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====Extension westward==== {{Main|7 Subway Extension|34th Street–Hudson Yards (IRT Flushing Line)}} [[File:7Line 8313 (6801443789).jpg|thumb|Construction of the 7 Subway Extension]] In the 1990s, the [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority]] (MTA) began exploring the possibility of a Flushing Line extension to New Jersey.<ref name="olympic2012-won">{{cite web |url=https://wagner.nyu.edu/files/faculty/publications/Olympics_in_NYC_2012_REPORT_110711.pdf |title=HOW NEW YORK CITY WON THE OLYMPICS |publisher=[[New York University]] |work=Rudin Center for Transportation Policy and Management, Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service |date=November 2011 |access-date=September 11, 2015 |author=Mitchell L. Moss}}</ref> In 2001, a business and civic group convened by Senator [[Charles Schumer]] argued that a proposed westward extension of the Midtown office district could not be accomplished without a subway extension, saying:<ref name="future2001">{{cite book |title=Preparing for the Future: A Commercial Development Strategy for New York City: Final Report |publisher=Group of 35 |year=2001 |url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/118950748/Group-of-35-Report-June-2001 |access-date=September 12, 2015 |page=56}}</ref> {{blockquote|The long blocks along the avenues make the walk as long as 20 minutes to the westernmost parts of the area. In addition, there is no convenient link from [[Grand Central Terminal|Grand Central Station]] or elsewhere on the east side of Manhattan, making the Far West Side a difficult commute for workers from parts of [[Manhattan]], [[Queens]], [[Westchester County, New York|Westchester]] and [[Connecticut]].<ref name=future2001/>}} An extension of the Flushing Line was then proposed as part of the [[New York City bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="hydc2">{{cite web |url=http://www.hydc.org/html/project/subway.shtml |title=No. 7 Subway Extension |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Hudson Yards Development Corporation |access-date=July 3, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209053224/http://www.hydc.org/html/project/subway.shtml |archive-date=February 9, 2015 }}</ref><ref name="hp20130207">{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/07/nyc-subway-underground-rail-second-avenue-subway_n_2637601.html |title=NYC Transit Projects: East Side Access, Second Avenue Subway, and 7 Train Extension |last1=Dobnik |first1=Verena |date=February 7, 2013 |website=Huffington Post |access-date=July 24, 2013}}</ref> The City wanted to get funding before July 2005, at which time the [[International Olympic Committee]] would vote on funding, but due to budget shortfalls, the MTA could not pay to fund the extension.<ref name="olympic2012-won"/> After New York City lost their Olympic bid, the [[government of New York City]] devised a rezoning plan for the Hudson Yards area and proposed two new subway stations to serve that area.<ref>{{cite web |title=New York Comes in a Disappointing Fourth Place |website=WNYC |last=Bernstein |first=Andrea |date=July 6, 2005 |url=https://www.wnyc.org/story/84177-new-york-comes-in-a-disappointing-fourth-place/ |access-date=September 12, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/pdf/hyards/hy_chap11_g2_fgeis_final.pdf |title=NO. 7 SUBWAY EXTENSION-HUDSON YARDS REZONING AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM |publisher=nyc.gov |access-date=September 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304215819/http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/pdf/hyards/hy_chap11_g2_fgeis_final.pdf |archive-date=March 4, 2016 }}</ref> The subway extension was approved<ref name="olympic2012-won"/> following the successful rezoning of about 60 blocks from 28th to 43rd Streets, which became the [[Hudson Yards Redevelopment|Hudson Yards]] neighborhood.<ref>{{cite news |title=What Rises in the West? Uncertainty |first=Joyce |last=Purnick |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/20/nyregion/20matters.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=January 2, 2005 |access-date=March 6, 2010}}</ref> In October 2007, the MTA awarded a $1.145 billion contract to build an extension from Times Square to Hudson Yards.