Given the importance of New York City in global commerce, Port Authority director Austin J. Tobin remarked that the proposed project should be the World Trade Center, and not just a generic "world trade center".
鉴于纽约市在国际贸易中的地位，奥斯丁·托宾（Austin J. Tobin）认为，这个项目不仅仅是“一座”世界贸易中心，而应该是“唯一”一座世界贸易中心。