Commuters learn more about Interborough Express Project at first public meeting at Brooklyn College
The MTA says the Interborough Express would connect nearly 900,000 New Yorkers with a direct, 14-mile route from Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, to Jackson Heights, Queens.
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To kick off the environmental review process for the Interborough Express, the first in a series of public meetings happened Wednesday at Brooklyn College, where people could learn more about the project, voice their opinions and ask more questions.
The MTA says the Interborough Express would connect nearly 900,000 New Yorkers with a direct, 14-mile route from Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, to Jackson Heights, Queens. The project would connect 17 subway lines, 50 bus routes and two Long Island Rail Road stations.
Students like Oluwaseun Ajala say the project would put his commute back on track.
“I take like two buses. It’s a little bit stressful. That would be way easier for me to come from Queens to Brooklyn so I would love that," said Ajala.
Project director Jordan Smith says the environmental review process and series of public meetings are a critical step in moving the project along. Smith says the project will relieve congestion.
“We’re taking cars off the road, which is one of the benefits of a transit project. That's, I think, one of the big benefits that the public can expect," said Smith.
The next public meeting will be held in Queens on Nov. 6.
