Making up the difference by running trains more frequently would be “constrained by the lack of grade separation on the Metrolinx system,” the draft report states.
Madness.
www.thetrillium.ca/news/municip...
Looks like Mayor Mamdani is proposing to keep funding the Queensway's Metro Hub. As designed, this will block future reactivation of the LIRR Rockaway Branch. This goes against his previous support. So if other parks need $43 million, I know where they can get it.
The IBX was initially envisioned as part of a grand regional rail network for the Tri-State. The current plan will be useful for Brooklyn and Queens, but nowhere beyond.
With a few complimentary projects, the IBX can live up to its original promise:
benjaminschneider.substack.com/p/unlocking...
NIMBYs in Del Mar have pushed SANDAG to add *another* alternative to the Del Mar Tunnel EIR - now not set to finish until 2028, 3 years after the draft.
Rather than the 110 mph alignments that would tunnel under their town, their preference is to slow down the US's #2 rail corridor to 25 mph.
God damn.
Building over the Rockaway Branch without room for the @queenslink.org is incredibly dumb policy.
Right-of-ways like this don't just grow on trees.
Despite their in-station PSAs, the MTA clearly isn't trying very hard to prevent subway surfing, or they'd buy 100% open gangway cars
Thank you, Janno, for the recognition of QueensLink's Initial Business Case and Ridership Report! We look forward to the MTA's review of our findings on this transformative project. #BuildtheQueensLink
Sad to see @ridersalliance.org signing up for this 💩
Reece Martin
Andrew Lynch | vanshnookenraggen
Benjamin Schneider
Blair Lorenzo / The Fox and the City
Californians for Electric Rail
QueensLink Fast Facts 🚈💨
- 75,000 daily riders, or nearly double the ridership-per-mile of IBX
- 50% more service on Queens Boulevard and 165% more through-service to the Rockaways
- 60-70% faster travel through Queens and into Brooklyn resulting in $4.9 billion in time savings for New Yorkers
In a new piece early this morning from the @nytimes.com on QueensLink’s report release, @mayor.nyc.gov's office declined to comment on whether the Mayor still supports transit on the Rockaway Beach Branch.
Is @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social turning his back on Queens riders?
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Jon Orcutt
The Transport Workers Union — whose Local 100 represents many NYC Transit bus workers and all subway workers — is once again pushing for lawmakers in Albany to require subway trains to have a two-pers...
Looks like Mayor Mamdani is proposing to keep funding the Queensway's Metro Hub. As designed, this will block future reactivation of the LIRR Rockaway Branch. This goes against his previous support. So if other parks need $43 million, I know where they can get it.
William Meehan
Parks advocates gearing up to yell at Mamdani over proposed budget cuts gothamist.com/news/parks-a...
Andrew Lynch | vanshnookenraggen
Parks advocates gearing up to yell at Mamdani over proposed budget cuts gothamist.com/news/parks-a...
Gothamist
2,390 subway cars. The largest order ever.
The process of bringing new cars to the 1, 3, and 6 lines has begun.
Gothamist
MTA News
On the campaign trail, Zohran Mamdani vowed to roughly double the funding for the parks department. His first budget proposal as mayor would cut its funding.
On the campaign trail, Zohran Mamdani vowed to roughly double the funding for the parks department. His first budget proposal as mayor would cut its funding.
