On this episode of Closed!, Mike sits down with Tom Wright, President and CEO of Regional Plan Association, for a timely conversation on the future of Penn Station, the Gateway Program, and what major infrastructure investment could mean for commuters, real estate, and the broader metropolitan region.
Tom breaks down where the Penn Station redesign stands today, why the station has become so strained, and how efforts to renovate the existing station connect to the larger need for new Hudson River tunnels, expanded rail capacity, and stronger connections between New York and New Jersey.
The conversation also explores why Moynihan Train Hall did not solve Penn Station’s capacity issues, how Gateway could reshape commuting across the region, the debate around through-running, and why Penn Station’s future is not just about aesthetics, but safety, reliability, economic growth, public space, and building infrastructure for the next hundred years.
To learn more about Tom Wright and Regional Plan Association, visit rpa.org.
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