impacting the ARC Project Facilities. This objective is expected to be achieved because the ARC Project Facilities were designed to account for current zoning and the restrictive declaration is intended to take into account reasonably anticipated zoning. Where owners plans are known, there has been coordination to ensure that any impact is limited to that which is necessary to ensure public safety and the structural integrity of the ARC Project Facilities Boundaries of the Project Protection Zone: The Project Protection Zone encompasses the areas where ARC Project structures are most sensitive to building loads, generally above and on either side of the ARC Project tunnels and structures. The Project Protection Zone is divided into four areas as illustrated in attached Figure 1. 4

8 2 POTENTIALLY AFFECTED LOCATIONS 2.1 Existing and Future Development Conditions A. AREA I CON EDISON Area I of the Project Protection Zone is located in the western portion of Block 674, located between West 28 th and 29 th Streets and Eleventh and Twelfth Avenues. This portion of the block is currently occupied by an open-air truck, equipment storage, and maintenance yard for Con Edison, as a part of their Work-Out Facility servicing all of Manhattan. The block is enclosed by chain-link fencing on its entire Twelfth Avenue and West 29 th Street frontages and much of its West 28 th Street frontage, and on the remainder of its West 28 th Street and Eleventh Avenue frontages by a one- and twostory brick building used by Con Edison as the support and maintenance facility for the uses on the site (see Figure 2). Area I is currently zoned M2-3, which permits lowerdensity manufacturing uses. Residential and community facilities are not permitted in the M2-3 district. New manufacturing and limited commercial uses can be developed to a maximum FAR of 2.0. Portions of this block would be used for construction activities associated with the ARC Project. Currently, there are no specific future redevelopment plans proposed for the block. Con Edison, which owns the property, has advised the PANYNJ that it intends to use the property subsequent to the construction of ARC for the development of a substation and an electrical transmission station to serve the Hudson Yards area. Additionally, Con Ed intends to reconfigure the current Work-Out Facility as part of the substation and transmission station redevelopment. Con Edison has also advised the PANYNJ that it may apply for a rezoning of the property to a higher density use in the future and to allow for residential or commercial development above its future facilities. PANYNJ has coordinated with Con Edison to assure that plans for the future development as described above can proceed. B. AREA II GEORGETOWN AND VALERAY Area II of the Project Protection Zone is located in the eastern portion of Block 675, located between West 29 th and 30 h Streets and Eleventh and Twelfth Avenues (Figure 3). The western portion of this block (Lot 1) is occupied by a building occupied by Verizon, as well as an area used by Verizon for parking vehicles, and a vehicle storage facility; the lot is enclosed by chain-link fencing on its Twelfth Avenue, West 29 th Street, and West 30 th Street frontages. This western portion of the block is zoned M1-6, permitting commercial and light manufacturing uses to a maximum 10.0 FAR. Residential uses are not permitted in M1-6 districts. An application for a new building permit has been filed by the Georgetown Company for a 50-story hotel on Lot 1. The remainder of the block is zoned M2-3, the same as Area I described above. Located midblock along West 29 th Street is a public parking facility and to its east is a four-story and one-story commercial warehouse building. A gas station is located in the northeast corner of the block with a one-story industrial building to its west along West 29 th Street. Valeray Real Estate Company prepared conceptual plans for a two-phase mixed-use development on the eastern portion of the block. The concept for Phase I would include a mixed residential and hotel building along Eleventh Avenue and Phase II would include an office building in the midblock along West 29 th Street. Since this 5

