If ridership doesn’t return to pre-pandemic levels and congestion pricing fails to make a dent in the MTA’s annual operating deficit (it won’t be able to collect funds from the program until 2023), massive service cuts and staff layoffs could potentially send the system into a death spiral as riders flee. After narrowly avoiding “draconian” service cuts earlier this year after the Biden administration provided federal funding to keep the beleaguered bus and train administrator afloat, State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli reportedly warned yesterday that the authority could blow through its $14.5 billion in aid by 2025. In what perhaps should not be too shocking of news, New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority ( MTA) is reportedly facing down disaster ( again). ![]() Green roofs and a sunken public plaza with twists mimicking the bridge are also included in the redevelopment. The winning entry, ‘Green Connect,’ will not only renovate and upgrade the existing station but will include a new bridge spanning nearly 500 feet over the existing railroad tracks topped with a swooping roof in line with ZHA’s design canon. Zaha Hadid Architects ( ZHA) has been named first in an international design competition to overhaul the Vilnius railway station in the titular Lithuanian city. ![]() Zaha Hadid Architects wins competition to reimagine the Vilnius railway station
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