![]() “But for far too many families in both boroughs… the inability to travel between Queens and Brooklyn in a quick, efficient manner has been an unnecessary detriment to their economic well-being.” He said that the vitality of Queens and Brooklyn depends heavily on the reliability of its public transportation system. “That is a true game-changer for thousands of people on either side of the Queens or Brooklyn border,” Richards said. Queens Borough President Donovan Richards said that the Interborough Express would connect families in Queens and Brooklyn to new employment opportunities while dramatically cutting commute times in the process. The feasibility study found that more people commute throughout Brooklyn and Queens than commute from those boroughs into Manhattan. Currently, many New Yorkers who commute between the two boroughs have to take the subway through Manhattan to get to their final destination. The project aims to provide a transit option between the two outer boroughs as an alternative to the Manhattan-centric subway lines. The study also found that 260,000 jobs exist in the area that would be immediately served by the Interborough Express She also touted the project as spurring economic growth by creating more than 20,000 union-paying jobs. “Those are the people we’re trying to serve, those are the people that need that kind of connection and to be lifted out of their everyday existence trying to catch a bus to get to their jobs,” Hochul said at a press conference in Bay Ridge. Around one-third of residents along the corridor are below the 150 percent Federal Poverty Line level while 25 percent of residents speak English “less than well,” according to the study. Hochul called the project a “once in a generational opportunity,” noting that around half of the 900,000 residents it would serve do not have cars. It would offer connections to 17 existing subway lines as well as the Long Island Rail Road and serve up to 88,000 people daily. The project would be called the “Interborough Express” or the “IBX,” and its end-to-end travel time would be less than 40 minutes, according to the study. It was commissioned in 2020 and carried out by MTA consultants. The yearlong study deemed the project feasible and in high demand. Kathy Hochul and the MTA Thursday, assessed the possibility of converting an existing 14-mile freight line - running from Jackson Heights to Sunset Park - into a commuter railway or bus line. ![]() The state’s plan to connect Queens and Brooklyn via a mass transit line has taken a major step forward with the release of a new feasibility study. The MTA Interborough Express would consist of either a bus rapid transit system, light rail or conventional heavy rail (Rendering provided by the MTA) ![]()
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