9 portion of Area II is currently zoned M2-3, a rezoning approval would be required by the City of New York to allow for the Valeray development. Portions of this block would also be used for construction activities associated with the ARC Project and as a temporary relocation site for some of Con Edison s functions that would be displaced by construction on the adjacent block 674. The PANYNJ has coordinated with owners of the properties on Block 675 to ensure plans for the abovenoted future development can proceed. C. AREA III HUDSON YARDS Area III of the Project Protection Zone includes portions of the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) John D. Caemmerer West Side Yard ( Caemmerer Rail Yard ). The yard is comprised of two superblocks between West 30 th and West 33 rd Streets from Tenth to Twelfth Avenues. A very small area, only the southeast corner, of the western portion of the Caemmerer Rail Yard ( Western Rail Yard ) is located in the Project Protection Zone. From the Western Rail Yard, the Project Protection Zone extends into the eastern portion of the Caemmerer Rail Yard ( Eastern Rail Yard ) (see Figure 4). The Caemmerer Rail Yard (Eastern and Western Yards) is an electrified and signalized train yard storing train cars on 30 tracks. The historic High Line runs along the southern edge of the Caemmerer Rail Yard, entering the Eastern Rail Yard midblock along West 30 th Street and continuing west over Eleventh Avenue and into the Western Rail Yard. LIRR facilities and operations occupy the majority of the Caemmerer Rail Yard, while other MTA structures and facilities are located in the southern section of the Eastern Rail Yard. In addition, a portion of the southern section of the Eastern Rail Yard is serving as a construction site for the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Water Tunnel No. 3 Project. Large mixed-use developments, including residential, office, retail, hotel, and community facility, have been approved and are planned within several buildings on both the Eastern and Western Rail Yards. Parking and public open space will also be included in the new developments on the Caemmerer Rail Yard. The entirety of the Eastern Rail Yard and the majority of the Western Rail Yard developments will be constructed on platforms above the open-cut train tracks. The PANYNJ has coordinated with the MTA and with the Related Companies to ensure plans for this future development can proceed. D. AREA IV 34TH STREET CORRIDOR The remainder of the Project Protection Zone is comprised of Area IV, the 34th Street Corridor including all or portions of nine blocks between Tenth and Sixth Avenues. The Project Protection Zone includes a very small area (only the northwest corner) on the superblock located between West 31 st and 33 rd Streets and Ninth and Tenth Avenues, which contains the New York Daily News s corporate headquarters building. The remainder of the 34 th Street Corridor includes the blocks located on either side (to the north and south) of West 34 th Street. The block between Ninth and Tenth Avenues (on the south side of West 34 th Street) is bisected by the Lincoln Tunnel Expressway. To the west of the Lincoln Tunnel Expressway is an 18-story office building along Tenth Avenue and to the east is a surface parking lot and St. Michael s Roman Catholic Church, which also includes St. Michael s Academy, an all-girls high school that has its entrance on West 33 rd Street. Two large residential buildings, 16 and 17-stories, are located along West 34 th Street 6

10 on this block, east of the Lincoln Tunnel Expressway; a 7-story residential building is also located to the east of St. Michael s Roman Catholic Church on West 34 th Street. There are several small one-story retail buildings and two 4-story residential buildings with ground floor retail located on this block near Ninth Avenue. The blocks to the east of Ninth Avenue are predominantly commercial. Two residential buildings, the 35-story 333-unit Olivia Tower and a 14-story building originally constructed in 1930, are located on the south side of West 34 th Street between Eighth and Ninth Avenues. The West Side Jewish Center is the only other community facility in the 34 th Street Corridor, located just east of Ninth Avenue on the north side of West 34 th Street. A public parking lot and garage are located on the north side of West 34 th Street between Eighth and Ninth Avenues. This block also contains the Hammerstein Ballroom/Manhattan Center Studios located in the Manhattan Opera House building and the 41-story 860-room New Yorker Hotel on the northwest corner of Eighth Avenue and West 34 th Street. Several large office buildings are located along the 34 th Street Corridor including the 24-story 5 Penn Plaza office building on the southwest corner of Eighth Avenue and West 34 th Street, the 46-story Nelson Tower at 450 Seventh Avenue (west side of Seventh Avenue), the 22-story Pennsylvania Building at 225 West 34th Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues, and the 18-story J. C. Penney Company Building at 330 West 34 th Street between Eighth and Ninth Avenues. There are several loft buildings, ranging between 10 and 18 stories that also contain office uses located along the south side of West 35 th Street between Seventh and Ninth Avenues. The tallest office building in the 34 th Street Corridor is the 57-story One Penn Plaza, located on the south side of West 34 th Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues. The office tower is flanked on both sides by one-story retail buildings. One Penn Plaza is set in the center of a large paved plaza above the street level and has a throughblock retail arcade and pedestrian thoroughfare at street level and a concourse parallel to the LIRR concourse beneath. Current retail tenants at the base of One Penn Plaza include Kmart and Staples Express. Macy s 10-story flagship department store occupies the full block between West 34 th and West 35 th Streets and Sixth and Seventh Avenues. Other retail uses in the 34 th Street Corridor include a number of chain retail shops in 4-6 story buildings lining West 34th Street on the blocks to the south and east of Macys. The nine-story Herald Center Mall is located on the south side of West 34 th Street at Broadway. A substantial number of development projects in an approximately ¼-mile area surrounding the 34 th Street Corridor have been announced, are in the planning or approval processes or are under construction. These include the redevelopment of the Farley Building into the new Moynihan Station, the redevelopment of the Hotel Pennsylvania site (15 Penn Plaza) into a new office tower, and the Brookfield Properties Manhattan West commercial development on the eastern portion of the block between Ninth and Tenth Avenues and West 31 st and West 33 rd Streets. Several large residential buildings are also planned or under construction along the west side of the Sixth Avenue between West 38 th and 32 nd Streets, to the north and south of the Project Protection Zone. There are only two announced projects located directly within Area IV of the Project Protection Zone. A 239-room hotel is planned to be constructed at 325 West 33 rd Street on a site is currently vacant. The Penn West project, which is associated with the Moynihan Station Project, would be developed on the One Penn Plaza block, on 7

