Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
Editorials & Other Articles
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
Plans for a streetcar between Brooklyn and Queens could hit a roadblock [View all]
Source: The Guardian
Plans for a streetcar between Brooklyn and Queens could hit a roadblock
Amber Jamieson in New York
Thursday 4 February 2016 21.24 GMT
Transport experts have questioned New York City’s ambitious plan for a 16-mile streetcar running along the Brooklyn waterfront to Queens, the largest urban planning project yet pushed by Mayor Bill de Blasio.
De Blasio will unveil the $2.5bn proposal during Thursday night’s State of the City address.
“This is about equity and innovation. We are mapping brand new transit that will knit neighborhoods together and open up real opportunities for our people,” de Blasio said in a statement.
Running alongside traffic in rails embedded into normal roads, the Brooklyn Queens Connector would travel from Sunset Park in Brooklyn to Astoria, Queens, snaking through growing neighborhoods such as Dumbo, Williamsburg and Long Island City.
[font size=1]-snip-[/font]
Amber Jamieson in New York
Thursday 4 February 2016 21.24 GMT
Transport experts have questioned New York City’s ambitious plan for a 16-mile streetcar running along the Brooklyn waterfront to Queens, the largest urban planning project yet pushed by Mayor Bill de Blasio.
De Blasio will unveil the $2.5bn proposal during Thursday night’s State of the City address.
“This is about equity and innovation. We are mapping brand new transit that will knit neighborhoods together and open up real opportunities for our people,” de Blasio said in a statement.
Running alongside traffic in rails embedded into normal roads, the Brooklyn Queens Connector would travel from Sunset Park in Brooklyn to Astoria, Queens, snaking through growing neighborhoods such as Dumbo, Williamsburg and Long Island City.
[font size=1]-snip-[/font]
Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/feb/04/new-york-streetcar-brooklyn-queens-bill-de-blasio-subway-mta
1 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
= new reply since forum marked as read