6/10/2023 0 Comments Mta bus map![]() ![]() The MTA, after putting its initial plan on pause when COVID-19 broke out, decided later to trash the 2019 draft plan and craft a new one based on the feedback it received from residents and officials. They rallied on the steps of Queens Borough Hall and sent a letter to MTA officials to demand a new plan shortly after the original draft was released. In addition, all 15 Queens council members at the time called on the MTA to completely re-do the original draft plan. Many put together online petitions in opposition to it and blasted MTA officials at local community board meetings. Residents from Sunnyside, Jackson Heights, Forest Hills and throughout the borough slammed the plan. The MTA received more than 11,000 comments on the original draft plan in three months - an unprecedented amount for any recent MTA project. The initial draft was panned by residents and elected officials for eliminating and splitting up a number of bus lines that many deemed crucial components of the network. The original draft plan released in 2019 faced heavy criticism and the MTA has gone back and drawn up a new plan. ![]() “The New Draft Plan reimagines both local and express service to address the evolving needs of Queens communities, with a focus on more reliable service, faster travel, better connections, and ease of use.” “Queens has, historically, had less subway service relative to its size and population than the other boroughs,” said MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber, who noted that this needs to change. The system, which caters to about 800,000 average weekday riders, has largely been unchanged since the turn of the 20th century and many argue its service area also needs to be expanded. The revised plan, just like the previous draft, aims to redo the bus network across the borough to increase reliability and bus speeds. and DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez announced the new plan at a press conference in Jamaica Tuesday. ![]() MTA officials, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. ![]()
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