Queens bus network redesign remains on hold
TIMESLEDGER | QNS.COM | JUNE 5-11, 2020 13
BY JACOB KAYE
The redesign of the Queens bus network will
remain on hold until it is once again safe for the
MTA to solicit feedback from community members
in large groups, the agency said last week.
“We will not move forward with the Queens
Redesign project before having the opportunity
to receive feedback from communities we were
unable to meet with because of COVID-19,” the
MTA said in an email to elected officials and
community stakeholders.
When New York City begins to reopen, the
MTA said it will then begin to reach out to elected
officials and community stakeholders about
the next steps of the redesign.
The MTA hosted 29 meetings in neighborhoods
across Queens prior to the COVID-19 outbreak
in New York City. Meetings were canceled
to help quell the spread of the virus.
Many of the feedback meetings saw concern
from community members, who feared, in some
cases, the communities across Queens would
loose vital bus lines.
In email sent in March, the MTA said it would
explore digital technology as a way to communicate
with community members during the
COVID-19 crisis. However, in the time since the
March email, managing the coronavirus crisis
became the MTA’s top priority, according to the
agency.
“Currently, our top priority during this public
health crisis is to operate service to move essential
workers throughout the city,” the MTA’s
letter said. The Q55 bus Photo via Wikimedia Commons
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