The nonprofit Regional Plan Association , long considered a reliable, independent and objective voice — has taken upwards of a million dollars in federal tax money from Amtrak to promote the railway’s Gateway project $50 billion boondoggle, casting anything the group has to say about the future of Penn Station and Gateway in doubt.

The infusion from Amtrak — which we are reporting publicly here for the first time — undermines RPA’s role in helping frame critical debates around land use, transportation, environment and governance. On the controversial fight over Penn and Gateway, the group’s research and reports and statements cannot be trusted by the public and policy makers as critical questions about the future of the area are weighed.

What should happen with Penn Station and Madison

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