NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has scheduled its first in-person town hall meetings on the proposed Interborough Express light rail project, which would build along an existing Long Island Rail Road freight right-of-way to connect LIRR passenger service and 17 subway lines.
Meetings are set for Nov. 8 at Brooklyn College; Nov. 15 at P.S. 007 Louis F. Simeone School in Elmhurst, Queens; and Nov. 30 at Widdi Catering Hall in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. All three meetings are scheduled to run from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. They are intended to provide members of the public the opportunity to learn more about the project and provide comment as the MTA prepares for the environmental review process.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced earlier this year that the 14-mile line would be first light-rail element of the MTA system, after that choice was selected over bus rapid transit and heavy rail options [see “MTA to build first light rail line …,” Trains News Wire, Jan. 12, 2023]. The MTA selected consultant WSP USA to perform the project’s environmental review in August [see “MTA chooses consultant …,” News Wire, Aug. 3, 2023].
More on the Interborough Express is available at the MTA’s project website.
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