Public hearings start Wednesday on redesign of Queens bus routes for 1st time since Fifties

QUEENS (WABC) — The MTA will start its public hearings on a plan to revamp Queens bus routes for the primary time because the Fifties.

The proposed plan would create 15 new routes and remove 10 present ones.

It is also trying to modify dozens of different routes.

Opponents of the plan say they’re afraid of elevated wait instances, shedding sure bus stops, and paying extra to switch.

The MTA has stated it hopes to implement the modifications by subsequent yr.

Wednesday’s listening to can be held from 5 p.m. to eight:30 p.m. on the Helen Marshall Cultural Heart at Queens Borough Corridor. The listening to may also be live-streamed on the MTA Stay YouTube channel.

The right way to Register for the Public Listening to or Touch upon the Plan

The formal remark interval for the Proposed Ultimate Plan will conclude on Friday, July 26. Members of the general public who want to communicate on the listening to in individual, remotely through Zoom, or phone, are required to register prematurely by:

– Registering on-line at https://new.mta.information/transparency/public-hearings/2024-qbnr-hearing

– Calling the Public Listening to Hotline at (646) 252-6777

– In individual. Similar-day registration can be accessible the day of the listening to. Registration begins at 5:00 p.m. and closes at 6:30 p.m.

– Audio system can be supplied two minutes to talk

Feedback may additionally be submitted on-line or through mail to: MTA Authorities & Group Relations, 2 Broadway, D16.94, New York, NY 10004. All written statements have to be submitted by 8:00 p.m. on Friday, July 26. Feedback obtained after that date and time can be reviewed, however won’t be included within the official listening to document.

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