11 the eastern block face of Eighth Avenue between West 33 rd and West 34 th Streets. This new building is projected to include approximately 490 residential units, approximately 575,000 sf of hotel space, and approximately 36,600 sf of retail space. There are also two locations along the 34 th Street Corridor that could reasonably be expected to be redeveloped in the future. These sites are considered soft, or likely to be redeveloped. Although currently there are no specific development plans, these sites are comprised of several individual parcels that are underutilized and underbuilt based on the existing zoning and could be assembled into a larger site (greater than 25,000 sf) for a building footprint appropriate for high density commercial development. The first soft site includes the lots located at the northeast corner of the intersection of West 34 th Street and Eighth Avenue. This site is comprised of 10 individual adjacent lots, primarily containing retail uses in four-story buildings. The lots also include two one-story buildings and a six-story building. This soft site, located in a C6-4M zoning district, has the potential to be redeveloped for a 10 FAR office building it is currently built out at approximately 3.2 FAR. The lots located on the western portion of the block on the south side of West 34 th Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues could also be assembled into a soft site. This soft site is comprised of eight individual adjacent lots, primarily containing retail uses in three-story buildings. The lots also contain two four-story buildings, a one-story building, and a 14-story building; the 14-story building is located on a small, approximately 5,450 square foot lot. This soft site, located in the Special Midtown District within an underlying C6-6 zoning district, has the potential to be redeveloped for a 15 FAR office building it is currently built out to an approximately 4.5 FAR. Figure 5 illustrates the current land use in the 34 th Street Corridor and identifies those sites which offer opportunity for future redevelopment. The PANYNJ has coordinated with the New York City Department of City Planning to ensure plans for future development along 34 th Street can proceed. 3 ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS All proposed future Work in properties within the Project Protection Zone would be subject to review by the PANYNJ to ensure that such Work would not adversely affect ARC Project Facilities. This review is not intended to limit or constrain development of a property to less than its maximum beneficial use. Where a property is already built out to the maximum permitted under current zoning, and that zoning is unlikely to be increased, the Protection Zone process would have no affect. On properties where planned developments are known, or where there is likely to be a transfer of development rights or upzoning as identified by the City, the restrictive declaration is intended to permit the maximization of the build out. The only anticipated impact of the restrictive declaration in these circumstances would be the limitation on placement of the building core and the design of the building s foundations to minimize loading on the tunnels and to ensure public safety. This section describes the potential environmental impacts of the restrictive declaration. The restrictive declaration would not result in new above-grade or below-grade ARC Project Facilities beyond those identified in the FEIS and subsequent Technical Memoranda. The restrictive declaration would also not materially change the means and methods of construction of the ARC Project Facilities from those previously analyzed. Although application of the restrictive declaration may place additional requirements on land owners and developers undertaking construction activities in the 8

