Opinion: ARC derailed: Weighing the alternatives: "ARC’s critics objected to its routing to a new station under 34th Street. The tunnel, these critics said, led to Macy’s basement — a buzz phrase like “Ground Zero mosque” and “death panels” used to misinform. ARC planners said they believe Christie tapped into that propaganda to kill the project.
The new station, however, would have had direct corridors to 13 subway lines and been two blocks closer to midtown Manhattan. With Penn Station full, any new tunnel and the trains that use it will require a similar new station."