<ref name="ny1-2007-10-25"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://newyork.construction.com/projects/TopProjects06-08/1-5.pdf |title=Top New York Projects |date=June 2008 |page=27 |work=New York Construction |access-date=February 28, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708191505/http://newyork.construction.com/projects/TopProjects06-08/1-5.pdf |archive-date=July 8, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |publisher=[[Mayor of New York City|New York City Mayor's Office]] |date=December 3, 2007 |title=Mayor Bloomberg and Governor Spitzer Announce Start of Construction on #7 Subway Extension |url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/om/html/2007b/pr437-07.html |access-date=February 28, 2010}}</ref> There is one new station at 34th Street and Eleventh Avenue to serve Hudson Yards. The MTA originally planned for [[10th Avenue (IRT Flushing Line)|another station at 10th Avenue and 41st Street]] but eliminated it due to lack of funding.<ref name="ny1-2007-10-25">{{Cite news|title=Transit Board Approves Funding For 7 Line Extension |url=http://www.ny1.com/ny1/content/index.jsp?stid=5&aid=74957 |work=[[NY1]] |date=October 25, 2007 |access-date=February 28, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080325054207/http://www.ny1.com/ny1/content/index.jsp?stid=5&aid=74957 |archive-date=March 25, 2008 }}</ref> The extension's opening was delayed several times due to issues in installing the custom-made [[incline elevator]]s for the 34th Street station.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ny1.com/content/news_beats/trans/162481/mta-s-7-line-extension-project-pushed-back-six-months|title=MTA's 7 Line Extension Project Pushed Back Six Months|work=[[NY1]]|date=June 5, 2012|access-date=June 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120711160459/http://www.ny1.com/content/news_beats/transit/162481/mta-s-7-line-extension-project-pushed-back-six-months|archive-date=July 11, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/realestate/commercial/no_train_mos_late_BEjKsCL51LL06ZSZ58ZOiI|title=No. 7 Train 6 Mos. Late|newspaper=[[New York Post]]|first=Steve|last=Cuozzo|date=June 5, 2012|access-date=June 5, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Fitzsimmons|first1=Emma G.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/24/nyregion/more-delays-for-no-7-subway-line-extension.html?_r=0|title=More Delays for No. 7 Subway Line Extension|newspaper=The New York Times|date=March 24, 2015|access-date=March 29, 2015}}</ref> The extension eventually opened on September 13, 2015.<ref name="NYTimes-Station-Opens-2015">{{cite news|last=Tangel|first=Andrew|title=New Subway Station Opens on NYC's Far West Side|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|date=September 13, 2015|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-subway-station-opens-on-nycs-far-west-side-1442171470|access-date=September 13, 2015}}</ref> The 34th Street–Hudson Yards station's design has been compared to that of [[Washington Metro]] stations,<ref name="Hyperallergic 2015">{{cite web | title=Various Visions of the Future in NYC's First New Subway Station in 25 Years | website=Hyperallergic | last=Meier | first=Allison | date=September 15, 2015 | url=https://hyperallergic.com/236806/various-visions-of-the-future-in-nycs-first-new-subway-station-in-25-years/ | access-date=September 17, 2015}}</ref> or to those of stations along London's [[Jubilee Line Extension]].<ref name="curbed 20150921">{{cite web| title=A Tour of NYC's Newest Subway Station With Its Architect | website=Curbed NY | last=Lange | first=Alexandra | date=September 21, 2015 | url=https://ny.curbed.com/archives/2015/09/21/a_tour_of_nycs_newest_subway_station_with_its_architect.php | access-date=September 24, 2015}}</ref><ref name="inhabitat 20120119">{{cite web |url=http://inhabitat.com/nyc/new-york-citys-7-line-extension-is-ahead-of-schedule-under-budget/ |title=New York City's 7 Line Extension is Ahead of Schedule & Under Budget |work=Inhabitat |date=January 19, 2012 |access-date=May 13, 2014 |author=Coen, Amanda |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301001716/http://inhabitat.com/nyc/new-york-citys-7-line-extension-is-ahead-of-schedule-under-budget/ |archive-date=March 1, 2014 }}</ref>
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