12 Project Protection Zone, it would not preclude or supersede local regulations, including New York City Department of Buildings and New York City Department of Environmental Protection requirements. Therefore, the restrictive declaration would not result in adverse impacts on community facilities and services, open space, shadows, historic resources, urban design and visual resources, hazardous materials, natural resources, waterfront revitalization program, infrastructure, solid waste and sanitation services, energy, traffic and parking, transit and pedestrians, air quality, noise, or public health, The following describes resource areas that could be affected by implementation of the restrictive declaration. As concluded below, potential impacts related to these assessment areas (land use, zoning, and public policy; socioeconomic conditions; neighborhood character; and construction) would not be expected to be significant. Land Use, Zoning, and Public Policy: Section 2 above identified potential development sites within the Protection Zone. As described previously, the restrictive declaration is intended to allow for future development within the Project Protection Zone consistent with current zoning. Where potential development projects are known, the PANYNJ has sought to discuss the potential implications of the restrictive declaration with property owners. On sites where future development is yet to be proposed, the restrictive declaration allows for future construction with heights, bulk, and use permitted by the existing underlying zoning. The restrictive declaration would also not alter or preclude public policy initiatives by the City of New York, including the provisions of the Special Hudson Yards District, the Special Midtown District, or PlaNYC. Therefore, the restrictive declaration would not result in significant adverse impact on land use and zoning. Socioeconomic Conditions: Application of the restrictive declaration would not directly displace residents or businesses. As it would not preclude planned development or limit other future initiatives consistent with zoning, the restrictive declaration would not result in indirect impacts on businesses and residents. Therefore, the restrictive declaration would not result in impacts on socioeconomic conditions that vary from those identified in the FEIS. Neighborhood Character: The restrictive declaration would allow for planned development as well as for as other potential development in compliance with the underlying zoning. Thus, the Protection Zone could continue to support a mix of uses and building types. The restrictive declaration would also not result in adverse impacts on visual resources, traffic, air quality, and noise. Therefore, the restrictive declaration would not result in significant adverse impacts on neighborhood character. Construction Impacts: The restrictive declaration would require that future construction activities undertaken in the vicinity of the ARC Project be subject to review by PANYNJ, with the opportunity for subsequent consultation to resolve any issues, thereby preventing inadvertent damage to ARC Project Facilities or endangerment of public safety. However, the restrictive declaration would not alter the construction means and methods of the ARC Project itself nor would it preclude or supersede construction laws, rules, and requirements of the City of New York. To avoid construction of overbuild development or construction means that might damage ARC Project Facilities or affect public safety, it may be necessary that some individual contractors and developers modify their plans or construction means and methods, but such changes are not expected to increase 9

13 construction periods or costs to the extent that the proposed Work could not proceed. The extent and duration of any potential delays or additional costs would be similar to those experienced for new buildings near the many subway tunnels that run beneath Manhattan. Therefore, the restrictive declaration and implementation of the restrictive declaration would not result in construction impacts that vary materially from those identified in the FEIS. Overall, therefore, the restrictive declaration would not result in new or varying significant impacts from those identified in the FEIS or subsequent Technical Memoranda or necessitate additional mitigation. 10

14 A JOINT VENTURE OF 200 Typ. Warrington Interlocking Caverns Notification Zone Project Protection Zone 200 Lowest Level of Load Application Influence Line 1 1 Dimension Per Design Criteria and Standards 5 Section at Warrington Caverns - Typical (NTS) Not to Scale PB AMER CAS NC STV & DMJM HARR S Post Record of Decision Technical Memorandum TRANS-HUDSON EXPRESS PROJECT Figure 1 Project Protection Zone

15 SHAFT COLUMNS, TYPICAL WARRINGTON INTERLOCKING CAVERNS TWELFTH AVE SHAFT PERMANENT WALL Not to Scale A JOINT VENTURE OF PB AMER CAS INC STV & DM M HARRIS Post Record of Decision Technical Memorandum TRANS-HUDSON EXPRESS PROJECT Figure 2 Project Protection Zone Area I

16 A JO NT VENTURE OF WARRINGTON INTERLOCKING CAVERNS RUNNING TUNNELS Not to Scale PB AMERICAS NC STV & DMJM HARR S Post Record of Decision Technical Memorandum TRANS-HUDSON EXPRESS PROJECT Figure 3 Project Protection Zone Area II

17 HUDSON BLVD ZONING LINE TENTH AVE ELEVENTH AVE TOWER IN SHIFTED POSITION TYP 50-0 Not to Scale Post Record of Decision Technical Memorandum A JO NT VENTURE OF PB AMERICAS NC STV & DMJM HARRIS TRANS-HUDSON EXPRESS PROJECT Figure 4 Project Protection Zone Area III

18 1 PROJECT PROTECTION ZONE - IV 34TH STREET CORRIDOR DM- DEVELOPMENT MODEL Not to Scale A JOINT VENTURE OF: PB AMERICAS, INC., STV, & DMJM HARRIS Post-Record of Decision Technical Memorandum TRANS-HUDSON EXPRESS PROJECT Figure 5 Project Protection Zone Area IV