Folks should read Charles Bagli's entire story on Moynihan station plans. The Moynihan East and West proposal being pushed by Governor Spitzer is much better for train riders than the older plan.

Why? First, it creates a new,street level train station, not in the basement of a retail complex as one professor claimed, but street level station. Second,the station is on the east side of Eighth Avenue, closer to the customers it will serve; the majority of whom will arrive via the 6th, 7th and 8th Avenue subways. Third, by moving most of the commercial development off of the Penn Station super block, the impact of construction on LIRR, NJT and Amtrak train service below is significantly reduced.

Yes, there should be public discussion and debate and the public sector should call the shots on the actual new train station, but train riders should support the Moynihan East and West plan. It's impact will stretch from Boston to Washington and with $5 a gallon gasoline it's going to be a very busy place.