Teban54
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Compared to Urban Ring, they have the big advantage that the Interborough Express is on a continuous railroad ROW, with just a few grade crossings. (Even then, a lot of transit fans were complaining they weren't doing heavy rail or mainline rail.)
- Interborough Express Light Rail Transit: A new light rail line through Brooklyn and Queens connecting 17 subway lines and the LIRR.
- Essentially their version of the Urban Ring.
That's not the case for us. The southern half or Urban Ring has no existing ROWs at all (mayyyyybe except Track 61). And while Grand Junction conveniently exists, it's filled with grade crossings, some of which can't be eliminated.
Also in NYC fashion, rail fans have complained that a subway was deemed too expensive when it's arguably very much needed. The $15 bil cost is likely overblown, and if it could have been reduced to a more reasonable cost (cut and cover or elevated), it would have been very competitive.
- Utica Alt A (BRT): Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) route from Kings Plaza to Woodhull Hospital in Brooklyn, with center running BRT lanes and stations. This project would have 16 new BRT stations.
- This is exactly the type of project we should be emulating here on Blue Hill Ave and Warren St from Mattapan to Nubian.