With the only session in western Queens being in Jackson Heights, neighbors in Long Island City, Astoria, Sunnyside, Ridgewood, Woodside, and other areas are not easily able to attend and participate. Your open house series, with language and ASL interpretation, provides an asset for community members who may not otherwise have time to engage in this critically important process. I ask that you consider holding further in-person engagement sessions throughout western Queens. While I appreciate the volume of outreach your agencies have done on this plan, I believe bus riders in all of Queens’ neighborhoods deserve the same opportunity to provide input and need more information and opportunities to comment. I write to follow up on invitations my office has received to attend the Queens Bus Network Redesign open house meetings. New York City Department of Transportationĭear Chair Lieber and Commissioner Rodriguez:
#Masstransit turnout full#
Read Senator Gianaris’ full letter here or below.
Of their in-person workshops, only one is being held in western Queens – in Jackson Heights.
#Masstransit turnout series#
The agencies have held a series of pop-up events and virtual workshops, as well as a current series of five in-person open houses across Queens to gauge public interest in the plan and solicit feedback. New York’s transit agencies are developing and implementing a plan to modernize bus routes throughout queens. I encourage these agencies to expand their public outreach plan accordingly.” “To know what works best for riders, the MTA and DOT must have more outreach to them throughout the borough, and especially in western Queens. “Queens commuters are heavily dependent on reliable bus service and any changes should inure to the benefit of riders,” said Senate Deputy Leader Michael Gianaris. Senator Gianaris sent a letter to the agencies encouraging them to plan more events in their series of open houses. – Senate Deputy Leader Michael Gianaris is calling on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) to hold more in-person engagement in western Queens surrounding the Queens Bus Network Redesign plan. Agencies Holding 5 Workshops Across Borough, Gianaris Calls for More In-Person EngagementĪSTORIA, N.Y.
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