Wednesday, May 4, 2016
6PM
301 Crosby Hall
The talk will provide a brief overview of the Port Authority, its structure and its facilities. There will be a particular focus on the challenges facing the Trans-Hudson network connecting New Jersey and Manhattan, including planning for a new bus terminal, investment in major bridges, Moynihan Station, the Gateway tunnel project and the PATH transit system.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is one of the largest employers of architects and planners in New York State, with an annual budget of $7.8 billion.
Andrew S. Lynn is the Director of the Planning and Regional Development Department at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, where he has worked since 2009. He is leading the Port Authority’s bus master planning effort and the design and construction of Moynihan Station. His prior professional experience is as follows:
He holds degrees from Harvard Law School and Harvard College.