The New York herald., 1922-10-14
FINAL TRANSIT PLAN
PUTS Line UP HEIGHTS
AND UNDER NARROWS
Broadway B. r. T. to Be Ex-
tended Up Central Park
West and st. Nicholas.
END AT 10TH STREET
Three Routes Thus Assured
for Residents of Upper
Manhattan.
ROSEBANK A TERMINUS
Brooklyn Richmond Tunnel
Laid Out at Narrowest Point
Under the Bay.
END AT 18TH STREET
ROsEBANK A TERMINUS

The Transit Commission announced
yesterday the final selection OF two
new subway routes:
1. An extension of the Broadway
B. r T. from Fifty ninth street and
Seventh avenue up Central Park West,
Seventh avenue and st. Nicholas ave-
nue. to Washington Heights.
2. A Staten Island tunnel under the
Narrows from the present terminus of
the Fourth avenue subway at Fort
Hamilton, Brooklyn. to Rosebank.
Staten Island.
These routes, with maps and general
plans. will be submitted to the Board
of Estimate for approval next Friday.
The Washington Heights extension
was not included in the commissions
program of last May. It was originally
planned to extend the B. r. T. system
in Manhattan up Seventh avenue only
as far as 155th street. but the commits
sion's final decision will carry it up
st. Nicholas avenue for connections
with the proposed Eighth avenue trunk
line and the existing Interborough
subway at 16Sth street and broadway.
This will give Washington Heights
three direct subway routes to central
and down town Manhattan.
Dilemma In Narrows Rcute.
The best route 10 Staten Island has
been q, problem ever since the Staten
Island tunnel was proposed. The COM
mission has had two routes under con-
sideration for several months--one from
Bay Ridge to st. George. striking the
present center of poulation in Richmond,
and the other, or southern route. cross
ing the Narrows at its narrowest point
from Fort Hamilton to Rosebank and
entering Staten Island at about it's geo.
graphical center. but three miles south
east of the most thickly settled section
and present terminus of the Staten Isl
and Ferry.
The Mayors plan called for cornbi-
nation freight and passenger tunnel 70
st. George. The commission chose the
southern route as best for all concerned
both from engineering and traffic'stand-
points. Regarding the Staten Island
decision the commission said:
plans for the extension of the Fourth
avenue subway in Brooklyn from its
present terminus at Eighty-sixth street
to Ninety-fifth street. Fort Hamilton,
have already been authorized.
"The new route. beginning at the ter
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will extend as two track subway or
tunnel southwesterly and westerly, under
private property and streets, to the
Shore road at Ninety-seventh street. II
will then cross the Narrows with curve
toward the staten Island shore, turning
under Pennsylvania avenue to a poin.
in the existing right Of way Of the Staten
Island Rapid Transit Railroad.
Two Branches I'm Richmond.
Provision is also made in the route
description for two branches in the Bor-
ough Of Richmond, both leaving Pennsyl-
vania avenue at point near New York
avenue. and turning north and south.
respectively. to points at which connec-
tion can conveniently be made at the
north with the tracks in the South Beach
branch of the Staten Island Rapid Tran
S1N itdlirCuu ana 9t INC bcutn AT or near
Belair road with the tracks of the same
system.
Alternative profile maps have been
prepared covering the method OF con-
struction OH the Staten Island side. TN
Ger Pennsylvania avenue. as far as
Reynolds street. the line will be in sub
way or tunnel. whence 1t may be con-
tlnued either in subway or open cut
tunnel to Southside Boulevard, or as an
elevated road from Fox street in order
to effect a crossing over the existing
railroad right OF way at that point
Both branches would be practically
subway to their point of connection with
the existing tracks. The layout pro-
posed meets the suggestion made at the
bearings before the commission that
provision be made for easy physical
CO INJECTIONS with all of the existing
Staten Island railroads.
Tho commission has already an
rounccd. and under its general plan OF
rEification of all the roads I'm the city.
II would expect to hook UP both the
existing rapid transit and trolley lines
In staten Island. as we'll as any others
that may be built as subway feeders for
single fve cent fare to Manhattan"
IL Is proposed TO make the new line
north from Fifty-ninth street a two
track subway. with the stations located
az points yet to be designated. At Co
lumbus Circle, where the existing sub
way, the new r. X. T. extension north
and the Eighth avenue trunk line ex-
tension south will meet within an area
of two or three blocks, q general ex-
change or transfer station Is within
the commissions plan.
This Improvement makes possible the
permanent elimination OF street car
traQ oh In ri
The announcement OF tho Washington
Heights and Staten Island routes makes
three new subway extensions that the
Transit Commission has sanctioned. The
Brooklyn crosstown line. connecting
Queens Borough and Plaza with the
Brighton line in Brooklyn, has been
routed and will be considered by the
Board OF Estimate on Monday.
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