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What is the light rail project “BQX”?
The ground-level rail system that would run along the East River waterfront in Brooklyn and Queens aims to propel and expand the city’s mass transit system into the future.
The light rail project will cover 17 miles in neighborhoods across Brooklyn and Queens.
Providing affordable and convenient transit for communities with limited transportation options
Supporting growing neighborhoods
The Proposal
The project, proposed by Mayor Bill de Blasio, would follow the likes of other American cities, such as San Diego, California, and Portland, Oregon, which have seen increased commuter traffic since their systems’ Implementation.
Thousands of new comers to the city are arriving and many neighborhoods that are in needs of immediate reliable and sustainable transportation
Alternative way to change lower or Carbon foot print and green house emission's
The streetcar system would link Sunset Park, Brooklyn to Astoria, Queens.
Possible Problems
Problems
Building tracks for Mono rail system by flood zones Area leave infrastructure vulnerable to flood damages
Prevention: The city is planning on building a Resilient Mono rail system
along with building Flood Resilient Neighborhoods in the coming years
Zone A Neighborhoods
Environmental/Social
justification
Justification
Reduce greenhouse gas emissions 80% by 2050
Increasing access to quality jobs
Brings transportation to up and coming neighborhoods
Freedom from oil - Powered by clean electricity from renewable energy sources: wind, solar, geothermal, ocean/tidal
400 million New Yorkers will potentially benefit from a new transportation method also connection them with Ferry services
Estimated time from Dumbo to LIC is 27 min
Concerns
Rezoning of city streets and sidewalks, Houses and Business will be effected
Many Parking spots will be eliminated as a result of rezoning
Cost of the project is upwards of $2.5 billion dollars
Rising Sea Levels on the border of Zone A neighborhoods also a concern
OPPURTUNITY
De Blasio's BQX would serve 45,000 to 50,000 riders a day, many of whom now take buses. Roughly 70 percent of the route would get a dedicated right-of-way.
riders won't have to pay an additional fare to board an MTA subway or bus
Transfer to another green alternative of transportation through Ferry service coming in 2017
The city plans to do an environmental review of the proposal this year, begin work on the BQX in 2019 and start service in 2024.
It is expected that 15.8 million passengers would use the service
annually by 2035 which would help the growing neighborhoods
Provides affordable and convenient transit for communities with
limited transportation options
People will be suffer less or hospitalized because of carbon
monoxide poisoning;
Reduce greenhouse gas emissions 80% by 2050
People can reach destination on time as there will no traffic along
the light rail road beside train;
Social Feasibility
Economic Feasibility
It will be a 17 mile route that follow waterfront between Sunset
Park and Astoria.
Estimated tax revenue would be $3.7 billion which would be
more than enough value to cover operational cost of $1.7 billion.
Economically feasible in compare to the 2nd Ave. subway line
which covers only 8.5 miles route with $4.451 billion.
People will get more quality jobs as the project will be
implemented
Light Rail would cuts off demands of UBER or Other Car services
for people commuting from Queens to Brooklyn along the East
River Side.
potential to generate over $25 billion in economic impact to our
city over the next 30 years.
References
NYCEDC.COM
http://www.nycedc.com/project/brooklyn-queens-
connector-bqx
MTA.INFO
http://web.mta.info/capitaldashboard/CPDHome.html?A
GY=z&PLN=M&RPT=sas
GOTHAMIST.COM
http://gothamist.com/2016/04/25/streetcar_great_city_fin
ds.php